Residency Program
The Internal Medicine Residency in the Department of Medicine is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as well as its respective Residency Review Committees. We accept highly competitive applicants each year and continue to match outstanding residents. Our graduates become leaders in internal medicine, both academically and in private practice.
Fellowship Programs
The Department of Medicine offers training through non-ACGME-accredited fellowship programs, which are approved by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners. Under the guidance of experienced mentors, fellows enhance their skills and understanding in their subspecialties, excel in their fields and come out of the programs with the necessary reputation to qualify for key appointments.
- Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
- Allergy and Immunology Fellowship
- Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
- Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship
- Gastroenterology Fellowship
- Geriatrics Fellowship
- Health Services Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship
- Infectious Diseases Fellowship
- Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
- Nephrology Fellowship
- Preventive Cardiology Fellowship
- Primary Care Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
- Rheumatology Fellowship
- Sleep Medicine Fellowship
- Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
Texas Heart Institute Fellowships
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Health-Baylor St. Luke’s offers a variety of accredited and non-accredited clinical and research fellowship training programs.
Undergraduate Medical Education
The Department of Medicine provides undergraduate medical education (UME) students a balance of training, exposure and experience that prepares them for graduate programs in their specialties. Our students first attend foundational sciences curriculum courses and then clinical curriculum courses. Students will choose one sub-internship, seven core clerkships and five or six clinical electives.
Sub-Internships
This rotation was the best experience that I have had in medical school. I learned more in one month on this rotation than I have in any other 2- to 3-month-long rotation. I worked with great residents, faculty and students. I feel infinitely more prepared for residency than I did prior to this rotation.
During this rotation, medical students experience increased autonomy, acting as interns who are supervised directly by senior residents and the attending physician. Students use experiential and self-directed learning to expand their medical knowledge. They hone their history and physical skills, write orders, and develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans independently. Students also further develop their communication skills with patients, families, physicians, nurses and other members of the healthcare team. The rotation begins with an Academic Half Day, during which students from all sub-internships at Baylor meet to learn skills involved in transitions of care. During the rotation, students get to practice these skills, including hand-offs, calling consults and discharging patients.
Continuing Medical Education and Grand Rounds
The Department of Medicine provides Continuing Medical Education (CME) hours for Grand Rounds, held weekly during the education season. These lectures, clinical and research update presentations, mystery cases, case studies are a showcase for past and present Department of Medicine faculty, as well as distinguished national guest speakers. CME-eligible training is dynamic; check course listings frequently for updated material.
Affiliates
Affiliations with leading research and healthcare institutions in and around the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest healthcare complex, provide access to an exceptionally diverse array of people and resources. Discover how our affiliations enhance our education programs.
