Information for Applicants

All residents and fellows must complete required life support certifications and provide current documentation from an approved agency, as part of on-boarding requirements, before orientation. Corewell Health will reimburse residents and fellows for the cost of required courses. Courses must be approved by the American Heart Association (AHA) or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or Military Training Network. 

Instructor-led or HeartCode BLS AHA eLearning, followed by in-person skills validation on a voice-assisted manikin is required for all residents and fellows. American Red Cross certification also accepted for BLS.

Instructor-led or HeartCode ACLS AHA eLearning, followed by in-person skills validation on Voice-Assisted manikin is required for residents and fellows staffing emergency, intensive care or critical dare departments, or who may need to respond to a cardiac emergency; ACLS is not a substitute for BLS.  

AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is required for residents and fellows who deal with pediatric emergencies.

American College of Surgeons’ Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) is required for those who care for injured patients.  

All residents and fellows must be BLS certified for the duration of their training. ACLS, PALS, and ATLS certification required as directed by each individual program. See GME Required Life Support Certifications Policy for details. 

All prospective residents and fellows are subject to drug testing during the pre-employment physical. Physicals must be completed and testing results received, before orientation. All contracts provided to residents and fellows are conditional upon passing a physical examination, which includes these screenings. 

Any applicant with a positive drug screen (not attributed to a prescribed drug reported in advance) will be deemed to have not passed the pre-placement physical examination and is NOT eligible to enter the residency or fellowship program, or any employment at Corewell Health. This will be reported as a violation of the match agreement.  

All residents and fellows are required to be licensed to practice medicine by the State of Michigan. All PGY-1 residents are required to obtain educational and controlled substance licenses. While practicing under an educational license, a hospital DEA number is used. The appropriate application will be provided to you when you receive your contract. For intial licensure, the State of Michigan requires training in human trafficking, implicit bias, and opioids and controlled substance awareness.    

Licenses must be issued before training begins. This first application requires finger-printing and a background check. Corewell Health will reimburse residents for the cost of the educational license, which can be renewed five times. Advanced residents and fellows may apply for a State of Michigan full medical license, controlled substance license, and a federal DEA number. See GME education fund and hospital-paid expenses policy for details regarding reimbursement; appropriate receipt required.  

All residents and fellows are expected to participate in assigned orientation.  All pre-employment requirements must be complete before orientation. 

PGY-1 orientation is scheduled for Monday, June 24, 2026. In person in Southfield, followed by Epic training and hospital/program orientation through Tuesday, June 30, 2026; program begins Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

• Sign your contract and return as directed
• Complete all on-boarding requirements as directed
• Apply for your Michigan educational medical and controlled substance licenses
  • If this is your first Michigan license, you will also need to get finger-printed and complete a background check
  • You will be reimbursed for these costs after you start
• Arrange for housing
• Your contract is conditional upon passing a pre-employment physical examination at employee health, appointments must be made beginning of May or as advised by program manager and be completed within the specified time range
  • If positive for drugs, you are NOT eligible to enter your residency or fellowship program, or engage in any employment at Corewell Health
    • This is reported as a violation of the match agreement
• Complete all computer-based modules in the Orientation Curriculum as directed
  • If you need a computer to complete your assignments, contact the GME Office for access to the computer classroom during orientation week
• Complete all required certifications (e.g., BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS) as directed by your program manager
  • Go to https://cpr.heart.org to find an approved course near you
  • Submit your certification card as directed
  • Keep all receipts to obtain reimbursement

All Corewell Health employees, including residents and fellows, physicians, nurses, students, transporters, volunteers, housekeepers, clerical, lab and dietary staff and employees in non-clinical positions are:  

• Required to be vaccinated for MMR, varicella, and Tdap. The hepatitis B vaccine is offered at the pre-employment physical; declination is required for refusal
• Required to have an annual influenza vaccination, no later than December 10th of each year. Employees may only decline the flu vaccination if they provide documentation of an acceptable medical or religious exemption

Corewell Health East sponsors J-1 visas only.