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Dr. Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy,
Baylor Scott & White - Fort Worth Board
Member John Creecy and Mike Sanborn
FOCUS ON: PHILANTHROPY
Investing in the Future
Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth to
become a teaching hospital
exas is facing a serious physician doctor shortage locally and statewide. shortage. Our state ranks 41st in “The hope is to attract the best the nation with 219.4 physicians and brightest in medicine to Texas and often choose to settle in areas near where
per 100,000 residents. The national median to retain them,” said Stuart Flynn, MD, they completed their residencies, so these
is 257.6. according to data from the founding dean of the TCU and UNTHSC new positions are key to keeping new
American Association of Medical Colleges, School of Medicine. “We are now training physicians in Texas, and specifically Fort
making it one of the worst shortages in the enough medical students in the country. Worth, which is currently home to less
country. The problem is we don’t have enough than 2 percent of the state’s residency
resident slots for them. So, this is just an programs.
To tackle this challenge, Baylor Scott
& White All Saints Medical Center – Fort
unbelievable opportunity.”
percent of new graduate physicians have
to leave the state for training. Physicians
“Studies show that 81% of those who
Worth, Texas Christian University (TCU), Graduate medical education is and the University of North Texas Health commonly referred to as residency residency in Texas will stay to practice,”
Sciences Center (UNTHSC) School and is the final educational step for said Mike Sanborn, president of Baylor
of Medicine are joining forces on an physicians in their preparation for clinical Scott & White – Fort Worth. “Just imagine
Accreditation Council for Graduate practice. Residencies can last for three to what training hundreds of new physicians
Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited seven years, depending on the medical in Fort Worth will mean in terms of access
physician resident training program discipline, during which the newly-minted to medical expertise in our community.”
that will eventually train more than 150 physicians train under the supervision of physicians annually. These residencies experienced practitioners.
will result in more physicians staying to
practice in North Texas, alleviating the
Residencies, however, are in short
supply in Texas, meaning more than 40
Dr. Kip Hinkle, Dr. Stuart Flynn, Mayor Betsy Price and MIke Sanborn
go to medical school and complete their
This year, the program will interview
and select its first cohort of medical school
graduates, who will begin their residencies
at Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth in July
2021 in the areas of internal medicine and
emergency medicine. The program will
add residents each year, reaching a peak
of more than 150 residency positions in
the 2027-2028 academic year. Additional
programs will include obstetrics and
gynecology, general surgery, anesthesia,
as well as a transitional year program.
Residency programs have been
shown to improve quality of care,
patient outcomes and improved
patient experience. The programs also
increase access to care for uninsured
and underinsured population through
community clinic rotations.
“We understand the importance
of creating opportunities for the next
generation of medical providers, and
we are excited to serve as a TCU and
UNTHSC School of Medicine medical
education site,” said Kollier “Kip” Hinkle,
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