Program Overview

Education Programs

The university offers a range of education programs, including:

• Degree Programs & Admissions
  • M.D. Program
  • Ph.D. Programs
  • Doctor of Nurse Practice (Anesthesia)
  • Genetic Counseling Program
  • P.A. Program
  • Orthotics & Prosthetics Program
  • Baccalaureate/M.D. Programs
  • Dual Degree Programs
• Financing Your Education
  • Tuition & Fees
  • Financial Aid
• Schools
  • School of Medicine
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • National School of Tropical Medicine
  • School of Health Professions
• Advanced Training Programs
  • Residency Programs
  • Clinical Fellowships
  • Postdoctoral Research Positions
  • Continuing Professional Development
  • Diploma in Tropical Medicine

Research

The university is involved in various research areas, including:

• Research at Baylor
  • Academic Centers
  • Departments
  • Faculty Labs
  • From the Labs
  • News
  • Our Research
  • Research Centers
  • Strategic Research Center
• Research Offices
  • Advanced Technology Cores
  • Center of Comparative Medicine
  • Clinical Research
  • Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
  • Office of Research Leadership
  • Research IT
  • Sponsored Programs
• Additional Research Services
  • Service Labs
  • VIICTR

Community Outreach

The university is committed to community outreach and offers various programs, including:

• Healthcare Outreach
  • Community Events
• General Resources
  • Community Events
  • Blogs
  • News
  • Baylor in the Community
• Global Programs
• Educational Outreach
  • Saturday Morning Scientist Program
  • SMART Program
  • BioEd Online

Internal Medicine Residency Program

The Internal Medicine Residency Program offers:

• Admissions and Benefits
• Program Leadership
• Core Faculty
• Program Staff
• Curriculum
  • Preliminary Intern Year
  • Categorical Track
  • Baylor-MD Anderson Track
  • Research Pathway (MeRIT Program)
• Research
• Training Sites
• Fellowship & Careers
• Residents
  • Chief Residents
  • Quality and Patient Safety Chief Medical Residents
  • Preliminary Interns
  • PGY-1 Residents
  • PGY-2 Residents
  • PGY-3 Residents
  • Baylor-MD Anderson Cancer Center Residents
  • MeRIT Residents
  • Internal Medicine Genetics Residents
  • Medicine-Pediatrics Residents

Preliminary Medicine Intern Year

The Preliminary Medicine Intern year is a robust internal medicine training experience for residents moving on to other specialties in PGY2 year. Prelim interns are fully integrated into the internal medicine residency with access to all rotations, mentorship opportunities, and extracurricular experiences. The program allows completion of Step 3 and transition to subspecialty programs at the end of the year.

Sample Yearly Schedule for Preliminary Interns

• Wards: 16 weeks
• Ambulatory clinics (primary care or subspecialty): 8 weeks
• Inpatient subspecialty electives: 12 weeks
• ICU: 8 weeks
• Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks