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Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Program

Transitional Year Analyst Verified · Sep 16, 2026

Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Program

Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Program is a residency program specializing in Transitional Year, located in Royal Oak, Michigan, directed by Francisco R. Dávila Grijalva, MD and coordinated by Chris Birkenhauer. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at christine.birkenhauer@corewellhealth.org or 248-551-3643. 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 academic-community hybrid Transitional Year program based at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, part of a major regional health system with extensive tertiary-level clinical resources. The core faculty draws from internal medicine, emergency medicine, surgical critical care, and pulmonary/critical care, indicating a broad-based rotational structure suited to preparing residents for a range of advanced specialties. Program directors from radiology, radiation oncology, ophthalmology, and family medicine appear alongside the TY faculty, suggesting close institutional coordination for residents heading into image-based, procedural, or shortage-oriented advanced specialties. The program functions primarily as a launching pad year embedded within a large multi-hospital system rather than as a research-driven or self-contained clinical training track.

Who it fits
An applicant who has secured or is pursuing an advanced-specialty match (such as radiology, radiation oncology, ophthalmology, dermatology, or anesthesiology) and needs a broad, well-supported preliminary/transitional year within a large academic-community health system before starting categorical training.
Research intensity
Low - research is available through the health system's broader research institute but is not emphasized or structured within the transitional year itself.
Career orientation
Fellowship - the program's structure and faculty composition primarily serve residents advancing into other specialty categorical programs after the transitional year.

Transitional Year

Name/ID

IMG %

Deadline

State

Accreditation Status

Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Program
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IMG % IMG %

12/31/2026
64 days left

MI

N/A

Deadline 12/31/2026 64 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

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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CURRENT RESIDENTS
Residents
Current Residents.pdf
Program Director
Name: Francisco R. Dávila Grijalva, MD
Program Coordinator
Name: Chris Birkenhauer Email: christine.birkenhauer@corewellhealth.org Phone: 248-551-3643 Address: 3601 W 13 Mile Rd,Royal Oak
Program Website
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