Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Program

Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical Analyst Verified · Aug 29, 2026

Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Program

Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Program is a residency program specializing in Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, located in Royal Oak, Michigan, directed by Jacqueline K. Macknis, MD and coordinated by Lynn Marie Van Renterghem. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (248) 898-5969. 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 is a large, high-volume academic pathology program at a 1,131-bed tertiary teaching hospital, deliberately kept small (three residents per year) to pair exceptional case volume (~60,000 surgical specimens, ~80,000 cytology cases, ~70 autopsies annually) with close faculty supervision. The program supports four in-house fellowships (cytopathology, hematopathology, chemical pathology, blood banking/transfusion medicine) and maintains outside rotations with the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office and Children's Hospital of Michigan for forensic and pediatric pathology exposure. Scholarly output is unusually heavy and diverse, ranging from traditional case reports and renal pathology research to a distinctive faculty-driven focus on social media/digital pathology education and AI applications in diagnostics, with protected didactic time and dedicated research day presentations. The program explicitly aims to prepare graduates for either private or academic practice, valuing well-rounded physician-educators who engage in lifelong learning and community-oriented service.

Who it fits

An applicant seeking a high-volume, subspecialty-rich pathology training environment with built-in fellowship pathways and openness to non-traditional scholarly output (case reports, digital/social media pathology education, AI-in-pathology projects) who is undecided between academic and community/private practice career tracks.

Research intensity

Strong - resident research is actively encouraged and resourced (dedicated Research Institute, protected presentation time and funding), producing a heavy volume of publications and conference presentations, though not positioned as the program's defining identity.

Career orientation

Mixed - Fellowship, Community Practice, Academic Medicine

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