Corewell Health Farmington Hills Program

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Analyst Verified · Apr 20, 2023

Corewell Health Farmington Hills Program

Corewell Health Farmington Hills Program is a residency program specializing in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, directed by Matthew C. Farrugia, DO and coordinated by Christina LaCroix. The program accepts applications through November 15, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (947) 521-2609. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This otolaryngology-head and neck surgery program is embedded within Corewell Health's large Southeast Michigan academic health system, training residents at Farmington Hills Hospital alongside a network of affiliated teaching hospitals and university medical school partnerships (Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine). The system-wide mission emphasizes compassionate, patient- and family-centered care across diverse urban and suburban settings, with education, research, and innovation named as core pillars, and an institution-wide Research Institute providing infrastructure for clinical trial and translational work. The program benefits from a dense subspecialty fellowship ecosystem within Corewell Health (including head/neck-adjacent fields like radiation oncology, pathology, and reconstructive surgery), suggesting potential for cross-disciplinary exposure and multidisciplinary tumor board-style training, though program-specific procedural volume, curriculum structure, and distinctive tracks are not detailed in available materials. The system appears to value residents who can function across a multi-hospital, multi-affiliation network serving a broad suburban and urban Michigan population.

Who it fits
An applicant seeking otolaryngology training within a large, multi-hospital academic health system who values broad institutional resources and exposure to varied suburban/urban patient populations over a narrow single-site identity.
Research intensity
Moderate - research is institutionally supported through a dedicated Research Institute and named as part of the GME mission, but program-specific research expectations for otolaryngology residents are not detailed.
Career orientation
Mixed - Academic Medicine, Community Practice

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Name/ID

IMG %

Deadline

State

Accreditation Status

Corewell Health Farmington Hills Program
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IMG % IMG %

11/15/2026
2 days left

MI

N/A

Deadline 11/15/2026 2 days left
Accreditation Status N/A
SCORE
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 2
USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

VISA

GRADUATION CUT OFF

GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

CURRENT RESIDENTS
Program Director
Name: Matthew C. Farrugia, DO
Program Coordinator
Name: Christina LaCroix Email: [email protected] Phone: (947) 521-2609 Address: ,Farmington Hills
Program Website
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