Originally posted by gas-x
Anybody out there have any thoughts on the pre-lim med and/or transitional programs in Texas? In particular, Baylor (Dallas), Presbyterian, Methodist (Dallas), Austin Seton, JPS (Ft. Worth), etc...
i have heard that JPS works the hell out of their residents. true? UTSW, of course, is intense in terms of case loads. i'm looking for a program that will allow me some time to read.
any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
thanks.
I'm currently a Transitional Year resident for PM&R at JPS in Fort Worth. It is a very busy transitional year, but the training and pathology is awesome. You come out of the program with solid fundamental clinical skills. It's also a very laid back, community-based experience. The attendings are very approachable and love to teach. TCOM students rotate at JPS and depending upon the service you may have a student or two to help with the scut.
The Family Medicine department at JPS basically runs the show politically and the FP residency is the largest in the country The program has done well to keep other competing programs out, i.e. "unopposed" FP training (there is however an OB/GYN, psych, and ortho program at JPS). This makes for a very "hands-on" learning experience for interns (all interns regardless of program are expected to perform and work at equal levels). The transitional year is composed of 3 months medicine, 2 months surgery, 2 months ER, 1 month Peds, 1 month selective (Critical care, OB/GYN, Family Medicine), and 3 months electives. You will have time to read, but the when you're working you're busy. When not on call, I typically get to work between 6 or 7 and some days I'm gone as early as 1 or 2pm. Post-call, unfortunately, can be brutal if it was a busy night.
Medicine and Surgery are essentially q4 call (sometimes q5), critical care q3, pedi q6, and other rotations vary from none to q4 or q5. The program takes 12 residents (3 are reserved for UTSW's anesthesia program) and typically there's a variety of disciplines represented. This year we have residents going into rads, anesthesia, ophtho, derm, PM&R, and one potential rad onc.
USMLE's should be 235+, perference is given to Texas state residents, but there have been out-of-staters in the past. I'll be happy to answer other questions.
--dave