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Wayne State University Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Residency · Detroit, MI

Sponsored by Detroit Medical Center · Director Michael Ajluni

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Class size
4
Visas
None
PGY-1 salary
$65k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • No visa sponsorship. Only applicants who need no visa can train here.

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20263 on record of 4 seats · 3 DO
  • Cristina LeeMichigan State University
  • Nickolas DuffRocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Viktor IlyasovMichigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
Started 20252 on record of 4 seats · 1 DO · 1 published before starting
  • Youshaa El-Abed3 papers
  • Alexa HauptMichigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
Started 20246 on record of 4 seats · 2 US MD, 3 DO · 2 published before starting
  • Bryan KoIndiana University1 paper · 1 first author
  • Nicholas TrivelasKansas City Univ Of Med & Biosci, Coll Of Osteo Med1 paper
  • Bilal AliOakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
  • Kyle HuberMichigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
  • Nicholas PolakowskiCentral Michigan University College of Medicine
  • Seth FeldmanChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Training

11 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to pain medicine.

Months at each site

  • Rehabilitation Institute18 mo
  • Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center3 mo
  • David S. Weingarden MD & Associates, PC3 mo
  • Harper-Hutzel Hospital2 mo
  • Children's Hospital of Michigan2 mo
  • Restorative Physical Medicine - Thomas & Bradley Kovan Wellness Institute2 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Pain Medicine Fellowship13
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship6
  • Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship4
  • Sports Medicine Fellowship3
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship2
  • Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Wayne State University School of Medicine5
  • National Spine & Pain Centers2
  • University of Michigan Health - Sparrow2
  • Ayman Tarabishy MD Pllc1
  • Baptist Health Medical Group North1
  • Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation1

Research

23% of current residents have a paper since 2023

3 of 13, 7 papers between them

  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Life

$65k to start, $66k by PGY-2.

Pay by year

  • PGY-1$64,547
  • PGY-2$66,484

People

Leadership

  • Michael AjluniResidency Program Director
  • Scott MillisDirector of Research; Professor; Research Educator
  • Bilal AliChief
  • Nicholas PolakowskiChief

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 83°, winters fall to 19°. About 29 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

953k people live within 20 minutes of Rehabilitation Institute by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $990 a month within 10 miles of Rehabilitation Institute.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Strong wind
  • Tornadoes
  • River flooding