South Texas Health System GME Consortium Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 16, 2026

South Texas Health System GME Consortium Program

South Texas Health System GME Consortium Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in McAllen, Texas, directed by Heidi Y. Pareja, MD and coordinated by Vickie Rangel. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (956) 632-4205. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

A community-based residency in Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, which welcomed its inaugural class on July 1, 2024 and accepts 10 residents a year for a complement of 30. Residents rotate at South Texas Health System McAllen, South Texas Health System Children's and South Texas Health System Heart, with continuity care at the Family Health Center of Mission, a clinic serving the underserved community along the South Texas border. The program states its mission is to train residents in comprehensive, high-value care for patients of all ages in an underserved community, and it integrates behavioral health into the primary continuity clinic. A Lifestyle Medicine Residency curriculum runs through the program, qualifying residents to sit for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine certification exam.

Who it fits
An applicant drawn to border-region underserved primary care who wants lifestyle medicine certification built into residency training.
Research intensity
Low; scholarship is named among faculty values but no resident requirement is described.
Career orientation
Primary Care / Community Practice.
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South Texas Health System GME Consortium Program
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Deadline 12/31/2026 48 days left
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USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 2
USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

VISA

GRADUATION CUT OFF

GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

CURRENT RESIDENTS
Residents
Current Residents.pdf
Program Director
Name: Heidi Y. Pareja, MD
Program Coordinator
Name: Vickie Rangel Email: [email protected] Phone: (956) 632-4205 Address: ,McAllen
Program Website
https://southtexashealthsystem.com/gme-consortium/family-medicine-residency/
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