Academic Fellowship | Family Medicine | Michigan Medicine

Academic Fellowship

The Academic Fellowship is a 12-month clinical fellowship offered to a graduating Family Medicine resident who has demonstrated interest in academic Family Medicine. The fellow will coordinate the residency didactic curriculum, working closely with residents and guest lecturers, and serve as Core Faculty for the residency program. The fellow will learn medical student and resident precepting skills and will have the opportunity to attend on the residency inpatient medicine services if desired. They will have the opportunity to participate in the University of Michigan's Medical Education Scholars Program (MESP), offering a formal curriculum of guided study in academic medicine with a cohort of emerging leaders in medical education across Michigan Medicine. The fellowship curriculum is flexible and individualized based upon the interests and goals of the fellow, with built in mentorship.

The fellowship runs on an academic calendar, July through June. Applicants must be Family Medicine residency-trained physicians, certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Application Requirements

Letter of interest (1-page maximum)
Curriculum Vitae
Two (2) reference letters, one of which must be from the Program Director, and all of which must be from faculty with academic appointments of clinical instructor or above
Medical school transcript
Copies of Levels 1, 2, and 3 USMLE or COMLEX scores
ECFMG Certification (applies only to International Medical Graduates)

All required application materials should be submitted through this online application: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2rGUT0RqS0TVKDA

Your references can submit their letters directly here: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eetkvNmpW5NUsui

Recruitment for the 2025-2026 Academic Medicine Fellowship will occur on a rolling basis, and this website will be updated once the application period has closed.

For questions about the application process, please contact Fellowship Coordinator, Preston Zacharias, at [email protected](link sends e-mail) or (734) 232-6776.

Recruitment for all of our family medicine fellowship programs will be done virtually this year. We anticipate all of our interviews and site tours will be conducted over a virtual meeting platform and applicants will not need to travel to Ann Arbor to apply. Thank you for your understanding.

Current Academic Fellow: Jessica Barnes, M.D.

Previous Academic Fellows

2023-2024 - Olivia Ritchie, M.D.

2022-2023 - Rudy Wenner, M.D.

2021-2022 - P. Elainee Poling, M.D.

2020-2021 - Mercy Adetoye, M.D., M.S.

2019-2020 - Julie Blaszczak, M.D.

2018 - 2019: Leigh Morrison, M.D.

2017 -2018: Anna McEvoy, M.D.

2016 -2017: Kristine Cece, M.D., Ph.D.

2015-2016: Marisa Gross, M.D.

2014-2015: Christina W. Chiang, M.D.