Disability Health Fellowship
The goal of the U-M Medical School Department of Family Medicine is to create clinical leaders, educators, and advocates to improve the health and healthcare of individuals with disabilities.
For More Information
Program Highlights
- The Disability Health Fellowship is a 12-month clinical fellowship. The fellowship year runs from July through June.
- Fellows have the opportunity to improve their clinical skills in caring for patients with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, while learning about disability-relevant policy, teaching medical students and residents, engaging with the community, and doing research to advance the field.
- The fellowship utilizes strong partnerships with U-M Family Medicine’s MDisability Program and Michigan Medicine’s Center for Disability Health and Wellness.
How to Apply
The application window for the 2026-2027 fellowship year is now closed. Recruitment for the 2027-2028 fellowship year will begin in September 2026.
Outside of the fellowship program, we are unable to offer rotations or preceptorships to individuals from outside of the University of Michigan at this time.
Applicants are required to be residency-trained in the United States in Family Medicine, certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Interested qualified applicants may begin the application process by emailing or sending a letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae to the Disability Health Fellowship Recruitment Office. Once reviewed, you will be contacted about submitting a full application, which will include the required documents listed below.
Recruitment for all of our family medicine fellowship programs will be done virtually this year. We anticipate all of our interviews and site tours will be conducted over a virtual meeting platform, and applicants will not need to travel to Ann Arbor to apply. Thank you for your understanding.
Application Requirements:
- Cover Letter/Statement of Interest
- Curriculum Vitae
- Two reference letters, one of which must be from your program director, sent directly to the program via email or US mail
- Medical School Transcript
- Copies of Levels 1, 2, and 3 USMLE or COMLEX score
- ECFMG Certification (applies only to International Medical Graduates)
Disability Health Fellowship Recruitment Office
Current Fellows
Current Fellows are developing skills to succeed as clinically skilled, compassionate physicians. We emphasize teamwork, excellence and leadership.
Salary & Benefits
The University of Michigan offers highly competitive salaries and generous benefits to our fellows and advanced trainees. Trainee salary will be commensurate with that of a House Officer at an equivalent level of training based on the HOA contract.
Collaborators
Learn more about our partners for the Disability Health Fellowship, providing robust learning experiences for trainees at the U-M Medical School.
Program Leadership
Michael M McKee
Disability Fellowship Director
Family Medicine and Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School
Dawn Michael
See Where Training Takes Place
The University of Michigan Medical School campus offers numerous spaces dedicated to academic learning, research and clinical care, including specialty clinics, research labs, lecture halls, and clinical simulation centers. Each space and facility provides a collaborative and innovative environment for education, research and patient care.
Life in Ann Arbor
We find a new reason to love Ann Arbor nearly every day — year-round outdoor activities, cultural experiences, a growing food scene, and a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere are just a few that come to mind. Explore all that Ann Arbor and our surrounding communities have to offer.
