Darnall Army Medical Center Program

Program Description

The Family Medicine Residency Program at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Cavazos, Texas, is the best program in the Army to gain competence in the full scope of Army Family Medicine. We ensure our graduates are able to tackle any problem that they may face in the Army, at home or abroad, whether related to trauma and emergency medicine, obstetrical care in all settings, newborn and pediatric care in the inpatient and outpatient setting, complex adult inpatient care, procedural proficiency in the outpatient and inpatient setting, musculoskeletal injury and treatment, chronic disease management, and preventive health services for Soldier readiness and patient wellbeing. Unique aspects of our program include a world-class simulation center; faculty fellowship trained in Obstetrics, Geriatrics, Sports Medicine, and Faculty Development; an obstetrics fellowship; close partnerships with Baylor Scott & White hospitals and the VA hospital in Temple, TX, in order to further enhance resident clinical experiences and education; close partnerships with Fort Hood's III Corps and the Army Medical Department's Center and School to provide realistic combat casualty and trauma care training and simulation for our residents; and a scholarly activity program that consistently has presentations at the national and international level along with publications in peer-reviewed journals such as American Family Physician. Our motto is "Patients First, Learning Always," and we strive to live that motto out every day as residents and faculty work together to better our patients and better ourselves. Finally, we have an ever-evolving Wellness Curriculum that seeks to improve physician resiliency both in residency and beyond, so that our graduates can continue providing -- and finding fulfillment in-- exceptional healthcare every time and everywhere. Please consider us if you are an HPSP or Uniformed Services University medical student who desire a career in Army Family Medicine.

Community Setting

• Suburban
• Rural

Top 3 Program Strengths

• Hospital Medicine
• Sports Medicine
• Women's Health

Primary Admitting Hospital

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

No federal or government clinic funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 6	PGY-2: 8	PGY-3: 5
Filled:	PGY-1: 6	PGY-2: 5	PGY-3: 7

Has Residential Organization

Yes

Required ICU Rotations

Less than two months

Required General Surgery Rotations

Less than two months

Required Maternity Rotations

Three months

Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

Comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for all or most residents.

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Five months

Offers International Rotations

Yes

Half Day Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Half days	PGY-1: 1	PGY-2: 2	PGY-3: 3

Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Call from home trips to hospital	PGY-1: None	PGY-2: > q28d	PGY-3: > q28d

Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Average In hospital night calls	PGY-1: > q28d	PGY-2: q15d-q28d	PGY-3: q15d-q28d
Night Float	PGY-1: Yes	PGY-2: Yes	PGY-3: Yes

Has Computer Documentation

Yes

Offers Rural Rotations

Yes

Has Electronic Health Records

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center

Total Hospital Beds

110

Full Time Doctor Faculty

8

Full Time Other Faculty

2

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

3

Total Rotation Hospitals

4

Total Admitting Hospitals

1

Total Family Practice Centers

1

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

No

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Salary	PGY-1: $55,000	PGY-2: $60,000	PGY-3: $65,000
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 3	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4

Benefits

• Parking
• Life Insurance
• Moving Allowance
• Liability Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Funding for attending conferences
• Time off for conferences
• Fitness Center
• On-site Child Care
• Sick Leave / Personal Time
• DEA license fee

Offers Fellowship

Yes

Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

No

Offers Clerkship

Yes