University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a five-year, ACGME-accredited combined Pediatrics/Child Neurology program at UTHealth Houston, embedded within the Texas Medical Center and anchored by Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, with additional exposure at MD Anderson Cancer Center, LBJ Hospital/Harris Health System, and UT Physicians clinics, giving residents a mix of tertiary/quaternary neurology cases alongside a safety-net, underserved population. The 2-2-3 structure (two years general pediatrics, three years neurology) includes dedicated neurodiagnostic training (EEG, EMG, MEG, molecular/genetic testing) and a notable eight months of PGY3 electives, allowing flexibility for subspecialty focus such as neurogenetics or neurodegenerative disease through the Center for the Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Research is institutionally supported through the Pediatric Research Center and Institute for Clinical Research and Learning Health Care, with coursework in clinical/epidemiologic research methods, and departmental advocacy programming (CHAP rotation) signals value placed on community-oriented, population-health-minded trainees. The program appears to favor residents comfortable operating across a broad clinical spectrum - from complex tertiary neuro-oncology and neurodegenerative disease to safety-net general pediatrics/neurology - within a large, multi-site academic department.