Wayne State University School of Medicine Program

Transitional Year Analyst Verified · Jul 1, 2022

Wayne State University School of Medicine Program

Wayne State University School of Medicine Program is a residency program specializing in Transitional Year, located in Rochester, Michigan, directed by Tess McCready, DO and coordinated by Rose Moschelli. 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 tyresidency@med.wayne.edu or (248) 601-4900. 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 community-based, university-affiliated Transitional Year housed within Wayne State's Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, with training centered at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital alongside the Family Medicine residency and one month of internal medicine at the Detroit VA. The curriculum is structured around a foundational core (adult medicine, primary care ambulatory, emergency medicine, internal medicine) plus four elective months allowing residents to tailor experience toward their categorical specialty, explicitly supporting transitions into Dermatology, Anesthesiology, PM&R, and Radiation Oncology. The department frames itself around underserved-population care and practice-based research through MetroNet, but the TY curriculum itself emphasizes clinical preparation, wellness, and QI/scholarly participation rather than a research pipeline. A formal, structured wellness curriculum with protected time, group outings, and burnout education is a distinguishing operational feature rarely spelled out this explicitly.

Who it fits

An applicant who has matched or is targeting a categorical specialty requiring a preliminary/transitional year (Dermatology, Anesthesiology, PM&R, Radiation Oncology) and wants a structured, community-hospital-based year with elective flexibility to align rotations with that specialty and a strong emphasis on wellness support.

Research intensity

Low - a hospital-based QI project and departmental Research Day participation are expected, but research is not central to the TY curriculum itself.

Career orientation

Other - transitional-year bridge program preparing residents for categorical entry into fields such as Dermatology, Anesthesiology, PM&R, or Radiation Oncology.

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Transitional Year

Deadline 12/31/2026

65 days left

Accreditation Status Continued

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