Emergency Medicine Residency Application Information

We are happy that you are considering interviewing at our program. What you will quickly find out is that we are a cohesive group that loves to have fun and is excited about emergency medicine. The atmosphere is laid back, as the emphasis is on enjoying the learning experience. We enjoy our work, get along great with the attendings, and spend quite a bit of time with each other in social settings. Many of us are married and have children, and our spouses enjoy spending time with each other in playgroups and in the newly developed Med Mates program that is bringing all the families together from all the residency programs. On this page we have listed a few things that you can anticipate when you interview with us. We look forward to meeting you and getting to know you personally. At the bottom of the page we have listed our contact information. Feel free to ask us about any aspect of emergency medicine, the application/interview process, or anything else. We are happy to help you in whatever way we can.

What we provide on interview day
lodging for yourself and your family/significant others free breakfast buffet at the hotel and transportation to/from the hotel to Synergy a tour of the city and lunch for your family/significant other with resident spouses - "if it is requested prior to the interview" an information packet about the city and surrounding areas is available. real estate materials to help you locate a home/apartment food (If you have any special nutritional needs, just let us know)
The interview process
Hopefully you can interview on a day that we are having conference and will be able to join us for part of it to see how we interact with each other. The program director will give an overview of the program with up-to-date statistics about the program and general information that answers a lot of common questions. You will then be together with all the applicants in our conference room and have time to look through our scrapbooks, watch resident videos, and/or just chat with several residents. Meanwhile, 3-4 attendings (including the program director, assistant program director and an attending from St. Mary’s of Michigan and from Covenant) will each interview each applicant for about a half hour. We will give you a tour of the hospitals, answer any questions you have, and feed you lunch. The whole interview day will run from about 8am to 3:30pm. We hope your experience is a great one and that you strongly consider joining our family in emergency medicine.
Common Questions
A few common questions are frequently asked about our program.  We do review applications and accept residents with prior training and from international medical schools.  International medical graduates must also have a valid ECFMG certificate and visa.  Synergy Medical Department of Emergency Medicine offers no employer-sponsored visas for graduate medical education trainees. Synergy Medical Department of Emergency Medicine does not offer observerships.  We have no minimum requirement for USMLE or COMLEX scores, but do require successful completion of Part I and II in time to obtain a Michigan license to start residency on July 1st.  Ideal candidates will have passed these Board exams on the first testing and will have completed medical school no more than five years ago.  We do require three letters of recommendation to be submitted, with at least one from an emergency physician who has worked with the applicant in an U.S. emergency department setting.
Contact Us
Departmental and Residency Coordinator Patricia Sewell em@synergymedical.org Phone: (989) 583-6817 Fax: (989) 583-7436