Henry Ford Health-Henry Ford Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Henry Ford Hospital's General Surgery Residency is a large, academically-oriented program built around an ACS Level 1 Trauma Center and high-acuity subspecialty rotations (transplant, thoracic, vascular, colorectal, acute care surgery) at a tertiary referral hospital in Detroit, with additional community exposure at Henry Ford West Bloomfield. Research is deeply embedded but flexible: residents complete a mentored scholarly project with mandatory senior presentation, and roughly half of each class takes a dedicated 1-2 year research or fellowship block, supported by biostatistics, library, and grant infrastructure. Graduate outcomes are overwhelmingly fellowship-driven, with heavy representation in transplant, vascular, cardiothoracic, colorectal, and surgical oncology fellowships at academic centers nationally, though the program explicitly states it produces surgeons for both academic and private practice settings. The program values self-directed learners with strong accountability and "fit," explicitly noting that academic/research background is a plus but not required.