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Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine

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Orthopaedic surgeryCommunity-based university affiliatedKalamazoo, MI

Size

3 / year · 15 total

Training length

5 yr

Schedule

56 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

Other · BRONSON BATTLE CREEK HOSPITAL

USMLE Step 2 CK244–274
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal
    27%
  • None
    0%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    23%
  • US DO
    0%
  • US IMG
    0%
  • Non-US IMG
    0%

Applications per year

653
2022
543
2023
397
2024
302
2025
299
2026

Compensation

$60,500 (−6%)

Cost of living

$998/mo (−6%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$60,50021Negotiable
Year 2$62,25021Negotiable
Year 3$64,00021Negotiable
Year 4$65,75021Negotiable
Year 5$67,50021Negotiable

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD100%
  • DO0%
  • IMG0%

Sex

  • Female40%
  • Male60%

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree

  • US MD

    100%

  • US DO

    0%

  • US IMG

    0%

  • Non-US IMG

    0%
By signal

  • Sent

    100%

  • Did Not Send

    0%
Applicants by signal

  • Sent

    73%

  • Did Not Send

    27%
Student type
This program Ortho avg

  • US MD Graduates

    100%
    79%

  • US-IMG

    0%
    1%

  • Non-US IMG

    0%
    1%

  • US DO Graduates

    0%
    19%
Sex
This program Ortho avg

  • Men

    60%
    77%

  • Women

    40%
    23%

  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program Ortho avg

  • White

    67%
    70%

  • Asian

    20%
    17%

  • Black or African American

    7%
    6%

  • Middle Eastern or North African

    7%
    1%

  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    7%
    10%

  • Other

    0%
    0%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%

  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%

  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    1%
Home state

  • Out-of-State

    72%

  • In-State

    28%
Med school state

  • Out-of-State

    78%

  • In-State

    22%
Career plans

  • Practice Full-time

    0%
Top medical schools

  • Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

    27%

  • Carle Illinois College of Medicine

    13%

  • Wayne State University School of Medicine

    13%

  • Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

    13%

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    7%

  • University of Minnesota Medical School

    7%

  • Ohio State University College of Medicine

    7%

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine

    7%

  • University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

    7%
Exam history

  • Never Failed

    100%

  • Ever Failed

    0%

Training sites

  • BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

    KALAMAZOO, MI

    Participating
    • 307 staffed beds
    • 24,789 discharges
    • Kalamazoo-Portage, MI · 265k (2024)

    From program website

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule
  • Avg hours/week (Y1)56
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)24
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingNo
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1314260C0
  • ACGME ID2602521126
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3
  • Chair letterNo
  • Faculty letterNo
  • Specialty letterYes
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeHybrid (applicant chooses)
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodDec 1, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026