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Family Medicine Residency Program

McLaren Health Care Corporation
Bay City, MI
Continued AccreditationACGME #1202500746

McLaren Health Care Corporation is an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine residency program in Bay City, MI. It has 4 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 12 residents in training. It reports 61.5% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $60,023. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
4
12 residents · 12 approved
PGY-1 salary
$60.0k
IMG percentage
61.5%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1866120C4

Accredited since 2018 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2021

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3–4
Incl. faculty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

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Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1866120C4
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “McLaren Health Care Corp-MI”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Rural

Rural

Hospitalist

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
62%
x
US MD
8%
x
DO
31%
x
Women
69%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
55
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
8
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.5
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.8
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
2
Support team size

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

McLaren Bay Region is a 415-bed acute tertiary care hospital in Bay City, Michigan, providing specialty care, primary care, and preventive care. Services include cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, oncology, women’s health, and rehabilitation. McLaren Bay Region’s emergency department treats nearly 40,000 patients each year and is certified by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center. McLaren Bay Region is an integral part of the 13-hospital McLaren Health Care system based in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

Star Rating
2 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
352
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care1 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 7 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 7 same · 4 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 12 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeB
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$48
Research
$0
Payments
1

Top payer: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($48)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
13,720
ED visits
41,679
Inpatient surgeries
3,274
Outpatient surgeries
4,967
Births
607
Daily census
212
Full-time staff
1,754

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: McLaren Bay Region · Bay City, MI

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Clinical sites

McLaren Bay Region

Primary
Bay City, MI352 beds

Hurley Medical Center

Flint, MI418 beds

Covenant HealthCare Hospital

Saginaw, MI

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,939/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~17% of pay
Take-home$3,939/mo
Rent (1BR)$850/mo
State tax$213/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $60,023 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 4.25% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Bay County, Michigan (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
4.25%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$60,523
−$18k vs US median
Avg Commute
23 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Lisa Wade, DO

Program Director

Program Director

Alexandra Marchel, BA

APA

Coordinator

Parul Sud, MBBS, FACP

Associate DIO

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is McLaren Health Care Corporation located?
McLaren Health Care Corporation is located in Bay City, MI.
Is McLaren Health Care Corporation ACGME-accredited?
Yes — McLaren Health Care Corporation holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at McLaren Health Care Corporation?
McLaren Health Care Corporation has approximately 12 residents in training.
How much is rent near McLaren Health Care Corporation?
Median rent near Bay City, MI is ~$850/month for a 1BR and ~$1,100/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does McLaren Health Care Corporation accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 61.5% of McLaren Health Care Corporation's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does McLaren Health Care Corporation sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
McLaren Health Care Corporation does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does McLaren Health Care Corporation require?
McLaren Health Care Corporation does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at McLaren Health Care Corporation?
McLaren Health Care Corporation reports a PGY-1 salary of $60,023. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to McLaren Health Care Corporation?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save McLaren Health Care Corporation to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does McLaren Health Care Corporation have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Family Medicine residency program positions as they appear.