Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Program

Detroit, MI

Community (Uni. Aff.)YOG 1 Research Focused DO Friendly

Specialty:Physical medicine and rehabilitation

ACGME Code:3402521027

NRMP Code:1295340A0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

Program Overview

The Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program is designed to develop proficient physicians skilled in the comprehensive care of patients in various settings. One of its primary objectives is to prepare its residents for board certification upon graduation.

The program emphasizes a mission commitment to excellence in patient care, education, and research within the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) 1.

Training Sites

The primary practice site for the program is the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, which provides an array of rehabilitation services and clinical exposure opportunities. Residents will engage in both inpatient and outpatient settings, managing a variety of complex rehabilitation cases to enhance their clinical skills 1.

Curriculum and Rotations

The curriculum incorporates a blend of supervised clinical experiences and didactic learning. Residents will participate in rotations that cover essential areas of PM&R, including pain medicine, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and sports medicine. The program is structured to build upon every aspect of patient care in physical medicine, allowing residents to engage directly with a diverse patient population and complex clinical scenarios 2.

Research Opportunities

The program encourages involvement in scholarly activities, allowing residents to participate in research that advances knowledge in PM&R. Opportunities to engage in projects, presentations, and publish findings are encouraged, contributing to a strong educational environment focused on evidence-based practices 1.

Resident Benefits

Residents in the program receive several benefits, which include free covered parking, meal cards provided each academic semester, access to the Brazsa gym, and the use of Dragon Equipped Computers to assist in their learning 1.

Visa Support

The program is prepared to support international medical graduates through applicable visa types. It offers a conducive environment for those requiring sponsorship, typically including J-1 and H-1B visas. It effectively navigates the application process for residents who may need this support, ensuring compliance with all institutional policies regarding visa sponsorship 1.

Competitiveness and Application Requirements

The Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University program is known for its competitive edge. It actively encourages applications from DO graduates and international medical graduates (IMGs), striving for inclusivity in its selection process. Special application requirements may include a maximum number of failed board exams, which the program evaluates on a case-by-case basis 2. Additionally, the program may assess the year of graduation, focusing on candidates who have demonstrated consistent academic performance and clinical excellence.

Web sources

1. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2. Residency and Fellowship Training

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued27

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Aug 13, 1999
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Aug 13, 1999
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Aug 23, 2002
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Aug 23, 2002
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Aug 23, 2002
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Aug 23, 2002
07	2006 - 2007	Continued Full Accreditation	Aug 23, 2002
08	2007 - 2008	Continued Full Accreditation	Aug 23, 2002
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Aug 23, 2008
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Aug 23, 2008

Program

Program Size

4, 4, 3 (3 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 12, 2026)

Composition ^[2]

MD · 58%

DO · 42%

Training

Fellowship Rate:54%^[2]

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:0.8X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 23%

Academic · 23%

Fellowship · 54%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $66,484^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 24 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 50 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--^[2]

YOG Cutoff:1^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

17%

Wayne State University School of Medicine

17%

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

17%

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Indiana University School of Medicine

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: 1295340A0

2020

4 of 4

2021

4 of 4

2022

4 of 4

2023

4 of 4

2024

4 of 4

2025

4 of 4

2026

4 of 4

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Publications

21 Publications (5 yr)

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

21 Publications (5 yr)

Rehabilitation psychology2026

Setbacks to strengths: A scoping review of positive psychology constructs among veterans and service members with traumatic brain injury.

Bani Malhotra,¹Christina DiBlasio,²Dilianna Padrón Bartlett,³Paul B Perrin,⁴

PMID: 42224018doi.org/10.1037/rep0000681

Applied neuropsychology. Adult2026

Examination of WAIS-5 naming speed quantity within a multidisciplinary dementia clinic.

