Training Institutions

Our training institutions offer a variety of educational and research opportunities.

The Texas Medical Center:

  • The largest group of medical and health institutions in the world, containing 42 institutions, 2 medical schools, and 13 hospitals.
  • More than 5 million patient visits annually.
  • International center for patient referral and health professions training.

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth:

  • One of seven schools comprising UTHealth.
  • Affiliated residency programs represent over twenty specialties and subspecialties and train over 750 residents annually.
  • Residents benefit from the diverse training received at multiple hospitals along with outside institutions.

Memorial Hermann-TMC:

  • Private teaching hospital serving as the primary teaching facility of the medical school.
  • Contains a Children’s Hospital, Heart and Vascular Institute, and a transplant center in addition to a Level I Trauma Center and Burn Center.
  • Over 1,080 beds with recent major expansion and building of a surgical wing and surgical pathology suite.
  • Residents rotate in surgical pathology, cytopathology, hematopathology, and blood bank along with multiple other specialty services.Memorial Hermann Hospital TMC

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital:

  • Full-service general hospital operated by Harris Health and staffed by UTHealth physicians.
  • This teaching hospital allows expansion of the school’s educational, research and clinical programs.
  • A diverse patient population provides expanded pathology case exposure for residents.

MD Anderson Cancer Center:

  • Part of The University of Texas System, focusing on cancer care, research, and education.
  • Recognized worldwide and continually ranked as one of the top hospitals for the treatment of cancer.
  • Over 50,000 surgical cases examined annually, many as challenging referrals from outside institutions.
  • Residents rotate in surgical pathology, cytopathology, and hematopathology, as well as other subspecialty areas. The conferences, case materials, and additional research opportunities are outstanding contributions to resident  training.

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Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences (HCIFS):

  • Houston is served by dedicated forensics experts at the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
  • Residents are active participants in investigations into the cause and manner of death, allowing them to gain insight into medicolegal autopsy.