Department of Family Medicine

Five developed tracks: Faculty Development, Sports Medicine, Obstetrics/Women's Health, Integrative Medicine and Public Health

Or you can choose your own Area of Concentration

Essentials - 1st year interns receive a 4-week orientation block

Principles of Family Medicine - 1st year interns get one week off during holidays

Behavioral Medicine - 2nd year rotation that's specialized with outside speakers

Board Prep - 3rd year you'll receive a dedicated board review rotation resulting in a 100% board review pass rate since 2012 

UWorld is free to all residents, for all three years of training, to assist in preparing for ITE Exams, USMLE Step 3 and State Board Exams.

Practice Management – intensive practice management longitudinal curriculum with focused rotation in the third year to prepare each resident for the real world and the business of medicine.

Integrative Medicine - dedicated faculty that put the patients at the center of their care and address a full range of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual and environmental influences.

Procedure Rotation - 4 weeks dedicated to multiple procedure experiences

Unique Electives - Hospitalist, ER, Global Health, Create You Own

Community Medicine – valued component of our program that enables integration of the concepts of community health, advocacy and intervention in practice and in collaboration with local community organizations

We offer a large number of electives

Scholarly Activity - Structured 3 years of scholarly activity guided by our research director for excellent chances to be published in journals and attend an annual regional research symposium. 

Quarterly residency support groups

Patient-Centered Medical Home – clinical and didactic teaching focused on providing integrated, coordinated, comprehensive, and accessible health care for our patients, families, and community

Campus-wide integrated EMR (Epic)

Opportunities for Global Health experiences internationally.

Resident Research Program – longitudinal curriculum and focused third year rotation with potential for multiple national conference presentations and/or publications

Fellowship/Advanced Training – multiple graduates have gone on to fellowships and other advanced training opportunities in integrative medicine, emergency medicine, sports medicine and geriatrics.

The UTMB Department of Family Medicine offers an Integrative Medicine Fellowship that our residents can apply for in their third year.