Family Medicine Residency Program

Mission and Program Aims

The DHR Health Family Medicine Program’s mission is to educate and develop competent, compassionate physician leaders who provide high-quality, evidenced based, culturally attuned care to all patients, every encounter. Located on the US-Mexico border, our training program provides a unique opportunity to deliver comprehensive, patient centered care while advancing healthcare disparities and improving access to care. We foster a warm and friendly, service oriented environment where our residents thrive as they become primary care clinician leaders, scholars, advocates and lifelong learners.

Program Aims

Aim 1: Develop and graduate competent, board certified Family Medicine Physicians who are well-trained, empathetic, and caring clinicians.

Aim 2. Increase and enhance the primary care workforce among medically underserved border communities in the Rio Grande Valley by providing high-quality, culturally and linguistically attuned medical care to meet the needs of diverse patient populations.

Aim 3: Recruit and develop a faculty and resident cohort who are dedicated to serving the underserved with passion and excellence and are committed to lifelong teaching and learning.

Aim 4: Foster an educational environment that promotes innovative scholarly activity that incorporates evidence-based medicine, emphasizes quality improvement, health promotion and disease prevention.

Aim 5: Train family physicians to become healthcare leaders, public servants and advocates for equitable healthcare regardless of race, gender, and socioeconomic status.

Aim 6: Provide an innovative and real-world practice environment that trains residents to effectively provide integrated interprofessional healthcare.

Application and Interview Process

The Family Medicine Residency Program at DHR Health accepts applications through the internet-based ERAS program. The same application process applies to all Residency Programs.

Documentation submitted through ERAS must include:

• Completed Application Form
• Recent Photograph
• CV and Personal Statement
• Dean's Letter
• Transcript
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Results of USMLE/COMLEX examinations, Steps 1 and 2

Criteria for all medical school graduates:

• Passing of USMLE/COMLEX examinations.
• Graduation from medical school within the last 5 years.

Contact Us

Monica Gonzalez

Family Medicine Program Coordinator

1000 E Dove, Suite 201

McAllen, TX 78504

(956) 362-3546

[email protected]

Faculty

• Naomi J. D Acolatse, MD, MPH, FAAFP - Program Director / Family Medicine
• Jose Lopez, MD - Core Faculty / Family Medicine / Inpatient
• Ana Almeda, MD, FAAP, FCCM, CHCQM - Core Faculty / Pediatrics / Pediatric Critical Care
• Jennifer Saenz MD - Core Faculty / Pediatrics / Outpatient
• Sujan Gogu DO, FAAFP - Core Faculty / Family Medicine / Sports Medicine / Pain Medicine

Our Curriculum

Learn more regarding our Family Medicine Residency Program below.

Benefits and Stipend

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

DHR Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. We know that diverse and inclusive teams have a positive impact, by generating varied perspectives and in turn better ideas to solve complex problems. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views, by ensuring fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all residents, faculty, and staff. We strive to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups, due to race, ethnicity, language, culture, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status, physical or mental disability, and others.

We appreciate the unique abilities and perspectives of our diverse workforce and community. By creating an environment where faculty, physicians, residents, fellows, and staff can be their true selves at work without fear of judgment, we aim to foster creativity, raise productivity, and improve organizational performance. We believe that all our faculty, physicians, residents/fellows, and staff play the critical role in the overall success of the organization and the vision we have for our community. We create a sense of belonging at the workplace, where employees are appreciated for their unique contributions, recognized for their accomplishments, supported in their career goals, and have a sense of connection to how they are positively impacting their community.

Through community partnerships, we generate transformation within our institution as a means of advocating for better care for our patients, creating a more diverse physician workforce, and serving our community. We strive to promote social justice by advocating for equitable health care, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, social status, or ability to pay. We are committed to an organizational culture that will connect our residents and fellows to the organization; encourage collaboration, flexibility and fairness; and leverage diversity throughout the organization, so that all residents and fellows will be able to participate and contribute to their full potential.

DHR Health recruits resident/fellow applicants underrepresented in medicine (UIM) for advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The DHR Health GME Diversity Committee is included in all planning phases of faculty and resident/fellow recruitment, selection, and retention and includes hospital leaders, GME representatives, and residents/fellows.