Internal Medicine

Residency Program in West Michigan

As an Internal Medicine resident at Trinity Health Muskegon Graduate Medical Education, you will shape your education to align with your career goals and future practice. Our program provides broad exposure to both inpatient and outpatient medicine, preparing you to care for the full spectrum of adult diseases.

Program Highlights:

• A wide range of pathology and a hands-on training environment
• A preceptor model of education, providing one-on-one teaching from attending physicians.
• A state-of-art facility with 30 ICU beds and robust neurosurgical, cardiothoracic, and trauma services.
• A continuity clinic where residents gain primary care experience, perform office-based procedures, and learn to manage patients in the outpatient setting.
• Fellowship opportunities- our program currently offers a Geriatrics Fellowship. In addition, graduates of our residency have successfully matched to a variety of competitive fellowships nationwide, including:
  • Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • Cardiology
  • Allergy & Immunology
  • Endocrinology
  • Infectious Disease

Program Overview

The Internal Medicine Residency at Trinity Health Muskegon began in July 2014 with five residents and has continued to grow ever since. Each year, we accept up to seven highly qualified interns. We are ACGME accredited and offer residency exposure to a wide variety of internal medicine cases across a geographically diverse patient population that ranges from rural to urban.

Our hospitalist service admits approximately 90% of all hospital admissions, with residents actively involved in patient care, providing hands-on experience in both common and complex cases.

Facilities and Learning Environment

• Simulation Lab: Trinity Health Muskegon houses one of the largest and busiest in the state, offering residents the opportunity to practice procedural skills and simulated case scenarios in a safe, simulated environment.
• Clinical Affiliations: Our facility serves as a training site for two local nursing schools, providing opportunities for interprofessional collaboration and a team-based approach to patient care.
• Other Residency Programs: In addition to Internal Medicine, Trinity Health Muskegon Graduate Medical Education includes residency programs in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM). We offer a Pharmacy residency, a Physician Assistant fellowship, and a Geriatrics Fellowship.

Training

Residents at Trinity Health Muskegon receive comprehensive, hands-on training across the full spectrum of patient care – from initial evaluation in the Emergency Department through hospitalization, recover, and follow-up in the continuity clinic. Our program features a designated teaching service managed by internal medicine residents and house staff, with 24/7 coverage. On subspecialty rotations, residents often work one-on-one with attending physicians, allowing for individualized instruction and greater responsibility.

Inpatient Training

• Residents are the primary physicians on the Internal Medicine Teaching Service, admitting and managing a broad range of medical conditions.
• Dedicated MICU experience provides training in critical care, ventilator management, and multidisciplinary team coordination.
• Subspecialty rotations offer direct, one-on-one instruction with attending physicians.
• Residents gain progressive responsibility in patient care, leadership, and teaching as they advance through the program.

Outpatient Training

• Residents manage their own patient panels in the continuity clinic, developing skills in preventative care, chronic disease management, and transitions of care.
• The outpatient experience emphasizes high-value, patient-centered care for a diverse and often underserved population.