Facilities

Consider internal medicine training in comfortable Central Texas at a large major academic center that includes the following:

• University-based residency program at a highly respected academic health science center.
• Full-time college of medicine faculty.
  • Internal medicine department with over 120 members and a faculty to resident ratio of 4:1
  • Daily teaching rounds with faculty who are always available seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
  • Excellent opportunities and support for research activities
  • Superior subspecialty training programs in cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonary/critical care and oncology and infectious disease
• One of the largest multi-specialty integrated group practices settings in the U.S.
• Unique exposure to concepts of managed care with an affiliated hospital, clinic, HMO and VA Medical Center.
• Broad spectrum patient population
  • Central Texas primary care base of more than one million population
  • Tertiary referral center from Texas, Southwest United States, and Mexico
  • Mixture of indigent patients with private, HMO, medicare, medicaid and veterans population
• Outstanding ambulatory care facilities with a large patient population of over one million patients per year. Outpatient training includes general medicine, all of the subspecialties, plus non-related areas such as gynecology, orthopedics, ENT, etc.
• State of the art medical information and computer resources available with individual instruction as well as connection to home computers for internet access, home literature searches, etc.
• Friendly academic atmosphere

We strive to create an atmosphere conducive to learning during the three year internal medicine residency program. We feel strongly that residents learn better when they are happy and having a good time and enthusiastic about what they are doing. The residents have excellent faculty support, and the work schedules allow time for outside reading and studying. Reference librarians are readily available to assist with literature search and drug information. Pharmacologists are readily available on the wards to assist with drug information and assistance in drug dosages, etc. Residents have access to up-to-date medical informatics and computer information resources in the hospital, clinic and from home.

Individualized training is also available for residents who need assistance in learning computer technology for information management and the storage and utilization of clinical data. Individual faculty mentoring is provided for research projects and scholarly activities.

It is unique to find a major medical center that is not located in the middle of a large city. It is nice to be able to go from your house to work, or to the library in five to ten minutes, and you can also get to two nice lakes in the beautiful Central Texas countryside in ten minutes. Camping, golfing, fishing and other outdoor activities are readily available twelve months out of the year.

Regional Health Science Education Center

The Center's Purpose

The four story center consists of a 350 seat auditorium, 16 classrooms, administrative offices and a new regional medical library.

• The center serves Scott & White physicians, Texas A&M Health Science Center faculty and scientist, graduate and undergraduate students, medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, allied health professionals and others.
• Activities to promote wellness and disease prevention are conducted at the facility, as well as conferences and meetings in connection with A&M School of Rural Public Health.
• The center serves as a "communication hub," linking components of the A&M Health Science Center to Scott & White and to rural areas of Texas.

Auditorium

Located on the first and second floors, the 6,200 square foot auditorium boasts a stage and multimedia center equipped with state of the art electrical, acoustical and audiovisual aids. With 350 seats, it serves as an educational conference site for state, regional and national scientific seminars.

Library

Scott & White Richard D. Haines Medical Library has moved to the new center and serves as the nucleus of a new 19,000 square foot regional medical library. Tripling its current size, the medical library is located on the third and fourth floors. It serves as library for the A&M Health Science Center's Temple campus and has electronic and computer access to the library at Texas A&M University, the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, and member libraries throughout the country. There are 50 study carrels and seating for approximately 100.

Classrooms

Classrooms of various sizes are situated on the first and second levels and accommodate approximately 480 students, residents and faculty members. The classrooms are furnished with the latest audiovisual and electronic equipment.

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