Family Medicine Residency

Interim Department Chair: Daniel Passerman, D.O.
Residency Program Director: Maria E. Shreve-Nicolai, M.D.
Program Coordinator: Amanda Murphy

Applicant RequirementsThe Department of Family Medicine offers eight positions yearly for our three-year residency program supported by Henry Ford Health System, one of the largest and most respected integrated health care delivery systems in the country.

• Henry Ford Hospital is a nationally renowned specialty care, teaching and research institution that is the flagship of Henry Ford Health System.
• Henry Ford has the latest technology and training opportunities from a highly skilled clinical staff.
• Training at Henry Ford affords the opportunity of working for a smaller regional hospital, medical center or large health care system.
• Residents are taught the application of broad clinical skills in ambulatory, hospital, nursing facility, home and community training settings.
• Residents gain experience in the application of those skills as practice partners in busy family practice centers, where patients and families identify them as their primary care providers.
• Residents experience working in a smaller setting.
• Develop longitudinal patient relationships while receiving financial, educational, and organizational support.
• Residents are exposed to a wide spectrum and large quantity of patients.
• Our hospital and medical centers serve the metropolitan population of Detroit and suburbs.
• The multiple populations and breadth of training create an exceptional environment for learning.
• Our staff is dedicated to providing a strong academic experience.
• Henry Ford doctors are extremely focused on education, committed to developing our residents into exceptional Family Medicine physicians.
• The residency program participates in research and is committed to community involvement.
•  Residents from various programs work together side by side and often form lasting relationships.
• Our program accepts applicants with J-1 visa status

Maria E. Shreve-Nicolai, M.D.

Residency Program Director

Daniel S. Passerman, D.O.

Interim Chair, Department of Family Medicine