Thank you for your interest in our residency training programs at Texas Health Fort Worth. We currently offer ACGME-accredited training in General Surgery. The primary goal of our program is to develop residents into highly skilled, thoughtful, competent, and compassionate surgical physicians to expand our community outreach, deliver high-quality, cost-efficient care to those who need it most across the four counties we service in the Fort Worth and Tarrant County area.
Benefits
Stipend Information
| Program Year | Annual Rate (2024-2025) |
| PGY-1 | $63,796 |
| PGY-2 | $66,851 |
| PGY-3 | $69,376 |
| PGY-4 | $72,983 |
| PGY-5 | $75,741 |
Sample Resident Contract Academic Year 2024-2025
Insurance
Health insurance including major medical, life, personal accident, long-term disability, vision, and dental are provided for the resident and his/her family. Medical malpractice insurance also is provided.
Food Allowance
Residents will be provided food for conferences as needed and will be given monthly on-call food allowance based upon the call services assigned.
Retirement Plan
Residents have the option to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement plan (401k). After one year of service, Texas Health will match your contribution up to 6 percent of your pay as long as you contribute 2 percent or more of your eligible pay to the 401k Plan. The matching contribution from Texas Health is 75 cents for each dollar you contribute, up to 6 percent of eligible pay.
Memberships and Subscriptions
Memberships to:
- The Texas Surgical Society
- American College of Surgeons
Subscriptions are provided for
- The New England Journal of Medicine
- The Annals of Surgery
UpToDate is available from any computer on campus.
Board Review Course
In preparation for the surgery board certifying examination, the program will provide graduating residents the opportunity to attend a general surgery board review course.
Professional Meetings
Residents are encouraged to attend professional meetings. Allowances are available at the discretion of the program director. Financial support is available to residents presenting a lecture, abstract, or poster.
Coats and Scrubs
Two monogrammed white coats and scrubs are provided at the initial orientation and one additional monogrammed white coat and set of scrubs will be provided for each subsequent training year to follow.
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Application
Our program participates in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and applications must be submitted through this platform. The application should include:
- Three letters of recommendation
- Deans letter of recommendation
- Current Curriculum Vitae
- A personal statement that specifically expresses your desire to be part of the Texas Health Fort Worth General Surgery residency program
- Medical School Transcript
- Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPE)
- USMLE Transcript
- Current Photo
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Interview Selection and Match Process
We have 3 categorical general surgery positions and will interview 30 applicants for these positions.
All interviews will be virtual and take place on the following dates:
- Wednesday, 11/8/23
- Wednesday, 11/29/23
- Wednesday, 12/13/23
Applicants will have 48 hours to respond to the interview invitation.
At the conclusion of the interview season, our program will rank applicants interviewed and submit the rank order list to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) by February 28, 2024. The NRMP will then occur at 1:00 pm ET on Friday, March 15, 2024.
The Texas Health Fort Worth General Surgery residency program will conduct all interviewing candidates for training virtually this academic year.
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Does the program sponsor Visas?
Currently, the program is not sponsoring any Visas.
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How do I apply to your program?
Texas Health Fort Worth’s surgery residency program is “all in” on the NRMP Match agreement. As a result, we only select qualified applications through the ERAS application portal and match through the annual NRMP Match process.
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Can I apply if I am Couples Matching?
If you are invited to interview with our program and your significant other is interested in one of our programs, please reach out to the contact person for the program via e-mail with your significant other’s name, AAMC ID, and program of interest. We cannot and will not promise interviews to those couples matching but appreciate the additional details that round out a person’s profile.
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How can I learn more about the Fort Worth area?
You may visit https://www.fortworth.com/ to learn more about life and recreation in the Fort Worth area. Additionally, you may ask your interviewers during interview day.