Sarah A Van Dyke,¹Carlos A Rodriguez,¹Heshan J Fernando,¹Scott R Millis,²

PMID: 42010951doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2026.2658684

Location

Detroit, MI ^[5]

Population

639,111

Median income

$38,080Below

Education

18.7%Below

Employment

49.2%Above

Health

6.9%Above

Age

35On 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 - Detroit, MI

State - Michigan

United States

1/31/2015

$687

$941

$1,193

2/28/2015

$686

$937

$1,199

3/31/2015

$687

$929

$1,206

4/30/2015

$690

$931

$1,213

5/31/2015

$693

$934

$1,228

6/30/2015

$696

$953

$1,233

7/31/2015

$700

$940

$1,235

8/31/2015

$702

$939

$1,241

9/30/2015

$704

$943

$1,245

10/31/2015

$707

$948

$1,253

11/30/2015

$709

$956

$1,259

12/31/2015

$709

$961

$1,263

1/31/2016

$709

$965

$1,275

2/29/2016

$708

$964

$1,279

3/31/2016

$710

$965

$1,282

4/30/2016

$712

$984

$1,285

5/31/2016

$714

$981

$1,291

6/30/2016

$715

$986

$1,294

7/31/2016

$717

$992

$1,295

8/31/2016

$722

$999

$1,303

9/30/2016

$725

$1,002

$1,307

10/31/2016

$729

$1,002

$1,311

11/30/2016

$730

$1,001

$1,312

12/31/2016

$734

$1,005

$1,313

1/31/2017

$736

$1,007

$1,317

2/28/2017

$741

$1,017

$1,324

3/31/2017

$745

$1,020

$1,335

4/30/2017

$750

$1,028

$1,346

5/31/2017

$753

$1,031

$1,353

6/30/2017

$760

$1,036

$1,357

7/31/2017

$763

$1,038

$1,359

8/31/2017

$766

$1,041

$1,363

9/30/2017

$768

$1,046

$1,406

10/31/2017

$770

$1,051

$1,414

11/30/2017

$773

$1,058

$1,413

12/31/2017

$776

$1,064

$1,420

1/31/2018

$782

$1,077

$1,422

2/28/2018

$786

$1,080

$1,427

3/31/2018

$787

$1,078

$1,429

4/30/2018

$792

$1,080

$1,434

5/31/2018

$796

$1,086

$1,438

6/30/2018

$798

$1,089

$1,444

7/31/2018

$799

$1,094

$1,449

8/31/2018

$802

$1,097

$1,455

9/30/2018

$812

$1,101

$1,461

10/31/2018

$816

$1,102

$1,465

11/30/2018

$819

$1,104

$1,473

12/31/2018

$821

$1,105

$1,482

1/31/2019

$829

$1,116

$1,492

2/28/2019

$838

$1,123

$1,495

3/31/2019

$845

$1,123

$1,503

4/30/2019

$848

$1,132

$1,509

5/31/2019

$851

$1,133

$1,514

6/30/2019

$856

$1,137

$1,519

7/31/2019

$861

$1,140

$1,526

8/31/2019

$865

$1,144

$1,531

9/30/2019

$863

$1,146

$1,534

10/31/2019

$866

$1,151

$1,541

11/30/2019

$869

$1,154

$1,545

12/31/2019

$871

$1,159

$1,552

1/31/2020

$867

$1,159

$1,560

2/29/2020

$862

$1,161

$1,565

3/31/2020

$873

$1,158

$1,565

4/30/2020

$886

$1,167

$1,566

5/31/2020

$898

$1,159

$1,563

6/30/2020

$906

$1,162

$1,562

7/31/2020

$914

$1,171

$1,571

8/31/2020

$925

$1,183

$1,574

9/30/2020

$934

$1,173

$1,586

10/31/2020

$940

$1,177

$1,593

11/30/2020

$945

$1,188

$1,602

12/31/2020

$952

$1,201

$1,606

1/31/2021

$965

$1,193

$1,613

2/28/2021

$982

$1,190

$1,620

3/31/2021

$995

$1,228

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,001

$1,257

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,002

$1,265

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,014

$1,254

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,029

$1,287

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,051

$1,291

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,062

$1,311

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,074

$1,284

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,078

$1,316

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,089

$1,330

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,095

$1,341

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,106

$1,320

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,106

$1,333

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,114

$1,338

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,128

$1,341

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,139

$1,354

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,143

$1,359

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,136

$1,368

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,143

$1,365

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,147

$1,369

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,159

$1,365

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,164

$1,368

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,172

$1,377

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,171

$1,397

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,169

$1,405

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,170

$1,411

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,166

$1,417

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,170

$1,419

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,174

$1,419

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,187

$1,421

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,193

$1,427

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,198

$1,434

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,207

$1,435

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,209

$1,447

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,210

$1,440

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,211

$1,444

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,218

