Wayne State University School of Medicine Program

Rochester, MI

Community (Uni. Aff.)Research Focused J1

Specialty:Transitional year

ACGME Code:9992500253

NRMP Code:1361999P1, 1361999P2, 1361999P0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The Wayne State University Transitional Year Residency Program is a one-year ACGME accredited program designed to provide a comprehensive foundation across multiple clinical disciplines, making it a solid preparation for residents planning to enter categorical residency programs. The main focus of training occurs primarily at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, where residents work alongside the Family Medicine Residency personnel.

In addition to the primary training site, the program includes a diverse clinical experience through one month of Internal Medicine training at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit. This blend of training locations facilitates exposure to various patient populations and clinical settings, enhancing the educational experience.

Curriculum and Rotations

The Transitional Year Residency Program features a structured curriculum comprising core rotations and elective opportunities. Residents will engage in four elective rotations based on individual academic interests, which can align with future categorical training in specialties such as Dermatology, Anesthesiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Radiation Oncology. The rotation schedule includes comprehensive competency-based objectives and clear responsibilities for each rotation, ensuring residents are well-prepared for their future careers 1.

Research and Scholarly Activities

Engagement in research is a fundamental aspect of the program. Residents participate in a hospital-based Quality Improvement project alongside various academic activities such as Journal Club, Mortality & Morbidity (M&M) conferences, and Grand Rounds. These experiences are integral in fostering critical thinking and active participation in the advancement of family medicine and public health sciences 6.

Learning Environment

The program emphasizes a nurturing learning environment with a focus on resident wellness. Didactic sessions are scheduled regularly, covering essential topics and providing opportunities for feedback. Residents are involved in Quality Improvement projects which are presented in poster or presentation formats at local or state conferences 8. The program's commitment to wellness includes structured curricula for self-care and initiatives aimed at preventing burnout, ensuring that residents maintain optimal mental and physical health throughout their training 12.

Application Requirements and Competitiveness

The application process for the Transitional Year Residency Program is competitive, as it attracts a diverse range of candidates including International Medical Graduates (IMGs) and Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) graduates. Applicants must possess USMLE Step I and Step II scores of 200 or higher, with no more than one attempt allowed for each step. Furthermore, candidates are expected to have a minimum of six months of US clinical experience.

Specific requirements for application also include a personal statement, medical school transcripts, a valid ECFMG certificate for international graduates, a medical school dean’s letter, and three letters of recommendation. The application deadline is set for December 31st each year 14.

Visa Sponsorship

The program actively supports international graduates by providing visa sponsorship, specifically for J-1 Visas, which are essential for IMGs seeking residency positions in the United States. This reflects the program's commitment to inclusivity and the acceptance of diverse backgrounds 15.

Salary and Benefits

Residents can expect a competitive salary alongside comprehensive benefits including annual allowances for continuing medical education. Examples of financial support include funding for professional conference participation and resources for wellness breaks 13.

Community and Cultural Experience

The placement of the program in Rochester Hills, Michigan, contributes to an enriching residency experience. The area provides various recreational opportunities, cultural events, and a vibrant community life, creating a well-rounded living environment for residents 18. The program recognizes the importance of balancing professional development with community engagement and social activities.

Web sources

1. Transitional Year Residency Program 2. About us - Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences 3. Education - Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences 4. Application information 5. Resident Wellness 6. Research - Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences 7. Learning Environment - Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences 8. Hospital experience 9. Curriculum and rotation schedule 10. Experience Rochester Hills 11. Program Goals 12. Faculty and staff resources 13. Master of Public Health Program 14. Preventive Medicine Residency Program 15. Family Medicine Residency Program 16. Endowments, Awards, and Scholarships 17. Medical Student Education Program 18. Faculty Physicians

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation3

Full accreditation0

Continued17

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2007 - 2008	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2008
02	2008 - 2009	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2008
03	2009 - 2010	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2008
04	2010 - 2011	Continued	Nov 1, 2010
05	2011 - 2012	Continued	Nov 1, 2010
06	2012 - 2013	Continued	Nov 1, 2010
07	2013 - 2014	Continued	Nov 1, 2010
08	2014 - 2015	Continued	Jan 11, 2015
09	2015 - 2016	Continued	Jan 21, 2016
10	2016 - 2017	Continued	Dec 12, 2016

Program

Program Size

4, 0, 0 (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: December 4, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

Training

Fellowship Rate:100%^[2]

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1.5X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Fellowship · 100%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: No Limit^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 20 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $65,299^[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:J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

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: 1361999P1

2020

2 of 2

2021

2 of 2

2022

2 of 2

2023

2 of 2

2024

2 of 2

Track ID: 1361999P0

2020

4 of 4

2021

4 of 4

2022

4 of 4

2023

0 of 1

2024

0 of 1

2025

0 of 1

2026

0 of 1

Track ID: 1361999P2

2023

3 of 3

2024

1 of 3

2025

3 of 3

2026

3 of 4

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

Rochester, MI ^[5]

