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Scott & White Medical Center – Temple

Dept of Surgery, Podiatry Division

2401 South 31st Street

Temple, TX 76508

CASPR # 0259

CRIP Section 2

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

PMSR/RRA

Director

Christopher G. Browning DPM

Phone: michelle.felix@bswhealth.org

Program E-mail: michelle.felix@bswhealth.org

Program Web Site: BSWH.md/PodiatryResidency

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: yes

Staff DPMs: 15

Affiliated Institutions:

1. Academic affiliation with Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
2. Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (Temple VA Hospital/Clinic)
3. Scott & White Children’s Hospital

Other Residency Programs:

Multiple (17) residency/fellowship programs offered at Scott & White/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.

Clinical Experiences

Anesthesiology: yes

Behavioral Science: yes

Dermatology: yes

Diabetic Wound Care: yes

Emergency Room: yes

Family Practice: no

Internal Medicine: yes

Infectious Disease: yes

Neurology: yes

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: no

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: yes

Plastic Surgery: no

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: no

Rheumatology: no

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences:

1. Darnall Army Medical Hospital – Fort Hood – active military population
2. Scott & White Pediatric Clinics: Temple and Killeen, Texas
3. Scott & White Children’s Hospital – Temple, Texas

Program Emphasis:

1. Cover all aspects of podiatric care
2. many opportunities to interact/work with other specialities and residents in training

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: no

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $58240

Second Year: $60320

Third Year: $62296

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: yes

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: no

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits:

none.

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: Temple Podiatry - South Loop Clinic 2601 Thornton Lane, Temple, TX 76502

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: $0

Refundable: n/a

Payable to:

n/a

Clerkship Required: yes

State Licensure: temporary

ACLS: yes

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: 3.0

Minimum Rank: no

Other Applicant Requirements:

** provide contact information instead of letters of recommendation
** TOBACCO POLICY – your application will not be considered if you SMOKE, CHEW or DIP tobacco products.

Available Resources

Sample Contract: Internet Site

Benefit Package: Internet Site

Curriculum: Internet Site

Program Overview

The Scott & White Health Care System/Texas A&M University, Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Residency program is located in central Texas (Temple) and has 12 hospitals and 15 supporting major regional clinics. The Scott & White ER in Temple is a level one trauma center. All didactic, clinical and surgical training is obtained at the main Scott & White hospital/clinic, which has 550 physicians, as well as the Scott & White Children’s Hospital and the Temple VA Hospital/Clinic. There is also a rotation to an active military base, Fort Hood (Killeen, Texas). Some travel is involved to regional clinics/hospital/surgery centers in central Texas.