UT Tyler School of Medicine Welcomes 63 New Residents and 10 New Fellows

March 31, 2023

UT Tyler School of Medicine Welcomes 63 New Residents and 10 New Fellows

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March 31, 2023

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The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine had another successful graduate medical residency “Match Day” this year filling 63 slots with new resident physicians and 10 fellows who will start their medical training throughout East Texas July 1.

“Match Day is not just a culmination of years of hard work and dedication, but it is also a day that holds great significance for the East Texas community,” said Dr. Brigham Willis, School of Medicine dean. “These new doctors will be the next generation of health care providers who will serve our region, and their impact will be felt for years to come.”

Completing a residency is a requirement to obtain a no restrictions license to practice medicine. Residency is the post-graduate training of those who complete medical school. During this time — three to seven years depending on the program — doctors are trained in a specialized area of care under supervision of an attending physician or consultant.

The school matched for the first time in three fellowship programs: cardiovascular diseases, gastroenterology and hospice & palliative medicine. The school also will welcome an inaugural class for the Transitional Year Residency program. As the residency programs continue to expand, more doctors throughout the health system will be taking on teaching roles.

The UT Tyler Health Science Center is the only university in East Texas that provides graduate medical education. It currently offers 15 residency and fellowship programs:

Family Medicine Residency
UT Health Athens

Rural Family Medicine Residency
UT Health Pittsburg

Rural Psychiatry Residency
UT Health Pittsburg

Family Medicine Residency
UT Health Tyler – North campus

Occupational Medicine Residency
UT Health Tyler – North campus

Psychiatry Residency
UT Health Tyler – North campus

Internal Medicine Residency
UT Health Tyler

General Surgery Residency
UT Health Tyler

General Preventive Medicine Residency
UT Health Tyler

Sports Medicine Fellowship
UT Health Tyler

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
UT Health Tyler

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
UT Health Tyler

Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
UT Health Tyler

Gastroenterology Fellowship
UT Health Tyler

Transitional Year Residency
UT Health Tyler

“We’re excited to welcome these 63 residents and 10 fellows to the school of medicine,” said Dr. Emmanuel Elueze, vice president for medical education and professional development at UT Tyler School of Medicine. “We anticipate that a considerable number of these residents will remain in East Texas and expand the local health care workforce.”

With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. UT Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as UT Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.