HOME What is the RAHC? Welcome from our Program Director Program Highlights Educational Program Patient Population Clinical Facilities Leadership Key Faculty Benefits Living in Harlingen How to Apply Contact & Site Info Links Email comments, questions about the residency program Current Residency Brochure Large PDF - 1M download © 2004 UTHSCSA Dept of Medicine Created August 2004 Updated 01 September 2004 University homepage RAHC homepage Dept of Medicine homepage		Patient Population The patient population consists of permanent residents of Harlingen supplemented by referral cases from the communities of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and by an influx of visitors from the northern United States each winter. Residents will care for common internal medicine diseases as well as more unusual illnesses unique to the border region of Texas and Mexico. Residents will provide inpatient care for the patients enrolled in the continuity clinics at Su Clinica Familiar, ensuring continuity of care between the inpatient and outpatient settings.