Central Michigan University College of Medicine/CMU Medical Education Partners Program

Saginaw, MI

Community (Uni. Aff.)YOG 3 DO Friendly IMG Friendly J1

Specialty:Emergency medicine

ACGME Code:1102511138

NRMP Code:1320110C0, 1320110C2

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The Central Michigan University College of Medicine offers a comprehensive program in Emergency Medicine through the CMU Medical Education Partners at Saginaw, Michigan. This program is part of a robust network of medical education partners that includes Ascension St. Mary’s and Covenant HealthCare, strengthening the region's commitment to graduate medical education (GME) and patient care.

The CMU Medical Education Partners program is structured to equip residents with essential skills for a successful career in Emergency Medicine. The training encompasses a combination of clinical rotations, simulation training, and research opportunities to prepare residents for a variety of emergency scenarios.

Curriculum Overview

The curriculum is meticulously designed to promote hands-on experience and extensive learning through various rotations. Residents engage in emergency medicine rotations, which include direct patient care in a high-volume emergency department, critical care rotations, and inpatient medicine experiences. These rotations provide exposure to a diverse patient population and broad clinical conditions, enhancing the learning experience.

Additionally, residents will have opportunities to rotate through allied specialties such as pediatrics, trauma surgery, and intensive care, ensuring a well-rounded emergency medicine education.

Training Sites

The program utilizes two primary hospitals: Covenant HealthCare and MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw, which collectively offer a significant volume of emergency department visits annually. The residency benefits from a unique low learner-to-faculty ratio, promoting personalized education and mentorship. The program’s training community also includes 16 affiliated hospitals and various rotation sites, ensuring a rich learning environment across multiple healthcare settings.

Simulation and Research Opportunities

CMU emphasizes innovative educational methods, including state-of-the-art medical simulation training. The Covenant HealthCare Simulation Center spans more than 10,000 square feet and is equipped for various simulations that enhance residents' skills in a controlled environment. This facility features virtual operating rooms, intensive care units, emergency department scenarios, and pediatric care settings, facilitating advanced training and improving patient safety.

Research is also a crucial component of the program, with residents encouraged to engage in scholarly activities. The program supports their participation in research projects, enhancing their ability to apply evidence-based practices in emergency medicine.

Admission and Competitiveness

Gaining acceptance into the CMU Emergency Medicine program is competitive. The program seeks individuals who demonstrate a commitment to serving medically underserved populations, aligning with its mission to enhance healthcare in Michigan. Applicants will typically be required to have completed an accredited medical school, and there may be specific requirements regarding years since graduation and maximum failed Step exams.

Visa Support

The program also provides necessary visa support for international medical graduates. It typically sponsors J-1 and H-1B visas, thereby allowing qualified candidates from around the globe to apply for the residency program.

Unique Aspects and Community

Residents often cite the welcoming atmosphere and supportive culture among faculty and peers as notable advantages of the CMU Emergency Medicine program. The Saginaw area is characterized by affordable living and access to numerous outdoor activities, which contribute to a balanced lifestyle during residency training.

Furthermore, the program emphasizes community involvement and service. Residents will engage in initiatives that address local healthcare issues, thereby fostering a strong sense of responsibility and connection within the community.

Through an integrated approach combining clinical education, research, and community service, the Central Michigan University College of Medicine’s Emergency Medicine program seeks to cultivate skilled, compassionate physicians ready to make a significant impact in the field of healthcare.

Web sources

1. CMU Medical Education Partners 2. Residency Programs

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation6

Continued20

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Provisional Accreditation	May 7, 1998
02	2001 - 2002	Full Accreditation	Sep 21, 2001
03	2002 - 2003	Full Accreditation	Sep 21, 2001
04	2003 - 2004	Full Accreditation	Sep 21, 2001
05	2004 - 2005	Full Accreditation	Sep 21, 2001
06	2005 - 2006	Full Accreditation	Sep 21, 2001
07	2006 - 2007	Full Accreditation	Sep 21, 2001
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Sep 14, 2007
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Sep 14, 2007
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Sep 14, 2007

Program

Program Size

10, 9, 10 (3 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 14, 2026)

Composition ^[2]

MD · 31%

DO · 41%

U.S. IMG · 14%

Non-U.S. IMG · 14%

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:0.3X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 62%

Academic · 24%

Other · 14%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: 0 days

First Year Salary: $59,000^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 14 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 55 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:3^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

14%

University of Limerick Graduate Entry Medical School

10%

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

10%

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

More than 1 school has this rank*

Incoming Schools % Tree Map

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

No data available for USMLE STEP 2 CK Score

No 2026 Applicant & Interview Insights available for this program.

