Sandra Kaczmarek, MD (she/her)

Family Physician · Clinical Assistant Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine · MMI Station Rater Detroit, Michigan

About

I'm a family physician who grew up in Hamtramck and has practiced on Detroit's east side for almost twenty years. Most of my patients have diabetes, high blood pressure, or both, and many of them also have a pharmacy, transportation or insurance problem that decides whether the plan works. I precept Wayne State students in clinic and have rated MMI stations for the MD program since 2018. I listen for what an applicant noticed and what they did next, not for the right vocabulary.

Experience

Eastside Family Health Center (Detroit, MI) - Staff Family Physician, 2011 - present; Medical Director, 2019 - present - Full-spectrum outpatient care in a federally qualified health center; leads a diabetes group-visit program. - Oversaw rollout of an AI-assisted note-drafting pilot in 2025.

Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit, MI) - Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, 2013 - present - Third-year clerkship preceptor; MMI station rater and rater trainer since 2018.

Rouge River Medical Group (Dearborn, MI) - Family Physician, 2007 - 2011 - Primary care for a large Arabic-speaking patient panel; worked closely with medical interpreters.

Education

Residency, Family Medicine, St. Clair Shores Community Hospital, 2004 - 2007
MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2004
BS, Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, 1996; worked as an ICU nurse for four years before medical school

Volunteering

Volunteer physician, Saturday free clinic for uninsured adults, Detroit, 2012 - present
Board member, east-side community food cooperative, 2020 - present

Interests

Polish cooking from her grandmother's recipes, Detroit City FC home matches, gardening, and long bike rides on the Dequindre Cut.