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Wayne State University Transitional Year

Residency · Livonia, MI

Sponsored by Trinity Health Livonia Hospital

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· Director David Smeenge

Wayne State University Transitional Year Residency, Livonia, MI | Carlo Med

Class size: 12
Visas: J-1
PGY-1 salary: $66k2026 to 2027

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

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Getting in

How it chooses

Transitional year applicants apply through ERAS and are matched through the NRMP. Before interview, applicants must have passed Step 1 and Step 2 CK, or the COMLEX Level 1 and Level 2 exams, and must be able to hold a full or unrestricted Michigan license.

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record · 2 US MD · 2 published before starting

Bunnarin ThengUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine4 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report
Mohamad BazziWayne State University School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author · 1 review

Started 202511 on record · 5 US MD, 1 DO · 9 published before starting

Sarah BergholtzUniversity of Michigan Hospital - Radiation Oncology8 papers · 3 first author
Jordyn PuccioOhio State Univ Coll of Med5 papers · 4 first author

Training

2 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to radiology-diagnostic.

Where it trains

Trinity Health Livonia Hospital
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group, Primary Care - Schoolcraft Campus

Where graduates went next

Radiology-Diagnostic Residency18
Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Residency9
Dermatology Residency5
Diagnostic Radiology Residency3
Radiation Oncology Residency3

People

Leadership

David SmeengeTransitional Year Program Director

Find someone

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

Samantha Pfiffner

University of Michigan Hospital - Diagnostic Radiology

4 papers · 2 first author

Catherine Raciti3 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 1 review

Christopher SleckmanUniversity of Michigan Medical School2 papers

Joshua CunninghamUniversity of Michigan Hospital - Diagnostic Radiology2 papers · 2 first author

Madison GeorgeMichigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med2 papers

Taema BrinjikjiMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author · 1 review

Pratik VadlamudiUniversity of Michigan Medical School1 paper

Deepanshu SinghUniversity of Toledo Medical Center

Gabriel RiceUniversity of Michigan Hospital - Dermatology

Started 202412 on record · 11 US MD, 1 DO · 8 published before starting

Kareem ElhageWayne State University School of Medicine28 papers · 6 first author · 8 reviews
Nicholas GutscheUniversity of Michigan Medical School9 papers
Christopher IssaOakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine7 papers · 3 first author
Mario RussoHarvard Medical School4 papers · 2 first author
Arin AminNova Southeastern Univ Coll of Osteopathic Med3 papers
James MatchynskiWayne State University School of Medicine3 papers · 2 first author
Lauren WeinbergUniversity of Michigan Medical School3 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
Liz KodyWayne State University School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author · 1 review
Abhinav BansalUniversity of Toledo Medical Center
Anna KangWayne State University School of Medicine
Cameron RubinoWayne State University School of Medicine
Eric RosenUniversity of Michigan Medical School

Internal Medicine Residency2

Where graduates work now

University of Michigan3
Alpert Medical School1
Compass Healthcare, Pllc1
Ivy Creek Healthcare1
Retina Consultants of Orange County, A Medical Corporation1
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago1

Research

316 papers by its people, 7,772 citations

Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments
Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
Cancer and Skin Lesions

100% of current residents have a paper since 2023

1 of 1, 2 papers between them

Place

Summers reach 84°, winters fall to 19°. About 44 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

837k people live within 20 minutes of Trinity Health Livonia Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,180 a month within 10 miles of Trinity Health Livonia Hospital.

Hazards

Cold waves
Strong wind
Tornadoes
River flooding