Did You Know?

Did You Know?

• We are a community-based residency.
• We are the only residency here. That means increased autonomy for you!
• San Jacinto Methodist is part of The Methodist Hospital System. It is an excellent facility that is up-to-date, clean with excellent diagnostics
• You will benefit from The Methodist Hospital high quality administration. Family medicine enjoys an excellent relationship with the hospital administration.
• Family physicians are well respected here.
• There is a high ratio of nurses to physicians in our clinic.
• The nursing staff at the hospital is first rate.
• We enjoy great relationships with the obstetricians - there is a great opportunity to do a lot of OB.
• Most of our faculty do their own C-sections and can teach you!
• Baytown is a city with a population larger than Galveston, but you will have no other residency competition.Hence, there is great clinical pathology and a large clinical population available for your learning
• Free food all the time!
• You will enjoy a nice salary and benefit package - check it out and compare!
• Many opportunities for procedures - stress tests, lines, circs, SVD's, BTL's, epis repairs, vacuum, colpos, OB ultrasounds, flex sig, derm procedures, etc.
• Great opportunities to learn Occupational Medicine - We have an Occ Med clinic.
• Free parking
• 21 days personal time off
• Money allotted to pay for the USMLE exam in PGY 1 year
• Location proximal to Houston - (30 minutes)
• Also location proximal to Galveston - 40 minutes to the beach!
• Jobs available for your spouse nearby
• A quiet community with NO TRAFFIC congestion here!
• We enjoy a low cost of living - housing costs much lower than in Houston.
• You are able to access LBJ and UTMB resources when needed.
• You can choose your own call schedule!
• Most of the third year is Call Free (11 of 13 blocks!)