Medical Student Rotations at Dearborn

Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital and Corewell Health Wayne Hospital serve as clinical campuses for Wayne State University School of Medicine third-year students. All required and elective rotations are scheduled by the medical school.

Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital offers elective rotations to fourth-year students from all accredited medical schools in:

Critical care medicine

Introduction to the diagnosis and management of critically ill patients, including the pathophysiology and management of acute respiratory, neurologic, and renal failure

General surgery

Provides an opportunity to gain experience with surgical procedures that are commonly performed by residents
Communications skills and information management for safe and efficient hospital practice are emphasized

Geriatric medicine

Introduction to the subspecialty with exposure to care of the elderly in the hospital, long-term care facilities and ambulatory care facilities

Maternal-fetal medicine

Introduction to the subspecialty with experience in the high-risk OB clinic, ultrasound and perinatal diagnostic units

Only two rotation applications per student will be accepted
Applications must be submitted at least 30 days in advance
Applications are not accepted or processed June 1 – August 1
Elective rotations are not offered in June, July, August, and December
Students are notified by email when rotation has been scheduled or denied
All rotations begin on the 1st of the month, unless it falls on a weekend or holiday, then the rotation begins on the next business day
All electives are scheduled for four weeks and can include weekend and night assignments
Corewell Health does not sponsor visas for medical students

Dress code

All students must wear white jackets
Male students should wear a dress shirt and tie, female students should wear a professional blouse, and dress pants or skirt; denim is not allowed
Exceptions only for services requiring scrubs

Meals

Valerie Reid
Student coordinator