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Welcome letter
Dear prospective residents,
Welcome to the internal medicine/pediatrics residency program at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital. We are thrilled that you are considering our program for your residency training.
Our program, established in 1981, is one of the first Med/Peds residencies in the country. We are committed to providing a comprehensive education and training experience that prepares our residents to become leaders in patient-centered care, community advocacy, and healthcare innovation.
At Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, you will find a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. Our residents are an integral part of our mission to deliver extraordinary outcomes through education, innovation, and compassion. We take pride in our long-standing accreditation and the high value we place on teamwork, excellence, and integrity.
As a resident, you will have access to superior core rotations, elective, subspecialty, and advocacy experiences, as well as cutting-edge technologies and research opportunities. Our dedicated faculty are committed to your growth as a clinician, educator, and advocate, ensuring that you are well-equipped to care for patients across the lifespan.
We invite you to explore our program further and discover how Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital can be the cornerstone of your medical career. Join us in our pursuit of excellence in healthcare and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve.
We look forward to the possibility of welcoming you to our family of dedicated healthcare professionals.
Warm regards,
Brent M. Fuller, MD, FAAP, FACP
Program director
Program highlights
Our program trains exceptional internal medicine and pediatrics physicians who can work in a multitude of settings including hospital medicine, primary care, subspecialties and academics. Situated in the vibrant city of Royal Oak, we provide unique opportunities for patient advocacy, community engagement, resident wellness and professional development.
- A balanced training experience across academic and community settings, offering broad clinical exposure and an optimal learning environment
- A diverse patient population encompasses a broad spectrum of cultural, socioeconomic, and medical backgrounds, with extensive experience in providing care for underserved communities within the continuity clinic
- Graduated autonomy is provided under the supervision of highly qualified faculty, complemented by a state-of-the-art simulation center dedicated to training in procedural and clinical skills
- A strong culture of medical education as the exclusive teaching hospital for Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and a long-standing affiliate of other universities. Residents also participate in the Stanford University Residents as Teachers curriculum
- A comprehensive primary care curriculum that incorporates the Yale Primary Care Curriculum within both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
- Dedicated Med-Peds didactics covering topics unique to Med-Peds physicians, including motivational interviewing, financial literacy, transition of care, and other interdisciplinary topics
The program has been carefully designed to enable physicians to achieve the goal of practicing as a combined internist and pediatrician. Residents are challenged to care for patients across all ages under the supervision of senior residents and attending physicians, from the NICU to the geriatric clinic. Although the clinical material may appear extensive, guidance from our internal medicine/pediatrics practitioners helps facilitate understanding of disease processes as a continuum.
Medical knowledge matters, but this program provides considerably more. Residents engage in training designed to refine skills fundamental to the art of medicine, including:
- Health literacy and communication skills
- Cultural humility
- High-value care
Upon completing the residency, one will be equipped to provide care patients of all ages, whether within or outside a hospital setting, and will be prepared to serve within the current healthcare system
Pediatric program overview
The educational program in pediatrics comprises a core team of full-time, hospital-based pediatric specialists and subspecialists, along with a select group of private pediatricians dedicated to pediatric education. The pediatrics curriculum is structured to offer comprehensive educational experience in the care of hospitalized and ambulatory infants, children, and adolescents.
Corewell Health's Children’s Hospital provides an exceptional environment for pediatric training. Notable features include:
- NACHRI-designated children’s hospital
- Pediatric-specific level 4 epilepsy center, one of 35 nationwide
- 70-bed inpatient pediatric unit, 8-bed PICU, 8 bed step-down unit, and 45-bed level IIIB NICU
- Level II Pediatric Trauma Center staffed 24/7 by pediatric emergency medicine fellowship-trained physicians
- Dedicated pediatric ER that cares for more than 100,000 children and adolescents every year
- Children’s Miracle Network Hospital - one of four in the State of Michigan, and the only one in Southeastern Michigan
- A busy ambulatory pediatric clinic that cares for over 7,500 patients each year
- A state-of-the-art obstetrical service with approximately 7,000 births per year/ Medicine/Pediatric residents jointly manage high-risk obstetrical patients and infants with obstetricians, perinatologists, and neonatologists
- Fellowship opportunities are available in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Internal medicine program overview
The medical service is extensive and varied. Residents bear primary responsibility for all patients within the teaching services. Medical residents rotate through general and subspecialty medical units, the coronary care unit, the intensive care unit, the "staff" medicine services, the emergency center, and various elective subspecialty rotations. Teaching rounds are conducted by each of these services.
Corewell Health employs numerous salaried and hospital-affiliated physicians participating in the teaching program, representing all subspecialties recognized by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Many faculty members within the Department of Medicine hold appointments at Oakland University/William Beaumont School of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, or the University of Michigan Medical School. Teaching rounds with attending physicians and consultants occur at least three times weekly, supplementing daily work rounds, noon conferences, and morning reports. Furthermore, Corewell Health provides accredited fellowship programs in cardiology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, infectious diseases, endocrinology, and hematology/oncology.