Resident Life
Resident Life
Residents experience the closeness and camaraderie of a small group, both in medical and recreational settings. The three-year program offers opportunities for gaining a practical knowledge base as well as instruction in common family medicine procedures.
Morning Report
Mornings start with a quick "bell ringer" and then a resident gives a presentation. This is usually an interesting case from the service they are working on, with a brief discussion of the disease and disease management to follow the case presentation.
Didactics
Every Wednesday afternoon is protected learning time from noon to 5 p.m. where all residents (other than one alternating upper level that covers the hospital) attend lectures from community preceptors and our residency attending physicians. Lectures are typically an hour long and will vary weekly, with frequent lectures given by pediatricians, ER physicians, neonatologists, OB-GYN's, orthopedists, podiatrists, allergists and ENTs, as well as other specialists.
Resident Three-year Schedule
First Year Rotations
- Family Medicine Orientation (4 weeks)
- Inpatient Family Medicine (10 weeks)
- Obstetrics and Pediatrics (6 weeks)
- Night Float (10 weeks)
- Ambulatory Family Medicine (7 weeks)
- Trauma Surgery/Emergency Medicine(4 weeks)
- Orthopedics (4 weeks)
- Rural (4 weeks)
- Vacation/Holiday (3 weeks)
Second Year Rotations
- Inpatient Family Medicine (6 weeks)
- Intensive Care (ICU) (4-6 weeks)
- Obstetrics and Pediatrics (4-6 weeks)
- ER Night Float (5 weeks)
- Ambulatory Family Medicine (7 weeks)
- Cardiology (3 weeks)
- ENT (2 weeks)
- Surgical Subspecialty: Ophthalmology/Urology (2 weeks)
- Dermatology (2 weeks)
- Psychiatry (4 weeks)
- Elective (6 weeks)
- Vacation/Holiday (4 weeks)
Third Year Rotations
- Inpatient Family Medicine (6 weeks)
- Obstetrics and Pediatrics (4-6 weeks)
- Night Float (10 weeks)
- Ambulatory Family Medicine (10 weeks)
- Geriatrics (4 weeks)
- Ortho/Sports Medicine (4 weeks)
- Electives (8 weeks)
- Vacation/Holiday (4 weeks)
Longitudinal Experiences
- Gynecology
- Community and Population Health
- Quality Improvement
- Practice Management
- Scholarly Activity
Salary and Benefits
| Benefit | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Salaries |
PGY-1 $58,710 PGY-2 $60,255 PGY-3 $62,830 |
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State Retirement Fund Contributions |
In addition to salary. |
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Health Insurance* |
Covered* |
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Dental Insurance |
Optional |
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Life Insurance |
Basic covered/optional offered |
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Disability |
Optional |
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Accidental Death and Dismemberment |
Optional |
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Vacation |
12 days annually Plus state holidays as applicable |
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Sick Leave |
Accrues at 8 hours per month |
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CME/Educational Leave for PGY2 and PGY3 |
5 days per year |
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CME/Professional |
PGY-1 $500 PGY-2 $500 PGY-3 $500 |
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ACLS/PALS/NRP/ALSO |
Covered by program |
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Institutional Permit (temporary license) |
Covered by program |
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Parking at all clinics and hospitals |
Free |
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Meals at both hospitals |
Free |
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Membership to AAFP which includes the TAFP, and the TMA |
Provided |
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Full privileges at TAMU Health Science Center Medical Library and UNTHSC |
Provided |
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Notebook Computer |
Provided |
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Qualified Moving |
Relocating to a university specific location, more than one hundred (100) miles from their current home. |
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Professional Liability Insurance |
Provided |
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Communication Allowance** |
$1,080 for phone service & data plan** |
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Texas Licensure Fees |
Covered by program up to $1,500 |
Spousal Alliance
Our residency attracts about a 50/50 mix of married and unmarried residents. Of the married residents, about half have children. We have a strong spousal alliance group that is led by a third-year resident's wife and is handed off to another third-year wife each year. We have organized "girls' night" events about once monthly where all the female residents and male residents' wives/fiances/girlfriends get together for anything from coffee or ice cream to white elephant gift exchanges during the holidays to a relaxing afternoon where the kids can play together in one big backyard. In addition, we also have numerous residency-wide events, both planned and impromptu. Our events include regular basketball games, volleyball tournaments, cook outs, birthday get-togethers, and movie nights. You can be as involved as you want in our outside-of-work fun.
Bryan-College Station is a great place to raise a young family with great daycare options and public and private school systems. We have numerous clean and family friendly parks dispersed throughout town. We also have a Children's Museum and countless extracurricular activities for children. Texas A&M University also provides many opportunities for events of interest to residents including sporting events, theater, plays, musical events and religious and cultural support for any group you can think of. We are about two hours east of Austin and two hours north of Houston, thus giving countless options for activities either in town or out of town for your weekends off.