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South Texas Health System GME Consortium Transitional Year

Residency · McAllen, TX

Sponsored by South Texas Health System GME Consortium · Director Helena Cobos

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Class size
13
PGY-1 salary
$62k2024 to 2025

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 1 of the last 1 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
  • New program. Its ACGME accreditation is initial, so few classes have trained here.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20263/13

Who started, by class

Started 20264 on record · 1 US MD, 3 international · 2 published before starting
  • Navid ManafiZanjan University of Medical Sciences Faculty of Medicine11 papers · 3 first author · 2 reviews
  • Dave DelimaMorehouse Sch of Med1 paper
  • Javier RamirezEsc De Med Juan N Corpas
  • Jessica LedesmaOceania University of Medicine
Started 20258 on record · 1 US MD, 1 DO, 6 international · 2 published before starting
  • Christopher MeretskySaint George's University School of Medicine18 papers · 15 first author · 18 reviews
  • Timothy OgburnUniversity of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Andrea EspinosaSaint George's University School of Medicine
  • Briana NeidigAmerican University of the Caribbean
  • Hussein ElhagediabBeirut Arab University Faculty of Medicine
  • Mohamed BadawyCairo University Faculty of Medicine
  • Stefany CaldwellMichigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
  • Zill-e-huma KhanTrinity School of Medicine

Training

14 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to internal medicine.

Months at each site

  • South Texas Health System McAllen4 mo
  • South Texas Health System Edinburg2 mo
  • South Texas Health System Heart2 mo
  • South Texas Health System Children's1 mo
  • Hero Family Medicine Group1 mo
  • Ramiro Leal, MD - Obstetrics & Gynecology Office1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Internal Medicine Residency2
  • Emergency Medicine Residency1
  • Family Medicine Residency1
  • Obstetrics And Gynecology Residency1

Where graduates work now

  • Children's Health Andrews Institute1

Research

50% of current residents have a paper since 2023

3 of 6, 10 papers between them

  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

People

Leadership

  • Helena CobosProgram Director, Transitional Year Residency Program

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 99°, winters fall to 51°.

Weather by month

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Commute

571k people live within 20 minutes of South Texas Health System McAllen by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $900 a month within 10 miles of South Texas Health System McAllen.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Hurricanes
  • Hail
  • Ice storms