Postdoctoral Medical Training / GME

TCOM encourages graduates to complete at least three years of approved postdoctoral training. All internship, residency, and fellowship programs affiliated with TCOM are approved by the American Osteopathic Association and/or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Graduates of approved programs are eligible for certification by the corresponding specialty board. Candidates interested in GME programs affiliated with TCOM and the Texas OPTI should contact the individual sites as noted below, for more information regarding admissions requirements and application procedures:

Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center
7101 S. Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
(361) 761-3280
http://www.ccmedicalcenter.com
Steven L. Gates, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency
Internal Medicine Residency
Traditional Internship

Conroe Medical Education Foundation
704 FM 2854
Conroe, TX 77301
(936) 523-5247
http://www.lonestarfamily.org
Stephen McKernan, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency

Driscoll Children's Hospital
3533 South Alameda
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 694-5465
http://www.driscollchildrens.org
William Dirksen, MD, Administrative Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Pediatrics Residency

Good Shepherd Medical Center
700 E. Marshall Avenue
Longview, TX  75601
(903) 315-3737
http://www.gsmc.org/residency/
John McDonald, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Internal Medicine 

JPS Health Network
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817) 927-1173
http://www.jpshealthnet.org
Josephine Fowler, MD, Administrative Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency
Orthopedics Residency
Podiatry Residency
Psychiatry Residency
Radiology Residency
Traditional Internship

Methodist Charlton Medical Center
3500 Wheatland Road
Dallas, TX 75237
(214) 947-5420
http://www.methodisthealthsystem.org
Thomas Shima, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency

Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth
900 8th Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817) 347-5887
http://www.plazamedicalcenter.com
Lisa R. Nash, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Cardiology Fellowship
Family Medicine Residency
Gastroenterology Fellowship
General Surgery Residency
Internal Medicine Residency
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency
Rheumatology Fellowship

Texas A&M Health Sciences Center
1301 Memorial Drive - #200
Bryan, TX 77802
(979) 862-4465
http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/fmr
David A. McClellan, MD, Administrative Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Traditional Internship

Texas Tech University Health Science Center-Lubbock
3601 4th Street
Lubbock, TX 79430
(806) 743-2770
http://www.ttuhsc.edu/fammed
Ron Cook, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency

University of North Texas Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 735-2149
http://www.hsc.unt.edu
Amy Moss, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Dermatology Residency
Geriatrics-Internal Medicine Fellowship
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Plus One Residency
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency
Palliative Care Fellowship

Information for additional accredited GME programs may be accessed on the Internet at:

American Osteopathic Association - Opportunities
www.opportunities.osteopathic.org

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
www.acgme.org

TCOM and its affiliate hospitals are members of the Texas Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions (Texas OPTI), an educational consortium committed to assuring the availability of quality postdoctoral training in the State of Texas. For more information, please view the Texas OPTI website at http://texasopti.hsc.unt.edu.

Lisa R. Nash, DO, FAAFP
Associate Dean for Educational Programs
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical Education and Training Building
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard - MET-330F
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 735-2149
lisa.nash@unthsc.edu

This page last modified April 25, 2012

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