Welcome to the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth General Surgery Residency website! Thank you for taking the time to learn about our program. We hope this site will provide you with information that will convey the opportunities and benefits of training with us.
Our mission is to train skilled, thoughtful, competent and compassionate general surgeons to meet the health care needs of tomorrow. Our community-based program is in a hospital affiliated with the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU. This empowers residents with access to scholarly activities, a medical library, quality improvement projects, a wellness curriculum and other expertise a resident needs to achieve success. The program’s base in a community hospital allows for broad experience in an enjoyable atmosphere where relationships are valued and quality of life is important. Our residents have the advantage of training in a high-volume residency with exposure to a wide variety of surgical care in an environment of scholarly inquiry. Utilizing institutional resources, our residents have consistently demonstrated scholarly activity and we are excited to continue to support efforts to further their career goals, whether that includes fellowship training or entry into clinical practice.
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital is our primary clinical site. The hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and a regional tertiary referral hospital for acute care general surgery. Residents in the Texas Health Fort Worth General Surgery Residency have many opportunities to care for severe and acutely ill and injured patients, and residents also gain a robust experience in elective general surgery, including a wide variety of robotic and minimally invasive procedures. We are proud to offer residents the opportunity to train in the Jane and John Justin Tower at Texas Health Fort Worth, a sophisticated surgical tower with advanced surgical suite. Residents also will gain experience in transplant, vascular, cardiothoracic, plastic, surgical oncology, hepato-pancreato-biliary, pediatric and colorectal surgery.
In this program, we emphasize clinical excellence and acumen, and we are proud of our supportive team approach and one-to-one interactions between residents and faculty. Resident teams on rotations allow residents to work together and develop leadership skills, and our faculty engages closely with residents of all levels in patient care and teaching. Residents here are involved in clinical and operative care early and throughout their training. We believe that ongoing collegial collaboration between our residents and faculty is critical to training first-class surgeons.
In addition to the extensive hands-on clinical experience, the Amon G. Carter Medical Simulation Training Center at Texas Health Fort Worth provides a specialized team, skilled in running simulation equipment with high-fidelity capabilities. As a resident in the Texas Health Fort Worth General Surgery Residency, you will have access to equipment and educational material for a variety of simulation training, including laparoscopic and endoscopic simulation equipment needed to assist residents in preparing for American College of Surgeons certifications in Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery and Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery. Residents also have access to the American College of Surgeons’ Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum and Cognitive Simulations Curriculum.
We also recognize the importance of a supportive environment: Residents in the Texas Health Fort Worth General Surgery Residency consistently demonstrate supportive and encouraging relationships among themselves, working together toward the common goal of becoming excellent surgeons. Our program has a dedicated and intentional wellness program, which includes mentor relationships and monthly dedicated wellness time.
Your success is our goal. We are honored that you are considering us for the next stage of your training. Please explore our website to learn more about what we have to offer, and let us know if you have any questions!
Paul Gray, M.D., FACS
Surgery Program Director Graduate Medical Education