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

No data available for USMLE
STEP 2 CK Score

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 1320110C0

2020

10 of 10

2021

10 of 10

2022

10 of 10

2023

7 of 10

2024

6 of 8

2025

7 of 8

2026

4 of 8

Track ID: 1320110C2

2024

1 of 1

2025

2 of 2

2026

1 of 1

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Publications

8 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

8 Publications (5 yr)

Prehospital emergency care2025

Statewide and Regional Variation in Hospice and Palliative Care Protocols in Emergency Medical Services in the United States.

Satheesh Gunaga,¹David H Yang,²Kenneth Hanson,³E Jane Merkle-Scotland,⁴

PMID: 41269023doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2025.2589960

Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine2025

A Cold Case: Myxedema Coma.

Andrew M Namespetra,¹Matthew J Petruso,¹Andrew M Bazakis,¹

PMID: 39926254doi.org/10.21980/J8VM0J

Location

Saginaw, MI ^[5]

Population

190,124

Median income

$59,265Below

Education

22.2%Below

Employment

55.1%Above

Health

3.5%Above

Age

41On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Saginaw, MI

State - Michigan

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$941

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$937

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$929

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$931

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$934

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$953

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$940

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$939

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$943

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$948

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$956

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$961

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$965

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$964

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$965

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$984

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$981

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$986

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$992

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$999

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$1,002

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$1,002

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$1,001

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$1,005

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$1,007

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$1,017

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$1,020

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$1,028

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$1,031

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$1,036

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$1,038

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$1,041

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$1,046

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$1,051

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$1,058

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$1,064

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$1,077

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$1,080

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$1,078

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$1,080

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$1,086

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$1,089

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$1,094

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$1,097

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$1,101

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$1,102

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$1,104

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$1,105

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$1,116

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$1,123

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$1,123

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$1,132

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$1,133

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$1,137

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$1,140

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$1,144

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$1,146

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$1,151

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$1,154

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$1,159

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$1,159

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$1,161

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$1,158

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$1,167

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$1,159

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$1,162

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$1,171

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$1,183

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,173

$1,586

10/31/2020

N/A

$1,177

$1,593

11/30/2020

N/A

$1,188

$1,602

12/31/2020

N/A

$1,201

$1,606

1/31/2021

N/A

$1,193

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$1,190

$1,620

3/31/2021

