McLaren Bay Region Grant program

This grant program is for fourth year medical students interested in Family Practice, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, or Internal Medicine. McLaren Bay Region, a 404-bed hospital in east central Michigan, is offering a $100,000 grant program to qualified fourth year medical students.

How it works

• The grant is distributed over four years beginning in the fourth year of medical school, and extending through the third year of post graduate training.

• The funds are dispersed at $25,000 per year.
• Upon completion of the training, the recipient must establish a practice within the primary service are of McLaren Bay Region.
• McLaren Bay Region will assist the recipient with practice opportunities including potential income guarantees, possible employment, or joining an existing practice.
• If the recipient maintains a practice within the primary service area, the grant will be forgiven in equal installments for each year of practice up to five years.
• The recipient must be a US Citizen.
• Each finalist chosen for consideration will participate in an on-site interview at McLaren Bay Region.
• Selection committee will review the applications in March and April.
• The recipient will be selected and notified in May.

Application cycle is November through February each year.

To learn more, or to request application materials, contact: Jason White, MD, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) (989) 894-6460. You can also learn more about our program or begin the application process online at www.mclaren.org/BayRegionGMEGrant