Baylor University Medical Center-Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Waxahachie Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a faith-based, community-based family medicine residency at a 134-bed Level IV trauma center in a fast-growing Dallas suburb, affiliated with the large Baylor Scott & White Health system but operating as a smaller, community-focused site rather than a tertiary academic hub. The curriculum is broad-spectrum generalist training (inpatient medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, sports medicine, geriatrics, behavioral health) with a longitudinal continuity clinic in a growing, mixed community, and an explicit elective in international medicine reflecting a mission-oriented, whole-person care philosophy. Research is present only as one elective option among many rather than a structural pillar, and the program's identity centers on producing well-rounded, community-grounded family physicians rather than subspecialists or investigators. The mix of DO, IMG, and MD residents from varied medical schools suggests a program that values broad clinical competency and fit with its service-oriented, faith-based mission over pedigree.