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 – 97%
        
        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
        
        Opportunities to get involved with hospital, local, state, and national committees
        
        Implementing new Lifestyle Medicine curriculum with goal for interested residents to sit for ACLM boards
        
        Expanding training for POCUS and have access to ultrasound training with Sono-Sim at our VA facility
        
        Food/coffee at most educational conferences
        
        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