Life as a Resident
A Deeper Look Into Houston
Take a ride through Houston’s business and quality of life, Houston offers a variety of opportunities for our residents to enjoy.
Work Life Balance & Wellness
- 8 hour shifts at MHH & LBJ
- 3 weeks of vacation per year
- Large residency means there is always someone to hang out with off-shift and or trade shifts
- Resident small families
- Class day off
- Annual residency events: Intern Welcome Party, Graduation Roast
- Resident Assistance Programs (university sponsored financial and retirement planning, mental health and counseling services, professional coaching)
Exceptional Training
- Two phenomenal EDs with high acuity, exceptional trauma and pediatric EM experience, ICU rotations (no wards!)
- Multitude of opportunities to teach medical students
- State of the art simulation and procedure training
- Large variety of elective experiences Life Flight, Sports Medicine, Medical Spanish, Critical Care, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine Global & Rural Health (in the last 2 years, we’ve had residents spend time in Ecuador, Vietnam, Ghana, rural Idaho, and the Navajo Nation)
- Supported conference registration/travel for any accepted presentation
- Monthly Journal Club event and dinner
Intern Orientation
- First block of residency is dedicated to transitioning to internship, bonding with classmates, and shaking off the cobwebs
- Orientation shifts in the ED
- Get acquainted with workflow and EMR of different care spaces
- Advanced Trauma Life Support certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification
- *Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Not provided until your current certification expires; you must have it when you begin.
- ECG Stampede Course
- EMS Field Day with Houston Fire Department Rescue Squad
- Airway Lab
- Splint and Suturing Labs
- Simulation Labs
- Resuscitation and teamwork skills
- Ultrasound Skills Labs
More about Houston
- Most diverse large city in the United States
- Two international airports
- Home of the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the largest medical complex in the world
- Energy capital of the world
- Professional sports – NBA, MLB, MLS, NFL, MLR
- World’s largest livestock show and rodeo (held annually)
- Over 10,000 restaurants representing more than 70 countries
Getting to Work
- Residents train at two main sites
- Memorial Hermann Hospital located in the heart of TMC (inside the 610 loop)
- LBJ county hospital located in northeast Houston (just outside 610 loop)
- Shifts are scheduled to avoid highest traffic times
- Having a car is encouraged! Houston is a very large and spread-out city
- METRORail goes right to MHH TMC
EMS Class Day!
Each year, our EM Interns have a one-of-a-kind and exciting EMS Class Day, getting a first-hand look at what it’s like to work in EMS!
Interns in action! Our EM Interns had a blast on EMS Class Day, learning the ropes with Houston’s
Led by Dr. Kevin Schulz, EMS Fellowship Director & Assistant EMS Physician Director at HFD, our interns enjoyed a fun-filled day of interactive training and behind-the-scenes insights into the vital work HFD does for our city daily.