University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a large, academically affiliated categorical anesthesiology program (18/year, including 2 Air Force positions) built around a transitional PGY-1 year and heavy operating room training at a Level I trauma center (University Hospital), the Audie Murphy VA, and CHRISTUS Children's Hospital, giving graded exposure from routine cases to high-acuity trauma, cardiothoracic, obstetric, pediatric, and hepatobiliary anesthesia. Career development is explicitly bifurcated toward both practice and academics/leadership: roughly half of graduates enter private or academic practice directly, while the rest pursue fellowships (pain, critical care, cardiothoracic, OB, pediatrics) at strong institutions, and the program offers a distinctive optional UTSA-partnered MBA and a Clinical Educator Track for those aiming at academic leadership. Research is available and supported (elective research month, presentations/publications) but not positioned as the program's central identity; instead the program emphasizes graduated clinical autonomy, a dedicated community private-practice rotation, and physician leadership training. The program appears to value clinically capable, adaptable residents who can function as trauma-hospital consultants and are open to either community/private practice or fellowship-driven subspecialization, with added interest in leadership/business acumen.