Residency Training Tracks and Immersion Experiences

Lifestyle Medicine Track                         

Want to the a physician who can treat, reverse, and prevent chronic disease through sustainable behavior change. UTMB Health and The American College of Lifestyle Medicine have partnered in the hopes of driving the cultural and systemic shifts needed to make lifestyle medicine the standard of care—delivering better outcomes, restoring joy in practice, and making lasting health achievable for all. We are excited to offer you the opportunity to earn dual board certification (American Board of Family Medicine and American College of Lifestyle Medicine) with our Lifestyle Medicine track.
Faculty Contact: Ernst Nicanord

Hospital Medicine Track                         

The Hospitalist Track for Family Medicine has been developed to provide education, training, and exposure to inpatient medicine care that surpass the required core education and training during residency. Those residents who are considering additional exposure or fellowship education and training in hospitalist medicine can pursue it.
Faculty Contact:  Andrew Janicki, MD

Medical Spanish Track                         

Patient-physician communication and the ability to speak in the patient’s preferred language is a key component to successful patient care. Almost 30% of Texans speak Spanish at home, highlighting the importance of increasing the number of physicians who are fluent in medical Spanish. The Medical Spanish Track for family medicine residents has been developed to train track participants in delivering culturally responsive and respectful care to Spanish-speaking patients in their native language.
Faculty Contact: Laura Porterfield, MD

Sports Medicine Track                         

The Sports Medicine Track for primary care sports medicine has been developed to provide education, training, and exposure to primary care sports medicine endeavors that surpass the required core education and training during residency. Those residents who are considering fellowship education and training in primary care sports medicine may pursue it with the goal of application to a primary care sports medicine fellowship.  
Faculty Contact: Namita Bhardwaj, MD

Resident physicians are encouraged to work with our faculty members to develop written programs of study in the area of their particular interest, even if it is not among our existing tracks or immersion experiences

• Faculty Development
• Geriatrics
• OB/Women's Health
• Integrative Medicine