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

Program Identity & Fit

This is a 60-month, ACGME-accredited academic urology program at UT Health San Antonio training four residents per year (three civilian, one military trainee under a Department of Defense agreement), with rotations spanning University Hospital, Methodist, the VA, SRMC, and pediatric services, reflecting a multi-site tertiary training model. The department explicitly frames research as a core institutional value, describing an intent to pursue "dramatic improvements" rather than incremental studies across urologic oncology, endourology, female urology, stone disease, and pediatric urology, supported by dedicated faculty research infrastructure. The program states its explicit goal is producing well-rounded graduates who retain full optionality afterward—leaders in academic urology as well as physicians who "set the standard for care in their community"—rather than steering toward a single outcome. Selection emphasizes fit within a tight-knit, team-based clinical culture, with a structured multi-committee application review and panel interview designed to assess communication, personality, and collaborative disposition beyond raw academic metrics.