N/A

$1,228

$1,629

4/30/2021

N/A

$1,257

$1,649

5/31/2021

N/A

$1,265

$1,663

6/30/2021

N/A

$1,254

$1,686

7/31/2021

N/A

$1,287

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$1,291

$1,729

9/30/2021

N/A

$1,311

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$1,284

$1,767

11/30/2021

N/A

$1,316

$1,777

12/31/2021

N/A

$1,330

$1,791

1/31/2022

N/A

$1,341

$1,800

2/28/2022

$816

$1,320

$1,820

3/31/2022

$815

$1,333

$1,829

4/30/2022

$820

$1,338

$1,841

5/31/2022

$825

$1,341

$1,852

6/30/2022

$845

$1,354

$1,861

7/31/2022

$852

$1,359

$1,868

8/31/2022

$849

$1,368

$1,872

9/30/2022

$841

$1,365

$1,875

10/31/2022

$852

$1,369

$1,873

11/30/2022

$857

$1,365

$1,875

12/31/2022

$859

$1,368

$1,874

1/31/2023

$856

$1,377

$1,877

2/28/2023

$853

$1,397

$1,879

3/31/2023

$858

$1,405

$1,884

4/30/2023

$858

$1,411

$1,886

5/31/2023

$867

$1,417

$1,886

6/30/2023

$866

$1,419

$1,886

7/31/2023

$872

$1,419

$1,891

8/31/2023

$876

$1,421

$1,908

9/30/2023

$886

$1,427

$1,912

10/31/2023

$884

$1,434

$1,916

11/30/2023

$892

$1,435

$1,918

12/31/2023

$902

$1,447

$1,921

1/31/2024

$907

$1,440

$1,928

2/29/2024

$916

$1,444

$1,932

3/31/2024

$915

$1,457

$1,935

4/30/2024

$929

$1,457

$1,942

5/31/2024

$919

$1,463

$1,946

6/30/2024

$921

$1,466

$1,973

7/31/2024

$917

$1,480

$1,958

8/31/2024

$923

$1,485

$1,992

9/30/2024

$932

$1,492

$1,993

10/31/2024

$943

$1,503

$1,995

11/30/2024

$951

$1,515

$1,999

12/31/2024

$951

$1,514

$2,003

1/31/2025

$950

$1,517

$2,006

2/28/2025

$947

$1,507

$2,007

3/31/2025

$955

$1,509

$2,016

4/30/2025

$953

$1,524

$2,019

5/31/2025

$964

$1,516

$2,022

6/30/2025

$968

$1,521

$2,026

7/31/2025

$976

$1,537

$2,029

8/31/2025

$978

$1,525

$2,027

9/30/2025

$975

$1,536

$2,030

10/31/2025

$973

$1,536

$2,052

11/30/2025

$970

$1,536

$2,095

12/31/2025

$973

$1,525

$2,086

1/31/2026

$980

$1,551

$2,160

2/28/2026

$986

$1,552

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Saginaw, MI

State - Michigan

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

110

6/1/2021

109

7/1/2021

117

8/1/2021

112

9/1/2021

104

10/1/2021

108

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

100

4/1/2022

100

5/1/2022

112

6/1/2022

111

7/1/2022

115

8/1/2022

111

9/1/2022

104

10/1/2022

104

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

1/1/2023

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

4/1/2023

100

5/1/2023

111

6/1/2023

108

7/1/2023

116

8/1/2023

110

9/1/2023

104

10/1/2023

103

11/1/2023

12/1/2023

101

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

109

6/1/2024

106

7/1/2024

109

8/1/2024

106

9/1/2024

103

10/1/2024

102

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

4/1/2025

5/1/2025

102

6/1/2025

105

7/1/2025

110

8/1/2025

103

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Saginaw, MI

Crime Rate and Safety

Saginaw has a higher crime rate compared to the national average, with some areas experiencing more crime than others. It's advisable to research specific neighborhoods for safety.

Fun Activities

Saginaw offers various outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and fishing. It also has cultural attractions such as museums and art galleries.

Climate

Saginaw experiences four distinct seasons with cold winters and warm summers. Be prepared for snow in the winter months.

Races and Population

Saginaw has a diverse population with various races and ethnicities represented in the community.

Education

Saginaw has local schools and colleges providing educational opportunities. The region also has libraries and resources for learning.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Saginaw is lower compared to national averages, making it an affordable option for residents.

Proximity to Cities

Saginaw is located about 1.5 hours away from Detroit by car. Detroit offers a vibrant urban experience with cultural attractions, sports teams, and a diverse culinary scene.

Pros

Affordable cost of living
diverse population
access to outdoor activities.

Cons

Higher crime rate in some areas
cold winters.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1102511138

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/540e17eb-fa67-0264-9f34-26e70d0a502d

3. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

4. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=050XX00US26145

6. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

7. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

Central Michigan University College of Medicine/CMU Medical Education Partners Program

Overview

Curriculum Overview

Training Sites

Simulation and Research Opportunities

Admission and Competitiveness

Visa Support

Unique Aspects and Community

Web sources

SmartPick

Program data

Program

Training

Quality of Life

Admission

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Match History Matched positions of the program in previous years [4]

Roster

Publications

Statewide and Regional Variation in Hospice and Palliative Care Protocols in Emergency Medical Services in the United States.

A Cold Case: Myxedema Coma.

Location

Living in Saginaw, MI

Crime Rate and Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Races and Population

Education

Cost of Living

Proximity to Cities

Pros

Cons

FAQ

Ready to Find Your Ideal Residency Program?

Nearby programs

Other specialties near Saginaw, MI

References

Match History ^[4]