Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency
NOTE: Medical students interested in away electives should apply via VSLO.
Residency Program
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
1400 S. Coulter Street
Amarillo, Texas 79106
Phone: 806-414-9006
Fax: 806-354-5516
Residency Staff |
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George Barnett, M.D. Program Director |
Brenda Talamantes Program Manager |
For general program information, please view our profile on FREIDA, the AMA Residency and Fellowship Database.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is to improve the health of people by providing educational opportunities for students and health care professionals, advancing knowledge through scholarship and research, and providing patient care and service.
Vision
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center will be recognized nationally as a top-ranked health sciences university.
Values
- Integrity: Approach our work with competence, character, and perseverance.
- Trust: Provide respect, empowerment, open communications and loyalty within the work environment.
- Personal Responsibility: Care for all stakeholders and honor commitments as representatives of TTUHSC.
- Collaboration: Work as a team to share resources, risk, responsibility, and recognition.
- Stewardship: Delegate responsibilities and be accountable as individuals and to the community.
Program AIMS
- Provide the highest quality of education to our residents, medical students, faculty, private physicians, other healthcare providers, and the community.
- Deliver the highest quality care and services for women throughout their life cycle.
- Health maintenance for women of all ages.
- Consultative care to women with infertility and endocrinologic disorders, complications of pregnancy, gynecologic problems, urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse, genetic questions and disorders; and providing diagnostic ultrasound services as well as comprehensive care for women with gynecologic cancers.
- Conduct research regarding the health of women to advance knowledge and translate our findings into new programs for women.
Participating Institutions
Northwest Texas Healthcare System is committed to and supports graduate medical education. This hospital is a tertiary care facility which provides care for patients in the upper 27 counties of the Texas Panhandle, the Oklahoma Panhandle, western Oklahoma, eastern New Mexico, and southern Kansas. Northwest Texas Hospital serves as a high risk referral center for this vast region and provides helicopter transport and a state of the art neonatal intensive care service. The affiliation agreement between Texas Tech University and Northwest Texas Healthcare System provides a partnership in the development of high standards in medical care through education, service, and research. Northwest Texas Health Care System also serves as a sponsoring member of our Women's Health Research Institute. Graduate medical education funding and faculty support are provide through Northwest Texas.
Baptist St. Anthony's Healthcare System is a private non-profit institution that supports our private gynecologic surgery experience and gynecologic oncology service. Our family medicine program uses this hospital as its primary teaching facility, and our department serves that department in a consultant capacity.
Harrington Cancer Center offers care and assistance to our OBGYN program.
Frequently Asked Questions
TTUHSC-Amarillo OBGYN has a unique, tight-knit group of residents and faculty. Our program is fully accredited and approved for 12 residents, or 3 per year. Due to its small size, our residency experience is highly personalized. Faculty encourages and supports each resident to pursue his/her special interests and career goals, in addition to the fundamentals of OBGYN. TTUHSC-Amarillo OBGYN is fully accredited by the ACGME.
Amarillo also has a very diverse patient population with unique and varied pathology. As the Texas Panhandle area is largely rural, our medical center is a hub for 5 surrounding states – Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado.
Year 1 – 3 months clinic, 3 months labor and delivery, 3 months night float, 2 months gynecologic surgery, 1 month Family Medicine, 1 month Sonography
Year 2 – 2 months clinic, 3 months labor and delivery, 3 months night float, 4 months gynecologic surgery, 1 month sub-specialty (reproductive endocrinology and infertility,urogynecology), 1 month breast surgery
Year 3 – 2 months clinic, 1-2 months labor and delivery, 1-2 months night float, 4 months gynecologic surgery, 2 months maternal fetal medicine, 2 month gynecologic oncology
Year 4 – 1-2 months clinic, 1-2 month labor and delivery, 1-2 months night float, 2-3 months gynecologic surgery, 2 months maternal fetal medicine, 2 month gynecologic oncology, 1 month sub-specialty (optional)
Residents participate in daily (Monday – Thursday) didactics sessions for 30 minutes each morning. This time includes discussion of practice bulletins or articles, resident presentations, and health and wellness activities.
Our program also prioritizes preparation for the Oral Board Exam. Residents participate in Mock Oral Board Exams and keep Oral Board style case logs throughout the year.
Protected time is strictly enforced for the weekly educational conference, which occurs each Friday morning. This includes morbidity and mortality report and 3-4 hours of core didactic curriculum. Faculty lectures, guest speakers, journal club, and hands-on simulation make up the majority of Friday morning activities.
Many of our previous residents have gone on to join private practice groups. Our current residents have diverse interests and are in the process of pursuing careers in general private practice, academics, and fellowship.
To view details on employment benefits, visit the salaries and benefits page.
Faculty is present 24 hours per day for hospital service and resident supervision. All residents serve on a night float rotation for approximately 2 months per academic year. The night float team is relieved on weekends by residents serving 12 or 24 hour shifts (interns are restricted from 24-hour shifts due to duty hour regulations). The night float system guarantees compliance with the ACGME –mandated 80 hour work week.
Call responsibilities include coverage of labor and delivery, emergency room calls, and coverage of all hospitalized patients (including sub-specialty patients).
ERAS Application Checklist
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents, or eligible for a J-1 visa
- U.S. clinical experience preferred, but not required
- ECFMG certificate preferred at time of application
- No USMLE COMPLEX score cut-off; however, Step 1 passing score required at time of application
- Step 2 CK score preferred, but not required, at time of application
Interview Checklist
- Bring required documents:Medical school diploma, if applicable (original or certified copy)
- ECFMG certificate, if applicable (original or certified copy)
- Clinical Clerkship Affidavit IMG applicants only – will send upon invite)
- Driver’s License (to copy)
- Social Security Card (to view only)