Program description
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited Family Medicine Residency Program at Medical City Fort Worth (with Lifestyle Medicine and Osteopathic Recognition track options) is committed to meeting the healthcare needs of patients in our metropolitan community who are uninsured or under-insured, with particular emphasis on those in urban and underserved populations. Many counties in Texas have health professional shortage areas (HPSA) or medically underserved areas (MUA) within them. In 2020, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported that Texas had fewer primary care physicians than the national average, and that much of the state was federally designated as a primary care health professional shortage area: 2020 Trends, Distribution, and Demographics – Primary Care Physicians (texas.gov)
In the Family Medicine Residency Program at Medical City Fort Worth, residents learn to evaluate and manage a wide variety of medical problems regardless of diagnosis, gender, age of the patient or severity of illness, while adhering to the standards of care in a model family medicine setting. Residents have the opportunity to learn common inpatient procedures such as central line placement, ventilator management and intubations, as well as common outpatient procedures such as exercise stress tests, electrocardiograms, spirometry, ankle-branchial indexes, musculoskeletal ultrasound, joint injection, soft tissue injection, IUD and Nexplanon insertion, colposcopy, endometrial biopsy, skin biopsy, minor office surgery, audiograms, tympanograms, osteopathic manipulative treatment, nerve blocks, and prolotherapy.
The Family Medicine Residency Program at Medical City Fort Worth is dedicated to training family physicians who are excellent clinicians, community and national leaders, and advocates of health care in North Texas. Our core goal is to reduce health disparities and improve health in our urban and suburban patient population.
Program structure
The Family Medicine Residency Program at Medical City Fort Worth is structured within 39 four-week clinical and educational blocks (36 months) in accordance with ACGME common and specialty requirements, with a focus on both inpatient and outpatient settings. Training occurs in hospitals, ambulatory clinics, community health centers, and private offices of community physicians.
Resident skills and knowledge are evaluated using the ACGME Milestone Competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Systems-Based Practice, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Professionalism, and Interpersonal and Communication Skills.
Clinical training
Ambulatory family, dermatology, geriatric and pediatric clinical training is provided at the Health Pavilion on the campus of the University of North Texas Health Science Center, an easy 15-minute commute to the hospital. Residents gain continuity care exposure to a panel of private and government assisted family medicine patients, while supervised by full-time, family medicine board-certified faculty.
First-year residents are assigned one half‐day per week in the family medicine continuity clinic, while PGY2-3 residents complete an average of three half-days.
Track options
Lifestyle Medicine
Participants receive additional training in identifying and counseling patients regarding nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress reduction, mindfulness, the importance of social connections, and the avoidance of risky substances. Upon program completion, residents are eligible for certification by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
Osteopathic Recognition
The Family Medicine Residency Program at Medical City Fort Worth is one of only three family medicine programs in Texas with an Osteopathic Recognition designation conferred by the ACGME. On the strength of an enhanced learning environment (including available OMM clinic) that supports the integration of Osteopathic Principles and Practice into resident education, participants receive the American Osteopathic Association Distinction of Advanced Osteopathic Training upon completion of the program.
Salary and stipend
| Year | Salary | Meals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $60,736 | $950 | $61,686 |
| PGY-2 | $62,858 | $950 | $63,808 |
| PGY-3 | $65,062 | $950 | $66,012 |
On-call meal allowance: $950
New residents receive up to $1,000 for orientation (if scheduled before official employment date).
HCA Healthcare benefits include:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
- HCA 401(k) Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – 20 days annually
- Free Parking (in designated lots)
Learn more at 2024 HCA Healthcare Benefits Brochure (pdf)
Additional program benefits:
- Professional Memberships
- Conference and Travel Expense
- Cell Phone
- Laptop
- Board Prep and Educational Expense
- Step 3 Reimbursement
- UNT Health Science Center Gibson D. Lewis Library – online access
Frequently Asked Questions
Fort Worth Culture:
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Learn more at FortWorth.com
Quality of Life:
Fort Worthians enjoy an affordable cost of living, excellent schools and a mild year-round climate - except for summer, when things warm up considerably!
Do your research, and see if Fort Worth is a good fit for you and your family!
Audition rotations and application procedures:
Audition rotations are scheduled for August - October in Clinician Nexus.
Residency candidate applications are accepted from June to January through ERAS (program #1204800712).
Contact us
Program Director: James S. Aston, DO
Program Administrator: Linda Matthews
Linda.Matthews@MedicalCityHealth.com
Medical City Fort Worth
Graduate Medical Education
900 8th Avenue
Professional Bldg., Ste. 220
Fort Worth TX 76104
Office: (817) 347-1152