Transitional Year Residency Overview
About the Program
The transitional year residency is sponsored by The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine and the internal medicine residency program. Our transitional year residents will receive a well-rounded training experience with rotations such as internal medicine wards, general surgery, inpatient cardiology, neurology, intensive care, night float, ambulatory care, emergency medicine and multiple electives to help them gain further experience in their field of interest. Offering specialty tracks, residents will be prepared to enter advanced program training in neurology, preventive medicine or occupational medicine.
About The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center
The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, in partnership with Ardent Health Services has formed the UT Health East Texas Health System, a 10-hospital, 54-clinic health system providing quality care across the entire East Texas region. The Graduate Medical Education Committee provides oversight for multiple other programs within the institution including: internal medicine, general surgery, family medicine, occupational medicine, preventive medicine and psychiatry. Multiple fellowship programs are currently available including cardiology, sports medicine, psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, hospice and palliative care and gastroenterology. With the development of both undergraduate and graduate medical education programs, UT Tyler and UT Health East Texas health systems are determined to provide the best in medical education, healthcare services and innovative research to the East Texas community.
About UT Health East Texas and Clinical Sites
The primary training site for the transitional year residency program is the UT Health Tyler hospital which is located in the heart of Tyler’s midtown medical community. The hospital is the flagship facility of the UT Health East Texas system and serves as the hub of the region’s 10-hospital system, with over 50 outpatient clinics and over 600 physicians who serve over 1 million East Texans. As a 501-bed comprehensive medical facility with a level 1 trauma center, the UT Health Tyler hospital serves the region’s diverse patient population. The medical staff includes general internal medicine, hospitalists, general surgeons, surgical specialists and a full complement of medical subspecialty faculty who are eager to invest in training future physicians in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. The internal medicine ambulatory site is located at the Family Circle of Care – West Gentry Health Center, which is the home of the Internal Medicine Residency Continuity Clinic. Additional ambulatory clinic sites are located at the UT Health North Campus as well as local private clinic offices, all of which are within an approximately 15-minute commute from UT Health Tyler.
About Tyler
Tyler is a culturally diverse city of over 100,000 people with an excellent cost of living that is well below that of larger cities, situated just 90 miles east of Dallas and within only a few hours of Houston and Austin. Tyler is known to outdoor enthusiasts for its beautiful countryside while boasting excellent shopping, restaurants and a number of arts and educational venues. With its charm and hospitality, it does not take long to fall in love with East Texas and all that it has to offer. Go to www.visittyler.com for more!