X.        Policy on Resident Eligibility and Selection

A.                 Resident Selection.   

1.                  Applicants with one of the following qualifications are eligible for appointment to one of the MSU/CHM programs: 

a.                  Graduates of medical schools in the United States or Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).

b.                  Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

c.                  Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who meet one of the following qualifications:

1.      Have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates prior to appointment, or

2.      Have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a US licensing jurisdiction in which they are in training. 

2.                  Applicants must demonstrate academic, clinical and interpersonal skills, motivation and integrity, through examination scores, personal interviews, and recommendations from previous supervisors or other sources.

3.                  Sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, non-restricting disabilities, sexual orientation and/or veteran status shall have no part in the selection or evaluation of candidates.

4.                  Candidates will be accepted preferentially who have enrolled in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) and abided by NRMP rules.

5.                  Non-eligible candidates will not be accepted into MSU Graduate Medical Education Residencies.

6.                  Candidates will have successfully participated in formal clinical training, medical school or residency training or full time clinical practice within the last 24 months (from the date of the application to the residency program). Note: The College of Human Medicine permits the waiver of this requirement under special circumstances.

B.                 Requirements to begin Training Program

In order to begin the residency program, the applicant must: *

                        1.         Be licensed in Michigan (via an educational limited or permanent unrestricted physician license) and have a Michigan controlled substance license.

2.         Have current ACLS certification by the beginning of the residency training.

3.         Have appropriate immigration or citizenship status.

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* If Issues arise concerning a licensing or ACLS certification delay, or immigration status, the Residency Program Director and the DME will make the decisions about whether and under which conditions the resident may begin training.