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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Medical Education


Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) encourages graduates to complete at least three years of approved postdoctoral training. All internship, residency, and fellowship programs affiliated with TCOM are approved by the American Osteopathic Association and/or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Graduates of approved programs are eligible for certification by the corresponding specialty board. Candidates interested in GME programs affiliated with TCOM and the Texas Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions (Texas OPTI) should contact the individual sites, as noted below, for more information regarding admissions requirements and application procedures:

Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center
7101 S. Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
(361) 761-3280
http://www.ccmedicalcenter.com
Steven L. Gates, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency
Internal Medicine Residency
Dermatology Residency
Cardiology Fellowship
Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship

Conroe Medical Education Foundation
605 S. Conroe Medical Drive
Conroe, TX 7730
(936) 539-4004
http://www.lonestarfamily.org
Jennie Faulkner, C-TAGME, Medical Education Director 
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency

John Peter Smith Hospital 
1500 S Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
(817) 702-3431
http://www.jpshealthnet.org 
Tricia C. Elliott, MD, FAAFP, Designated Institutional Official
Approved Program:
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Orthopedic Surgery
Psychiatry
Sports Medicine
Transitional Year

Methodist Charlton Medical Center
3500 Wheatland Road
Dallas, TX 75237
(214) 947-5420
http://www.methodisthealthsystem.org
Thomas Shima, DO, Associate Program Director
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency 

North Central Texas Medical Foundation Program
1301 3rd Street, Set 200
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
(940) 767-5145
http://www.wfresidency.org 
David Carlston, PhD, Designated Institutional Official
Ahmed A. Mattar, MD, Program Director
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency

Medical City of Fort Worth
900 8th Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817) 347-5887
http://www.plazamedicalcenter.com
Albert Yurvati, DO, PhD, Designated Institutional Official
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency
General Surgery Residency
Internal Medicine Residency
Cardiology Fellowship
Gastroenterology Fellowship
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency

Texoma Medical Center
5016 South US Hwy 75
Denison, Texas 75021
(903) 416-4120
http://www.texomamedicalcenter.net
Rodger Mattson, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Family Medicine Residency

UNTHSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 735-2498
http://www.unthsc.edu
Helene Alphonso, DO, Director of Medical Education
Approved Programs:
Combined FM/NMM Residency
Dermatology Residency - Dallas/Fort Worth
Dermatology Residency - Houston
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Plus One Residency
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency
Palliative Care Fellowship
Sport Medicine Fellowship

Weatherford Regional Medical Center
713 East Anderson
Weatherford, Texas 76086
(682)582-2921
http://www.weatherfordregional.com
Lisa R. Nash, DO, Director of Medical Education                                                                                                                                                                
Approved Programs:
Internal Medicine Residency
Traditional Internship

Information for additional accredited GME programs may be accessed on the Internet at:
American Osteopathic Association - Opportunities
www.opportunities.osteopathic.org
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
www.acgme.org

TCOM and its affiliate hospitals are members of the Texas OPTI, an educational consortium committed to assuring the availability of quality postdoctoral training in the State of Texas.

For more information, please view the Texas OPTI website at https://www.unthsc.edu/texas-college-of-osteopathic-medicine/texas-opti/.

Lisa R. Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, FAAFP
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard - MET320J
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 735-2149
lisa.nash@unthsc.edu