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Texas Health Resources said Monday it won approval for an internal medicine residency program at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, and a combined program at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford.
The Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education granted approval, the Arlington-based Texas Health said.
“This is an exciting opportunity that plays a big role in the future of medicine in North Texas and nationwide,” Andrew Masica, Texas Health's senior vice president and chief medical officer of Reliable Health, said in a release.
The three-year programs, which start accepting residents in 2022, are intended to give physicians academic training and hands-on experience as they start their careers.
Twenty residents will be selected each year for the combined program at Texas Health Denton and Texas Health HEB, with 10 residents chosen each year at Texas Health Fort Worth.
“We’re excited to welcome the best and the brightest young internal medical talent to the Texas Health team,” Hilary Ryder, program director, internal medicine, Texas Health Fort Worth, said in the release.
“In a region growing as fast as North Texas, building and training a pipeline of medical talent is imperative to caring for the communities we serve,” Enrique Rincon, program director, internal medicine, Texas Health HEB and Denton, said.
The THR graduate medical education programs currently available include three internal medicine residencies. "Future residencies in obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and an additional internal medicine program are also in the planning stages."
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States could see an estimated shortage of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, including shortfalls in both primary and specialty care.
“GME helps address the shortage of physicians and increases access to care for North Texans,” Masica said.