All graduates of 3-year accredited family practice, internal medicine and pediatric residencies are eligible to apply. Must be a United States citizen or have a visa which allows permanent residency in the United States, eligibility for licensure with a Texas License and ACLS certification. OPEN Departments of Family Practice and Community medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics jointly sponsor this HRSA funded fellowship. Fellows are admitted to UT Houston's School of Public Health's masters degree program and an NIH sponsored clinical research program with mentoring by successful faculty. Sixty percent time is allotted to research with remaining time to clinical work, guided teaching and administrative activities.
Graduates have an excellent track record of obtaining academic positions.