Residency Program

The Bay Area Residency Program offers a Family Practice and Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Our residents get a great deal of hands-on experience under full one-on-one supervision. We place great emphasis on education over service and providing our residents with all the current tools available to be able to function in the current medical environment.

Bay Area Family Practice/Internal Medicine - Graduate Medical Education Class of 2011-2012

A Message from Steven Gates, D.O., Director of Medical Education.

Welcome to our Bay Area Residency Program Website! I would like to thank you for taking the time to learn about our program.

Corpus Christi, a Gulf Coast community of 330,000, enjoys a warm climate permitting year-round outdoor activities. Our Family Practice residency program has a very strong didactic component with a full-time Director of Academic Medicine. The residency also places great emphasis on Osteopathic principles and manipulation, with twice a month OMT lectures and hands-on experience.

We are part of the Texas OPTI which is an educational consortium committed to assuring the advancement of osteopathic postdoctoral training. Through this commitment, we enhance osteopathic graduate medical education through quality program development and advocacy on behalf of our interns and residents.

Our website will provide you with much pertinent information about our program. However, should you have questions or need additional information, feel free to call us at 361-761-3280 and speak to Vickie Rutherford, our program coordinator, Debbie Scott, or myself. We will be very happy to answer your questions, arrange a tour, or schedule an interview. Above all, I strongly urge you to speak with any of our residents about the program.


Steven L. Gates, D.O.
Director of Medical Education

2011-2012 Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center 

About Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area / The Heart Hospital

Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area

Bay Area is a full-service, acute care hospital with an adjacent three-story medical office building. Specialized areas include a 24-hour emergency department, The Breast Center of South Texas and an orthopedic unit. The Bay Area Campus is also home to The Women’s Center at Bay Area. The Women’s Center at Bay Area offers the highest level comprehensive Women’s and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, state-of-the-art childbirthing suites, and comprehensive nursery services. The Women’s Center at Bay Area is home to two of the leading OB/Gyn groups in the area. The Corpus Christi Cancer Center, a full-service, free-standing cancer center is also located on the CCMC-Bay Area campus.

The Radiation Oncology Unit, located at Corpus Christi Cancer Center,is a free-standing cancer center is also located on the CCMC-Bay Area Campus. Adjacent to the Bay Area Campus, The Heart Hospital was built for the purpose of serving heart patients. This unique facility is equipped with the latest in heart care technology, offering comprehensive diagnostics, treatment and surgical procedures close to home. From preoperative education to nutrition and cardiac rehabilitation, each of our services is carefully designed to meet the individual needs of patients. The 72-bed facility features cardiac catheterization laboratories, state-of-the-art operating rooms, coronary care beds, telemetry beds, noninvasive diagnostic facilities and a fully equipped cardiac rehabilitation center. At The Heart Hospital, our team of physicians and caregivers utilize the very latest technology in cardiovascular service.

Bay Area Hospital offers an AOA-approved three year Internal Medicine and Family Practice Residency Program. This is a well established program that is designed with emphasis on education over service. We have an enthusiastic group of physicians that encourage a great deal of hands-on experience under full one-on-one supervision.

The didactic portion of our program consists of daily lectures, case presentations, OMT sessions, and weekly EKG conferences and board reviews. Much emphasis is being placed on providing our residents with all the current tools available to be able to compete in today's managed care environment. The residents are provided access to the Internet, as well as databases that include MEDLINE and the Ovid Core Biomedical Collection. Teleconferencing equipment is available in the Resident Conference Room at Bay Area. These learning tools will enable our residents to experience the medical technology of the future.

Family Practice Residency Program

Program objectives are specifically designed to meet the needs of the graduate who intends to enter General Practice or do further study in a specialized area. The rotating services provided include all inpatient and ambulatory care departments.

