Electives
Residents are able to choose and create their own electives utilizing any of the resources offered by the University of Michigan and Michigan Medicine. Residents are not limited to the Department of Family Medicine’s offerings – they have freedom to choose their electives from a number of different departments/areas. Frequently chosen electives have included: sports medicine, outpatient procedures, cardiology, emergency medicine, high-risk obstetrics, public health, pediatrics, geriatrics, integrative medicine, radiology and women's health.
International Opportunities
International medicine opportunities are available and supported by the residency. Residents have the option of arranging their own international electives or they may choose to work through one of our established departmental relationships with organizations in Africa, South America, and Japan. Recent international experiences include: obstetrical and newborn care in Ghana and international elective experience in the Japanese health care system.