$1,457

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,222

$1,457

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,235

$1,463

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,241

$1,466

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,248

$1,480

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,250

$1,485

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,252

$1,492

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,260

$1,503

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,261

$1,515

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,263

$1,514

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,268

$1,517

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,278

$1,507

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,285

$1,509

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,292

$1,524

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,291

$1,516

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,294

$1,521

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,296

$1,537

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,300

$1,525

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,303

$1,536

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,305

$1,536

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,307

$1,536

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,313

$1,525

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,316

$1,551

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,317

$1,552

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Detroit, MI

State - Michigan

United States

4/1/2021

318

5/1/2021

373

110

6/1/2021

376

109

7/1/2021

398

117

8/1/2021

379

112

9/1/2021

357

104

10/1/2021

372

108

11/1/2021

301

12/1/2021

317

1/1/2022

285

2/1/2022

262

3/1/2022

300

100

4/1/2022

320

100

5/1/2022

363

112

6/1/2022

399

111

7/1/2022

390

115

8/1/2022

361

111

9/1/2022

352

104

10/1/2022

340

104

11/1/2022

307

12/1/2022

304

1/1/2023

299

2/1/2023

262

3/1/2023

298

4/1/2023

341

100

5/1/2023

378

111

6/1/2023

358

108

7/1/2023

383

116

8/1/2023

371

110

9/1/2023

335

104

10/1/2023

321

103

11/1/2023

319

12/1/2023

322

101

1/1/2024

274

2/1/2024

254

3/1/2024

266

4/1/2024

292

5/1/2024

339

109

6/1/2024

327

106

7/1/2024

356

109

8/1/2024

342

106

9/1/2024

328

103

10/1/2024

335

102

11/1/2024

300

12/1/2024

287

1/1/2025

260

2/1/2025

240

3/1/2025

299

4/1/2025

299

5/1/2025

334

102

6/1/2025

345

105

7/1/2025

383

110

8/1/2025

352

103

9/1/2025

319

10/1/2025

306

11/1/2025

299

12/1/2025

260

1/1/2026

269

2/1/2026

220

3/1/2026

Living in Detroit, MI

Crime Rate and Safety

Detroit has had challenges with crime in the past, but efforts have been made to improve safety in certain areas. It's recommended to research specific neighborhoods for safety ratings.

Fun Activities

Detroit offers a vibrant cultural scene with museums, art galleries, live music venues, and sports events. The city is also known for its strong music and automotive history.

Climate

Detroit experiences all four seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Residents can enjoy outdoor activities throughout the year.

Races and Population

Detroit has a diverse population with residents from various racial and ethnic backgrounds contributing to the city's rich cultural tapestry.

Education

Detroit is home to several universities and colleges providing educational opportunities for residents. The city also has a strong K-12 school system.

Cost of Living

Detroit has a relatively affordable cost of living compared to other major cities, making it an attractive option for residents on a budget.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Detroit is approximately a 4-hour drive from Chicago, IL, offering residents the opportunity for weekend getaways to a larger city known for its architecture, food scene, and cultural attractions.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/3402521027

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/db652893-758d-f83a-68a3-23d1e5ce631e

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=160XX00US2622000

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

Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Program

Overview

Program Overview

Training Sites

Curriculum and Rotations

Research Opportunities

Resident Benefits

Visa Support

Competitiveness and Application Requirements

Web sources

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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

Setbacks to strengths: A scoping review of positive psychology constructs among veterans and service members with traumatic brain injury.

Examination of WAIS-5 naming speed quantity within a multidisciplinary dementia clinic.

Location

Living in Detroit, MI

Crime Rate and Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Races and Population

Education

Cost of Living

Proximity to Bigger Cities

FAQ

Ready to Find Your Ideal Residency Program?

Nearby programs

Other specialties near Detroit, MI

References

Match History ^[4]