Population

13,035

Median income

$104,920Above

Education

70.2%Above

Employment

66.2%Below

Health

4.4%On par

Age

40On 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 - Rochester, 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

N/A

$1,320

$1,820

3/31/2022

N/A

$1,333

$1,829

4/30/2022

N/A

$1,338

$1,841

5/31/2022

N/A

$1,341

$1,852

6/30/2022

N/A

$1,354

$1,861

7/31/2022

N/A

$1,359

$1,868

8/31/2022

N/A

$1,368

$1,872

9/30/2022

N/A

$1,365

$1,875

10/31/2022

N/A

$1,369

$1,873

11/30/2022

N/A

$1,365

$1,875

12/31/2022

N/A

$1,368

$1,874

1/31/2023

N/A

$1,377

$1,877

2/28/2023

N/A

$1,397

$1,879

3/31/2023

N/A

$1,405

$1,884

4/30/2023

N/A

$1,411

$1,886

5/31/2023

N/A

$1,417

$1,886

6/30/2023

N/A

$1,419

$1,886

7/31/2023

N/A

$1,419

$1,891

8/31/2023

N/A

$1,421

$1,908

9/30/2023

N/A

$1,427

$1,912

10/31/2023

N/A

$1,434

$1,916

11/30/2023

N/A

$1,435

$1,918

12/31/2023

N/A

$1,447

$1,921

1/31/2024

N/A

$1,440

$1,928

2/29/2024

N/A

$1,444

$1,932

3/31/2024

N/A

$1,457

$1,935

4/30/2024

N/A

$1,457

$1,942

5/31/2024

N/A

$1,463

$1,946

6/30/2024

N/A

$1,466

$1,973

7/31/2024

N/A

$1,480

$1,958

8/31/2024

N/A

$1,485

$1,992

9/30/2024

N/A

$1,492

$1,993

10/31/2024

N/A

$1,503

$1,995

11/30/2024

N/A

$1,515

$1,999

12/31/2024

N/A

$1,514

$2,003

1/31/2025

N/A

$1,517

$2,006

2/28/2025

N/A

$1,507

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,510

$1,509

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,510

$1,524

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,516

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,521

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,523

$1,537

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,527

$1,525

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,540

$1,536

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,550

$1,536

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,509

$1,536

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,496

$1,525

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,515

$1,551

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,555

$1,552

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Rochester, MI

State - Michigan

United States

4/1/2021

126

5/1/2021

125

110

6/1/2021

109

7/1/2021

117

8/1/2021

112

9/1/2021

104

10/1/2021

108

11/1/2021

109

12/1/2021

116

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

108

100

4/1/2022

100

5/1/2022

112

6/1/2022

119

111

7/1/2022

115

8/1/2022

111

9/1/2022

104

10/1/2022

119

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

123

108

7/1/2023

116

8/1/2023

110

9/1/2023

104

10/1/2023

103

11/1/2023

103

12/1/2023

117

101

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

109

6/1/2024

106

7/1/2024

141

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

116

4/1/2025

5/1/2025

102

6/1/2025

105

7/1/2025

133

110

8/1/2025

103

9/1/2025

112

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Rochester, MI

Crime Rate and Safety

Rochester, MI, is known for its low crime rate, making it a safe place to live.

Fun Activities

Residents can enjoy numerous outdoor activities like hiking in nearby parks, visiting local museums, and attending community events.

Climate

Rochester experiences all four seasons, with warm summers and cold winters. It's important to be prepared for snow during the winter months.

Races and Population

The population of Rochester is diverse, offering a mix of cultures and backgrounds.

Education

Rochester is known for its quality education system, with top-rated schools and universities in the area.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Rochester is slightly above the national average, but the quality of life and amenities often justify the higher cost.

Nearest Major Cities

Detroit is the nearest major city to Rochester, located about a 30-minute drive away. Detroit offers a variety of cultural attractions, sports events, and restaurants.

Pros

Safe environment
strong educational opportunities
proximity to Detroit for additional entertainment options.

Cons

Cost of living may be higher than in some other areas
winters can be harsh.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/9992500253

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/945be524-dfe3-4af9-05da-2db59eca6a0f

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=160XX00US2669020

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

Wayne State University School of Medicine Program

Overview

Curriculum and Rotations

Research and Scholarly Activities

Learning Environment

Application Requirements and Competitiveness

Visa Sponsorship

Salary and Benefits

Community and Cultural Experience

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

Location

Living in Rochester, MI

Crime Rate and Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Races and Population

Education

Cost of Living

Nearest Major Cities

Pros

Cons

FAQ

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Nearby programs

Other specialties near Rochester, MI

References

Match History ^[4]