Prospective Residents

Welcome to Scott and White Internal Medicine Residency (a “hidden gem” located in Temple, TX), and we are glad you are interested in our program.

Quick Overview:

- - - - Operate on a 4+1 schedule allowing protected time for clinic patient care
        
        Shift work scheduling with dedicated night float coverage and thus there no “home call”
        
        Board pass rate over the last 3 years – 98%
        
        Fellowship match 2019: Cardiology 3, Gastroenterology 3 , Heme/Onc 2 , Geriatrics 1, Infectious Disease 1, Palliative 1, Pulm Crit Care 2
        
        Our Residents are active in research and QI projects
        
        To learn more about benefits, please visit the GME page
        
        In-house moonlighting opportunities as PGY-2 & PGY-3
        
        Implementing a Lifestyle Medicine curriculum with the goal to be board eligible for ACLM
        
        Expanding training for POCUS and have access to ultrasound training with Sono-Sim at our VA facility
        
        Follow us at #bswimr
        
        Wards schedules:
        VA
        3 teams (1 upper level, 2-3 interns, medical students, pharmacy students, VA Hospitalist / Chief Resident attending)
        Cap of 16, usual census 12-16
        5 admissions per 24 hour period
        Night team can distribute up to 2 patients to each team overnight, counts into the 24 hour 5 patient limit
        On weekends/holidays, 1/3 teams will be “off call” and not take admissions, and can go home at noon
        
        Scott & White
        4 teams with different structures
        A&B Teams with 1 upper level, 2-3 interns, medical students, PD / APD / Chief Resident or CDM attendings
        C Team with 1 upper level and 1 hospitalist attending
        D Team with 1 upper level, 2-3 interns, medical students, and hospitalist attendings
        Cap on A, B, & D teams are 14, cap on C team is 10
        A, B, & C Team have all patients assigned to 7 North
        Admissions assigned to teams on rolling basis to keep teams at cap
        D Team patients spread throughout the hospital, but still has rolling admissions
        Admissions to 7 North from 5pm – 12am are done by the night float team (PGY-3 and intern)
        Admissions to 7 North from 12am – 7am and to D team overnight are done by the hospitalists