McLaren Health Care-Macomb-MSU Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a five-year community-based osteopathic orthopaedic surgery residency affiliated with Michigan State University, training residents primarily at McLaren Macomb with rotations across multiple Detroit-area hospitals (DMC/Detroit Receiving, Sinai-Grace, Henry Ford Macomb, Children's Hospital of Michigan) to provide broad trauma, pediatric, hand, spine, and reconstructive exposure. The near-entirely DO faculty and resident composition, MSUCOM affiliation, and COGMET participation signal a program built explicitly within the osteopathic GME pipeline rather than a university-based academic model. Research is present but structured as a dedicated block (PGY-2) and scholarly activity rather than a driving institutional mission, and the stated goals emphasize producing generalist orthopaedic surgeons with supervised autonomy who can pursue competitive fellowships or community practice. The program values cost-conscious, compassionate community-oriented surgeons trained across urban and rural settings, with faculty largely drawn from its own graduates, indicating a strong "home-grown" and continuity-driven culture.