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Internal Medicine Residency

Our program focuses on population health in one of the fastest growing metropolitans in the U.S.

The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine - Scott & White Internal Medicine Residency is a three-year program that is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Baylor Scott & White Health - Central Texas facilities operate under one electronic medical record (EMR) as a fully integrated system with all specialties under one umbrella. Baylor Scott & White focuses on population health, quality outcomes, patient experiences and huddles that emphasize the LEAN principles.

We accept eight categorical internal medicine residents per year.

Curriculum

PGY-1

  • Cardiology
  • Elective
  • Emergency Medicine
  • MICU
  • Night Float
  • Nephrology
  • Infectious disease
  • Pulmonary
  • Wards

PGY-2

  • Cardiology
  • Elective
  • Emergency Medicine
  • MICU
  • Night Float
  • Wards
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology and Oncology
  • Endocrinology
  • Geriatrics

PGY-3

  • Ambulatory Clinic
  • Practice Management
  • Cardiology
  • Elective
  • MICU
  • Wards
  • Hematology and Oncology
  • Rheumatology
  • Nephrology

Continuity Clinic


Our residents see patients one half day a week at a resident clinic where they are supervised by board-certified internal medicine physicians who are always present in the clinic and consult with subspecialists who are available on an as-needed basis.

Residents are the primary healthcare providers for this group of patients and follow the same patients through three years of training to establish continuity of care. The resident clinics are located at Baylor Scott & White Clinic – Round Rock, 425 University Drive, and Baylor Scott & Clinic – Georgetown (Sun City), 4945 Williams Drive. The clinics operate Monday through Thursday.

Morning Report


These resident-led, 30-minute sessions with staff supervision vary between interesting admissions from the previous day and case presentations from teaching teams. The presenting resident is responsible for communicating the case ahead of time to the staff scheduled for morning report at least 48 hours in advance. Morning report is attended by faculty, residents, and medical students. A schedule outlining the specific dates during which the teaching teams will be presenting morning report is provided.

Noon Conference


An hour of protected educational time is provided each weekday at noon for didactics. General Internal Medicine noon conferences will cover the core medicine topics in an 18-month designed curriculum. Each topic will ideally be discussed twice during the course of internal medicine residency. Thursday’s noon conferences are combined with the Family Medicine Residency Program and also serve as the programs’ Medicine Grand Rounds. Furthermore, other topics are interspersed throughout the month including: Journal Club, Resident Board Review and monthly House Staff meetings. In addition, Wellness lectures/activities, skill-based lectures/activities and quality improvement lectures are also incorporated on a regular basis.

Journal Club


The goal of journal club is to allow residents to become familiar with scientific literature and how to critically read and apply an article, and learn statistics and the basics of evidence based medicine principles. Each month, a resident is assigned an article to present. Articles are provided in advance and non-presenting residents are expected to prepare for the discussion by reading the article and completing a critical appraisal worksheet. Residents are required to present three times – one in each year of residency.

Quality & Patient Safety Initiative


Residents will be oriented at the beginning of residency by the Chair of Quality and Patient Safety Committee. A structured Quality and Patient Safety lecture series is held 7-8 a.m. on the third Friday of every month. Residents are provided online educational modules and have online access to “Quality Best Practice Toolkit” and “Stop the Line” policy for anytime access.

Attendance Policy for Conference


All residents are expected to attend morning report and noon conference. A minimum of 80 percent conference attendance is required.

Faculty and physician residents actively participate in research and scholarly activities that work to advance the practice of medicine. All residents are expected to participate in a scholarly activity by the completion of their residency. All residents are encouraged to both publish their work and present at national and local meetings.

Every resident is required to complete a minimum of one quality improvement project with measured outcomes by the time he or she graduates. Resident will be working with his or her assigned mentor and Chair of Quality and Patient Safety Committee to develop and implement this project. Progress on this project will be monitored by Clinical Competency Committee and Program Director during semi-annual evaluations.

Residents will also be given one on one support through consultation, mentorship or collaboration through our centralized Office of Academic Research Development at our sponsoring institution in Temple. These activities are coordinated through our Regional Director/Chair of Quality and Patient Safety Committee.

  • Train at one of the Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals®

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock, is a 101-bed hospital with an adjacent multispecialty clinic and freestanding cancer center that provide a full range of care in more than 40 specialties.

How to Apply

We participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and abide by its policies. We use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and do not accept paper applications. (NRMP Program Code: 2318140C0, ACGME ID: 1404800895)

Deadline for applications is November 30.


Application Requirements

The following items are required with each application submitted for residency:

  • Transcript from medical school
  • Dean's letter
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal statement
  • Curriculum vitae/resume
  • Record of other graduate medical experience, if applicable
  • Recent photograph (optional)
  • USMLE or COMLEX Scores (Applicants are not required to have their Step 2 scores prior to the interview; however, successful completion of Step 2 CK and CS is required before ranking.)
  • ECFMG certificate, if foreign medical graduate
  • Foreign medical graduates must graduate from an approved school as determined by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Our program does consider non-US applicants. The following information serves as a guideline for those applicants:

  • All applications should be sent through ERAS
  • IMG candidates should have passed USMLE Step 1 and 2 (both parts)
  • IMG candidates must hold a valid certificate issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to be appointed as a resident
  • Evidence of clinical experience in U.S. (observerships, etc.) is preferred
  • Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident of the U.S., or possess a valid visa
  • Applicants signaling our program via ERAS will be reviewed preferentially for interviews.
  • We currently do not sponsor Visas

We prefer completion of medical school within the last 5 years.


Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.

Contact Us

Martha Saenz
Phone: 512.509.3731
Martha.Saenz@BSWHealth.org

Internal Medicine Residency
Baylor Scott & White Health
425 University Blvd.
Round Rock, TX 78665

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Compensation and Benefits

In addition to competitive stipends, we offer our residents a full menu of employee benefits. We help offset the cost of many of these benefits; others are options you can choose to pay for yourself.

Life in Austin

As one of America’s fastest growing cities, Austin-Round Rock offers an array of cultural, culinary and outdoor experiences. The metropolitan also ranked second on the Forbes list of "America’s 25 Best Cities for Young Professionals in 2017."

Why Baylor Scott & White

As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White Health includes 48 hospitals, more than 900 patient care sites, more than 6,000 active physicians and more than 40,000 employees.

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