Academic Programs at the RAHC

 

Internal Medicine Residency Program

Program Highlights

  • University-based training at a regional academic campus
  • Small program allows personal attention to your education
  • One-on-one guidance from your faculty mentor
  • Direct interaction with clinical faculty-no competition from fellows
  • We have the potential "for a 1 year Chief Resident Position available for one graduate every year."
  • 24-hour computer access to medical journals and reference -- even from home PC
  • PDA Pilot for each resident at no cost
  • Inpatient rotations in state-of-the-art 450 bed referral hospital
  • New outpatient clinic with on-site radiology, laboratory and pharmacy services
  • New educational building with auditorium and medical library
  • Sensible limits on workload and strict adherence to work hour limits
  • At least one day off per week on every rotation
  • Among the highest resident salaries in Texas - and low cost of living!
  • Safe, affordable housing next to academic campus
  • Semitropical climate with year-round outdoor fun

 

Community Service Learning

In July 2002, and as a component of an educational HRSA grant,  students were introduced to the Clerkship Community Service Learning Project.

 

Goal of the project

  • acquaint students  to the role of physicians in the community
  • role of community agencies in the delivery of care to patients. 
  • Start them thinking about advocacy and  their leadership role in the community

Funding Available forHealth Sciences Center Student Community Service-Learning Projects

In collaboration with the Center for Community Health & Service-Learning at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in Atlanta, the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics is currently accepting proposals from faculty-mentored students at UTHSCSA to develop and implement community service-learning projects. Specifically, we are interested in community service-learning projects that document and address health disparities in the institution’s surrounding community. This collaboration is in keeping with the new guidelines required for accreditation by the liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which stipulate that medical schools should make available sufficient opportunities for medical students to participate in service-learning activities, and should encourage and support student participation.

 

Steer Program

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA)—the UT medical school that serves the South Texas/Border Region—offers unique field experiences at the U.S.-Mexico Border for students enrolled in U.S. MD/MPH, medical, public health, and other health professions degree programs. This 4-week elective is presented by the South Texas Environmental Education and Research (STEER) program, based in Laredo since 1996 and Harlingen since 2004.