Texas Programs-reviews, experience?

[Quijotemd]

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After extensive on-line searching, I found little to no personal feedback with regard to any of the Texas OBG programs, and there are many in the state. Could anyone, either students, current residents, or recent graduates of these programs give us some feedback? It would be very helpful to hear about:

1. Program curriculum, including call schedule/night float
2. Camaraderie among residents?
3. Faculty: dedicated teachers?
4. Facilities: poor, adequate, wonderful?
5. Research opportunities?

Feedback from any Texas program would be much appreciated. Specifically, I would like to hear about:

1. UT Dallas
2. UT Houston, LBJ or Herman programs
3. UT San Antonio
4. Baylor Houston
5. UTMB Austin
6. Scott and White

Many thanks!

 

[snowinter]

Hi Q,

I'm sorry I have no info regarding particular schools you mentioned -- however if you are interested in Texas schools -- you may want to add UT Southwestern to your list. They take 16 residents/ Year according to Frieda.

For some reason, no one on this list answers these types of questions. Nothing related to"how to get in" is really answered. Maybe the people who know the answers are not on this forum.

However, a lot of time is spent discussing when to pap a 21 year old, or other obgyn related issues. (probraly representing that we are mainly medical students on this particular forum?)

I think maybe we need more *actual residents* on the list to read and RESPOND. My solution: when we become residents: let us continue to read AND RESPOND to this forum.

take care & good luck with your searches!
snowinter

 

[Quijotemd]

Thanks Snowinter, I think you're right in that our forum is frequented mostly by med students. I can't blame the residents, though. I can imagine how different our lives will be come internship. On the other hand, it would be nice to hear from those we most need in this time of advice seeking.

I should have put Southwestern. When I wrote UT Dallas, that's what I meant. There's a great example of how I really could use some more info. I know the place has a great rep, but some chatter I've heard is that they work the residents way too hard. So, who knows.

Q

 

[dixiechicken]

Thanks for your interest, I'm an intern at S&W and I love it. I could talk all day about our program, but I'll address your points.

- The curriculum is great, the only off service rotations are 1month of family med outpatient. As an intern you have 2mo gynsurg, 3mo L&D, 3mo ob/gyn clinic, 1mo each of research, breast/endocrine, ultrasound.
Call is 1 weekday evening a week (5pm to 9-10pm), and every other weekend is a 24 hr call (either Fri 5pm - Sat 8am with Sun 8am - 8pm, or Sat 8am - Sun 8am).

- Residents have great camaraderie, we have a good mix of gender. We have parties at the beginning and end of each year, and get togeather at the interest group meetings inbetween. There is a chief roast at the end of each year. We really get along well.

- The faculty are great teachers. All doctors are S&W doctors, and expect to teach residents. There is a good balance between Onc, REI, MFM, and a lot of Urogyn, (Dr. Shull is world renound).

- The current facility is old, but we are building a brand new hospital. It will open 12/2006. New L&D and hospital floors. We just build a new clinical simulation center in partnership with Temple College. Once a week for the first month, the interns go over and learn surgical skills and run emergency codes on realistic mechanical patients. The director of the center is an REI in our dept.

-Research opportunities abound. We have our own division of research. A PhD embryologist in our department runs the research. He has ideas, and helps you plan your project. You use his staff for the leg work. They recruit patients, collect data, and do much of the irb paperwork.

Check it out online www.sw.org go to residencies then ob/gyn

The only drawback to our program is location. It is a big hospital, serving 22+ counties, in a small town. But the big city isn't far away, and housing prices are dirt cheap ($100k or less for a new 3 br house).

I encourage everyone to apply, we even pay for your hotel stay for the interview. 👍

Let me know if you have any questions, please be patient with me, I get busy.

Jason

 

[snowinter]

THANKS Jason for all the great info on S&W! I'm sure many ppl who wouldn't have necessarily known what a great program you have before-- will at least take a peak at your website 🙂 I know I did! take care and good luck!

Thanks for your interest, I'm an intern at S&W and I love it. I could talk all day about our program, but I'll address your points.

- The curriculum is great, the only off service rotations are 1month of family med outpatient. As an intern you have 2mo gynsurg, 3mo L&D, 3mo ob/gyn clinic, 1mo each of research, breast/endocrine, ultrasound.
Call is 1 weekday evening a week (5pm to 9-10pm), and every other weekend is a 24 hr call (either Fri 5pm - Sat 8am with Sun 8am - 8pm, or Sat 8am - Sun 8am).

