Our program is structured into a 4+1 model. We feel that this structure provides several benefits for residents, including increasing outpatient continuity for with individual patient panels and one preceptor, reducing conflict between inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, and providing decompression between inpatient rotations for reduced resident stress and work hours. This model also allows for consistent access to subspecialty clinics, research, and completion of administrative tasks.


General Medicine Inpatient Service

Residents will complete about eight months of inpatient wards throughout their training. General medicine inpatient ward rotations will take place at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital and residents will take care of patients in a geographic cohort on a dedicated medicine floor. Residents will experience increasing autonomy throughout their training and will benefit from appropriate direct supervision and daily teaching by attending physicians. Residents will have the opportunity to take care of a wide variety of patients and diverse pathology in the inpatient setting.

Each team will consist of one teaching attending, one upper-level resident (PGY2 or PGY3), two interns, and a potential medical student. Upper-level residents will be responsible for supervision of interns, teaching, and team leadership.

Continuity Clinic

Houston Methodist serves as one of the major primary care providers to patients in The Woodlands, Montgomery, Conroe, and the surrounding areas. Residents will have the opportunity to rotate for one week every month at a Primary Care Clinic, working one-on-one with a single preceptor throughout their three years and building their own panel of patients. During their ambulatory week, residents will see their continuity clinic patients in the morning and have the opportunity to provide frequent follow-up care for their patient panel throughout their three years of training. They will have two afternoons dedicated to experiencing their choice of subspecialty clinic to help determine their future career path. Residents will also have a dedicated half day to work on their research projects, and a half day for completion of administrative tasks, such as following up lab results and emails for clinic patients.

 

• Houston Methodist The Woodlands participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
• Applications must be processed through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Applications are not accepted in any other formats.
  
  • Note: in ERAS and NRMP, we are listed under the name Methodist Hospital (Woodlands)
  • Program Codes
    ERAS: 1404800003
    NRMP: 1167140C1

• Selected applicants are notified electronically to interview through RezRate. Interviews will be scheduled virtually during November-January.

• "Pre-Match" positions are not offered.
• Please limit inquiries regarding application status.

 

Applicants must have graduated from medical school within three years of application and meet one of the following criteria:

 

• Graduates of medical schools in the U.S. and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
• Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the U.S. accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• Graduates of medical schools outside of the U.S. and Canada or graduates of medical schools outside the U.S. who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school who meet the following qualifications:
• Hold a current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
• Has a J-1 Visa, or is a U.S. citizen, naturalized U.S. citizen or permanent resident

The documentation listed below must be submitted with the application:

 

• Common ERAS application form
• MSPE (Dean's letter)
• At least three (3) letters of recommendation (one letter can be the Chairman Letter or Standard Letter of Evaluation).  All letters of recommendation should be current or within the last two years.
• Official medical school transcript 
• Personal statement
• Passing scores, with no more than 2 attempts, on all USMLE or COMLEX exams. COMLEX can be considered in lieu of USMLE for students graduating from osteopathic schools
• Photograph

 

Application deadline is November 1, 2024

Requirements for International Medical Graduates (IMG):

• Must be ECFMG-certified
• Must submit USMLE Step 2 (CK/CS) results by application deadline (November 1, 2024)
• Must submit an official English translation for all application materials
• A minimum of 4 months U.S. Clinical Experience (USCE) is required, preferably in an academic medical center (observerships are considered as USCE)
• Must document USCE/observerships with a letter of recommendation by a supervising physician
• Only J-1 Visas are offered

 

Drug & Tobacco Screening:  Applicants will be tested for nicotine and drug usage during the post-offer physical.  If an applicant tests positive for nicotine use, including nicotine gum and patches, the offer will be rescinded, and individuals will be given the opportunity to participate in a free Houston Methodist-provided tobacco cessation program.  Applicants wishing to reapply after testing positive for nicotine may do so 90 days after the date the initial offer was rescinded.

 

If the applicant tests positive for drug use, the offer will be rescinded.  Job seekers wishing to reapply after the drug screening is positive may do so one year after the date the initial offer was rescinded.

 

Background Check:  Prior to employment start date, job seekers must complete a criminal background check.