Clinical Partners

The School of Medicine is committed to the improvement of health for the citizens of our community, the state of Texas and the nation. Our clinical partners will support the school by training students, providing resources and partnering on research and community outreach.

Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC)

The Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) model is a patient-centered, progressive curriculum that provides students with a unique clinical experience. The engaged Fort Worth community will be the classroom. From the first week of study, students will develop relationships with patients and mentors.

Graduate Medical Education (GME)

Graduate Medical Education (GME), also known as residency training, prepares physicians for the independent practice of medicine. During their fourth year of medical school, medical students submit applications and interview to be accepted into a residency program. Residency training is required of all medical specialties for board certification.

The number of training positions eligible for Medicare GME funding has been frozen in teaching hospitals since 1997.

The major factor driving demand for physicians continues to be a growing, aging population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation’s population is estimated to grow by more than 10% by 2032, with those over age 65 increasing by 48%. Additionally, the aging population will affect physician supply, since one-third of all currently active doctors will be older than 65 in the next decade. When these physicians decide to retire could have the greatest impact on supply.

John Peter Smith (JPS) Health Network, the county hospital, has a significant GME program with resident training in 10 academic programs.

The Burnett School of Medicine is working with hospitals throughout North Texas to help build and grow GME slots.

In 2021, we announced an expanded affiliation with Texas Health Resources that includes support of GME programs at hospitals in Fort Worth, Hurst-Euless-Bedford and Denton. This relationship will further promote growth of the physician workforce in North Texas. By July 2022, Texas Health plans to have a total of nearly 50 residents training at GME program sites covered by this new affiliation. That annual number is expected to increase to more than 110 by July 2024.

In 2020, we announced a partnership with Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth for an ACGME-accredited physician resident training program that will eventually train more than 150 physicians annually. The first residents in 2021 will be in the areas of internal medicine and emergency medicine.  Additional programs will include OB/GYN, general surgery, anesthesia, as well as a transitional year program.  Fellowship training programs in specialties such as cardiology, oncology, hepatology, and nephrology are also being considered.

An additional agreement was reached in 2018 with HCA to create up to 500 new residency positions in 14 hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.