Program Overview
The program accepts four interns per year. Residents alternate between Internal Medicine and Pediatrics rotations every three to six months.
Med-Peds interns gain a solid clinical foundation by rotating through inpatient, intensive care, ambulatory, and emergency department settings at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Parkland Memorial Hospital, and William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.
Increased supervisory responsibility is integrated as residents advance through the remaining years of training, as well as additional time for individualized curriculum blocks. Med-Peds training affords an array of career possibilities, and the program's individualized approach fosters development of each resident’s unique skills, interests, and passions.
Why Med-Peds?
The Med-Peds Experience
While each Med-Peds resident is fully integrated into the categorical program experience, a number of learning opportunities are dedicated to Med-Peds.
- “Synergy” Conferences (part of the categorical Internal Medicine and Pediatrics noon conference curriculum)
- Dedicated monthly conferences and journal clubs specifically for Med-Peds residents
To facilitate residents' emerging interests and support their career goals, combined Med-Peds rotations have been developed in areas such as:
- Global health
- Cardiology
- Rheumatology
- Palliative care
An emphasis on innovation, collaboration, and community
- Collaborative
Mridula Nadamuni, M.D., discusses how collaboration between departments leads to new initiatives.
- Community
Chris Chang, M.D., describes how the support of other residents at UT Southwestern was important to meet the physical and emotional challenges of residency.
- Diversity and Inclusion
Anjali Vora, M.D., and Alexis Boulter, M.D., discuss the importance of having diversity of perspective in a training program.
- Individualized
Averi Wilson, M.D., describes how individualized curriculum has allowed her to pursue her interests through custom electives.
- Innovation
Kylie Cullinan, M.D., discusses how programs use resident feedback to innovate.