The primary objective of this three-year Family Practice Residency Program is to provide a well organized, progressive program with emphasis on education over service. The program is affiliated with the UNTHSC/TCOM-Ft. Worth and is an AOA approved program which meets the requirements for PGY-I through PG-III and for eventual certification and specialization in General/Family Practice by the American Osteopathic Board of General Practice.

Residency Positions

• NBOME Board Requirements: Part I & Part 2 (both components of part 2) passed before starting internship or residency.
• Allowances include meals at hospital, malpractice insurance, uniform allowance, hospitalization insurance (for intern/resident and family), $1,500 relocation allowance, $1,500 educational allowance.

Please call the Medical Education Office at 361-761-3280 for stipend amounts, questions, or to request an application.

Internal Medicine Residency Program

Program objectives are specifically designed to meet the needs of the graduate who intends to enter Internal Medicine Practice or do further study in a specialized area. The rotating services provided include all inpatient and ambulatory care departments.

The primary objective of this three-year Internal Medicine Practice Residency Program is to provide a well organized, progressive program with emphasis on education over service. The program is affiliated with the UNTHSC/TCOM-Ft. Worth and is an AOA approved program which meets the requirements for PGY-I through PG-III and for eventual certification and specialization in Internal Medicine.

Residency Positions

• NBOME Board Requirements: Part I & Part 2 (both components of part 2) passed before starting internship or residency.
• Allowances include meals at hospital, malpractice insurance, uniform allowance, hospitalization insurance (for intern/resident and family), $1,500 relocation allowance, $1,500 educational allowance.

Please call the Medical Education Office at 361-761-3280 for stipend amounts, questions, or to request an application.

• Bay Area Family Practice/Internal Medicine - Graduate Medical Education Class of 2011-2012

Externship Program

The Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area Residency Program offers you. . .

STUDENT EXTERNSHIPS

• Student rotations in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Radiology, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, and others as arranged.
• Daily lectures
• Affiliations with University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Texas OPTI
• Medical library with full complement of journals and texts
• Internet Access
• Free housing conveniently located adjacent to Hospital
• Complimentary meals
• Less than 10 minutes from the beaches of Padre Island

Our Residency Program believes that clerkships are an important introduction in the first phase of your clinical education. A resident will be assigned to you to guide you throughout your rotation. We limit the number of students to enable you to have the advantage of one-on-one learning. We have eliminated History & Physical pools and provide you with adequate time for patient evaluation and study.

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Program objectives are specifically designed to meet the needs of the graduate who intends to enter Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or do further study in a specialized area. The rotating services provided include all inpatient and ambulatory care departments.

The primary objective of this three-year Residency is to provide a well organized, progressive program with emphasis on education over service. It is accredited by AOA and ACOFP and meets the requirements for certification by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.

Stipends:
PGY-I $45,000
PGY-II $47,000
PGY-III $49,000

Other Allowances:

• Hospitalization insurance for intern and immediate family members
• Dental insurance for intern and immediate family members
• $1,500 relocation allowance
• $1,500 educational allowance per year
• Meals at hospital
• Malpractice insurance
• Monogrammed lab coats

Program Requirements:

• NBOME - Part I and both components of Part 2 before starting internship/residency

Please call the Medical Education Office at 361-761-3280 if you have any questions, or to request an application.

AOA Opportunities

Texas Osteopathic Medical Association

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some of the strengths of your program?
In addition to an enthusiastic group of teaching physicians, a very unique aspect of our program is the availability of a full-time internal medicine specialist whose sole function is to organize the didactics of the program and to be present at all of the morning reports and noon lectures. This physician is always available to discuss medical problems with the residents.

When was the program established?
It might be of interest that our facilities in Corpus Christi, which consist of four hospitals and a Cancer Center, are all part of HCA, the largest hospital corporation in the United States. The internship program was established, and has functioned uninterrupted in Corpus Christi since 1939. The Family Practice Residency was established in 1989 with four residents and has grown to 21 residents. We have been able to consistently fill our intern/resident positions for the last several years.

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