Kettering Health Network/Kettering Medical Center Program

The Transitional Year Residency program at Kettering Medical Center is designed to provide residents with a broad clinical base while offering flexibility to meet individual career goals. The curriculum is individualized by the Program Director, Curriculum Coordinator, and Residency Coordinator based on the resident's needs.

This program is suitable for various categories of medical school graduates, including those looking for a broad-based clinical year before entering a specific specialty training program, individuals interested in primary care, those requiring clinical training before entering public health or administrative roles, as well as those considering research.

The Transitional Year Residency at Kettering Medical Center is flexible and tailored to each resident's goals and needs. It covers a range of specialties to provide a comprehensive clinical experience.

The program offers 20 days of vacation, sick leave, parental leave, health insurance, disability insurance, professional liability insurance, and various other benefits. The total compensation for the Transitional Year Residency program at Kettering Medical Center for the PGY-1 year is $58,786.

Kettering Health Network's Transitional Year Residency program is part of the Dayton Area Graduate Medical Education Consortium and is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) with Continued Accreditation and Zero Citations status.

For the application process, Kettering Main Campus Department of Internal Medicine accepts applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). They start reviewing applications in September. The program does not have a minimum requirement for USMLE/COMLEX scores but looks at the entire application package. The program supports virtual interviews if applicants prefer, and the interview day includes various activities.

For international graduates, the program can accept J-1 visas but not H-1B visas. International medical graduates should have relevant clinical experience and exceptional letters of reference to be considered for an interview.

The mission of the program is to train Transitional Year residents in various clinical areas and prepare them for further specialty training or primary care careers. The program aims to provide a strong foundation in medical knowledge and skill in medical decision making.

Recent graduates of the Transitional Year Residency program at Kettering Medical Center have gone on to various specialties, including Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Surgery GMO/EM, and more.

This information is based on the content available on the Kettering Health Network/Kettering Medical Center Program website. For further details, please refer to the program's official website or contact the Residency Administrator, Jessica Fox, at [email protected] or (937) 395-8693.