Oakwood Hospital Healthcare System, Dearborn, MI

Policy on Resident Eligibility and Selection Oakwood believes strongly that the selection of high quality residents for its graduate training program is critical to our mission of providing the highest quality education programs. To this end, in compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) institutional requirements, applicants must meet one of the following qualifications to be considered eligible for matriculation into our residency programs: 1.graduate of a Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), accredited medical school in the U.S. or Canada, or 2. graduate of an osteopathic school accredited by the AOA, or 3. graduate of medical school outside the U.S. with a valid certificate from the ECFMG, or 4. graduate of medical school outside the U.S. with a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. licensing jurisdiction, or 5. completed a Fifth Pathway Program provided by an LCME accredited medical school. Oakwood participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) to select candidates for its residency programs. All applicants for Oakwood residency positions are received through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Candidates are invited for personal interviews based on their eligibility above and consideration of the selection criteria below. Candidates for our residency programs will be ranked and selected to the following criteria: 1. average U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), passing score 2. mean interview ratings of personal attributes - personality, communication skills, motivation, integrity (minimum required > 3 on 5 point scale) 3. citizenship (minimum required = U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or eligible for permanent residency) 4. special attributes - medical school honors, research experience, community service (minimum required - one of the above) At the conclusion of the recruitment process, a rank order list of candidates is compiled by the residency program director with input from their program?s selection committee. The rank list is then submitted to the NRMP. (Candidates must meet three of the four minimum selection criteria to be ranked by Oakwood with the NRMP). If positions are not filled with the matching process through NRMP, candidates are interviewed and selected to fill open positions using the same criteria as those used for the matching process.