Anesthesiology Residency Program

1. Applicants must have completed or be completing a medical degree eligible for United States residency training.
2. International medical graduates must provide a valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate.
3. Applicants must submit a medical school Dean’s letter and three letters of recommendation through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
4. A recent medical school transcript is required; applicants who have graduated must also submit a copy of their medical diploma.
5. The program does not specify a minimum United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) score.
6. There is no graduation-year cutoff specified by the program.
7. J-1 visa sponsorship is accepted through the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates; H-1B sponsorship is not provided.

The Anesthesiology Residency Program at Wayne State University School of Medicine provides comprehensive clinical training in anesthesiology through a structured three-year Clinical Anesthesiology (CA) curriculum. Residents gain hands-on experience in general and regional anesthesia, critical care, cardiac, thoracic, vascular, obstetric and pediatric anesthesiology, as well as pain medicine. The program combines supervised clinical training with didactic teaching, Grand Rounds, case-based learning, morbidity and mortality conferences, journal clubs, research opportunities and quality improvement activities. The training prepares residents for independent clinical practice and further subspecialty fellowship training in anesthesiology.

1. Submit the residency application through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
2. Upload the required medical school transcript and diploma, if applicable.
3. Arrange for the Dean’s letter and three letters of recommendation to be submitted through ERAS.
4. International medical graduates must include a valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate.
5. Applicants selected for further consideration are invited for an interview with the Program Director, Director of Education, Associate Program Director, faculty members and/or residents.
6. The interview season runs from November 1 through January 30.
7. The program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
8. The program offers an Advanced three-year Clinical Anesthesiology track (CA-1 through CA-3). Applicants entering this track must complete a transitional year, preliminary medicine year, or preliminary surgery year before beginning CA-1.