Recruitment

As the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted medical student education across the country affecting the 2020-2021 application cycle, the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery issued a statement earlier this year that prioritizes:

1. The health and safety of medical students, patients, our colleagues and our communities
2. The promotion of an equitable and transparent application, interview and match process
3. The safeguarding of the vascular surgical education of medical students

The University of Michigan Vascular Surgery training programs are committed to heading these recommendations. As a result, we will not be offering visiting sub-internships to any student and we will continue to discourage University of Michigan medical students from pursuing away rotations. We will offer virtual interviews for the 2020-21 integrated residency and fellowship application cycle.

Additionally, we will be offering a virtual vascular surgery elective, which provides an individually arranged elective for flexible integration of potential applicants. The virtual elective aims to enhance your understanding of vascular disease and management principles while providing an opportunity for you to learn more about our program, our culture, and our team. We hope this experience will also offer a chance to connect with other peers for support and networking as well as get to know our faculty members and trainees.

The Department of Surgery will be hosting a series of webinars for those interested in becoming a surgical resident at Michigan Medicine. These webinars will give applicants a chance to meet the chair, Dr. Justin B. Dimick, and to hear about our different programs for residents around the Michigan Promise, academic development time, mentorship and professional development.
 

The University of Michigan Section of Vascular Surgery will be offering a monthly webinar series, a "first look" at Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan. Webinars will review different aspects of the program, including a highlight of esoteric practice areas, an opportunity to meet current residents, and an overview of academic development time (ADT) and research opportunities.
 

Discover Michigan Medicine through the Your Training Ground guide to get to know where you will be spending time during your residency. You can also get to know Ann Arbor through the Go Blue Guide.

Additional resources in the Go Blue Guide cover topics such as campus life, housing, health and wellness.