CommUnit圜are is the largest safety-net provider of primary care health services in Travis County. Based on annualized data from 2021, they provided care to approximately 12,000 patients at CommUnit圜are during approximately 20,000 patient visits.In academic year 2022 alone, they provided more than 730,000 hours of care at more than 80 Central Texas clinics and hospitals operated by clinical partners Ascension Seton, CommUnit圜are, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, People’s Community Clinic, Lone Star Circle of Care, Integral Care, and others.Some specific examples of local care provided by residents and fellows, including for uninsured and underinsured patients: The partnership has proved to be an overwhelming success for trainees, the VA and veterans alike,” said Pawan Sikka, M.D., associate chief of staff for education at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System. “The VA continues to host residents and fellows as they further their training in internal medicine and primary care, as well as in specialties such as dermatology, psychiatry, hospice/palliative care and neurology, among others. “At CommUnit圜are, we build residents and fellows into our daily health transformation work to not only expand the impact our health centers have on our communities’ well-being,” said Nicholas Yagoda, M.D., chief medical officer at CommUnit圜are, “but also to grow a future health care workforce focused on health equity and population health.” Both residents and fellows provide care under supervision of medical school faculty members.Īmong the program’s community partners are Central Health-affiliated CommUnit圜are Health Centers and the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System and its Austin outpatient clinic, with both recognizing the value that residents and fellows provide. Fellows are doctors who pursue at least one more year of subspecialty after completing a residency program. Residents are medical school graduates pursuing three to seven years of postgraduate training in a medical specialty. Medical Residents & Fellows: A Vital Community Health Resource These 401 residents and fellows employed by Ascension Seton are in addition to the 415 physicians who have relocated to Austin since 2014 to join the Dell Med faculty, according to a recent news release. This work helps us provide quality care and extend our mission, with a focus on individuals who are vulnerable or experiencing poverty.”
“Through our affiliation with Dell Medical School, Ascension Seton invests more than $50 million a year in graduate medical education, which has allowed us to grow new and existing programs together. “Ascension Seton knows the importance of educating the future physicians of Central Texas,” said Andy Davis, president and CEO of Ascension Texas. Prior to that, UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas was the academic partner for Ascension Seton. In 2015, Ascension Seton collaborated with the newly launched medical school to expand its existing graduate medical education programs and openings, with Dell Med serving as the sponsoring institution. “They are also an essential part of Dell Med’s mission-focused team.” “Particularly in the context of Austin’s rapidly growing population and a doctor shortage that’s projected to worsen, residents and fellows are a very significant health care resource for Travis County patients and families, particularly for those most in need,” said George Macones, M.D., Dell Med interim dean and professor in the Department of Women’s Health. New programs include identified areas of local need such as ophthalmology, neurology, gastroenterology and addiction psychiatry.
As these programs mature, the number of residents and fellows is projected to rise to 466 by 2026 – an 80% increase since 2015. The increase is tied to expanding the number of Graduate Medical Education (GME) training programs – up from 15 in 2015 to 46 today. This translates to 401 new doctors providing specialty care for Central Texas patients, including tens of thousands of uninsured and underinsured patients each year, in collaboration with community partners. AUSTIN, Texas - The number of medical residents and fellows in Travis County affiliated with Ascension Seton and Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin has risen 55% since 2015.
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