- Residents have great camaraderie, we have a good mix of gender. We have parties at the beginning and end of each year, and get togeather at the interest group meetings inbetween. There is a chief roast at the end of each year. We really get along well.

- The faculty are great teachers. All doctors are S&W doctors, and expect to teach residents. There is a good balance between Onc, REI, MFM, and a lot of Urogyn, (Dr. Shull is world renound).

- The current facility is old, but we are building a brand new hospital. It will open 12/2006. New L&D and hospital floors. We just build a new clinical simulation center in partnership with Temple College. Once a week for the first month, the interns go over and learn surgical skills and run emergency codes on realistic mechanical patients. The director of the center is an REI in our dept.

-Research opportunities abound. We have our own division of research. A PhD embryologist in our department runs the research. He has ideas, and helps you plan your project. You use his staff for the leg work. They recruit patients, collect data, and do much of the irb paperwork.

Check it out online www.sw.org go to residencies then ob/gyn

The only drawback to our program is location. It is a big hospital, serving 22+ counties, in a small town. But the big city isn't far away, and housing prices are dirt cheap ($100k or less for a new 3 br house).

I encourage everyone to apply, we even pay for your hotel stay for the interview. 👍

Let me know if you have any questions, please be patient with me, I get busy.

Jason

 

[Quijotemd]

That's exactly what I was talking about! We really appreciate the time you took to share this information with us.

Q

 

[dixiechicken]

anyone else have questions?

 

[canjosh]

UT Dallas is actually a completely different institution in Richardson--a suburb north of Dallas. Just FYI.

 

[APGAR10/10]

After extensive on-line searching, I found little to no personal feedback with regard to any of the Texas OBG programs, and there are many in the state. Could anyone, either students, current residents, or recent graduates of these programs give us some feedback? It would be very helpful to hear about:

1. Program curriculum, including call schedule/night float
2. Camaraderie among residents?
3. Faculty: dedicated teachers?
4. Facilities: poor, adequate, wonderful?
5. Research opportunities?

Feedback from any Texas program would be much appreciated. Specifically, I would like to hear about:

1. UT Dallas
2. UT Houston, LBJ or Herman programs
3. UT San Antonio
4. Baylor Houston
5. UTMB Austin
6. Scott and White

Many thanks!

I'm currently an M4 at Texas Tech, El Paso. I know you didn't ask about this program, but I thought I'd give a little info just in case. El Paso has a unique OB/GYN program due to its proximity to the border (you could walk from the hospital to mexico easy.) Large families are involved in the deliveries (mothers, cousins, sisters, aunts, etc), so the delivery rooms sometimes take on a family reunion feel. Nothing beats hearing a father say "mi preciosa" about his baby girl. It's a lot of fun. As far as training goes, this population has higher rates of complications due to the increased incidence of gestational diabetes, lack of prenatal care, and malnutrition, so you see EVERYTHING in large numbers. I think UT Southwestern is very similar, and probably UT San Antonio too.

I'll try to answer your more specific questions the best I can.

1. I don't think I could add anything to what the website says about the curriculum. The residents are very involved in hands-on patient care from the get-go. I know the PGY1s do c-sections in the first few months, and they are running the L&D board before they are PGY2s.
2. The residents get along pretty well. I know that many hang out after work and they laugh a lot while at work.
3. Most of the faculty are really really great. (They just got a few new ones that I have never worked with, so I can't comment on them.) I can say that the faculty are patient, innovative, and eager to teach.
4. The L&D unit is brand-spankin'-new. The rooms are nice and spacious, nursing staff is attentive, and the ORs are nice too. Everything is very well placed, including the individual call rooms with private bathrooms and showers (they are right next to the ORs).
5. Research is definitely a weak point. There are good opportunites for research, but you would have to look for them. All the residents are required to participate in a research project (like every other program I'm sure), but few of them actively pursue the academic end above and beyond the requirement.

Just my 2 cents. Hope it helps. Good luck everyone with your interviews!!!

 

[ErGirl]

After extensive on-line searching, I found little to no personal feedback with regard to any of the Texas OBG programs, and there are many in the state. Could anyone, either students, current residents, or recent graduates of these programs give us some feedback? It would be very helpful to hear about:

1. Program curriculum, including call schedule/night float
2. Camaraderie among residents?
3. Faculty: dedicated teachers?
4. Facilities: poor, adequate, wonderful?
5. Research opportunities?

Feedback from any Texas program would be much appreciated. Specifically, I would like to hear about:

1. UT Dallas
2. UT Houston, LBJ or Herman programs
3. UT San Antonio
4. Baylor Houston
5. UTMB Austin
6. Scott and White

Many thanks!

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