Student Application Process
The preceptorship program is two to four consecutive weeks in length. Students are eligible for the program upon completion of their first year of medical school and through the clinical level as a fourth-year elective.
Applications and requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Third and fourth-year students may apply anytime during the year, at least one month prior to the requested dates of the preceptorship.
Students are encouraged to do the preceptorship in rural, medically underserved or health profession shortage areas.
Students are required to complete an application for a preceptorship rotation which provides information about themselves and their preference for dates and location for the preceptorship.
Each medical school has a program coordinator to help you sign up for the program.
Who to Contact:
Following is a list of participating schools and contact persons for the General Pediatric Preceptorship Program. In addition to TPS, these individuals can answer questions and assist students with signing up for a preceptorship.
| Baylor College of Medicine | Elaine Fielder, MD | ||
| TCU/UNTHSC | Frank Sloan, MD | frank.sloan@tcu.edu | |
| Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station | Mark S. Sicilio, MD Asst: Amanda Schrader |
(979) 862-1194 | amschrader@medicine.tamhsc.edu |
| Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock | Elisabeth Conser, MD | (806) 743-6640 | Elisabeth.Conser@ttuhsc.edu |
| Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso | Gilbert Handal, MD | (915) 215-5705 | gilbert.handal@ttuhsc.edu |
| University of Houston College of Medicine | Joel Blumberg, MD | jsblumbe@central.UH.edu | |
| University of Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine | Natalie Slater, MD | (830) 660-1386 | nslater@uiwtx.edu |
| University of N. Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth | W. Paul Bowman, MD | (817) 735-2426 | |
| University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston | Mark Hormann, MD Asst: Debbie Hernandez |
(713) 500-5813 | |
| University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio | Robert J. Nolan, MD Asst: Jo Ann Lieberman |
(210) 567-5190 | |
| University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston | Gayani Silva, MD Asst: Tiffany Swain |
(409) 772-5286 | trswain@utmb.edu |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Stanley Fisch, MD | (956) 296 - 1414 | stanley.fisch@utrgv.edu |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas | Souma Adhikari, MD | Soumya.adhikari@childrens.com |
The Preceptorship Program Office in Austin is responsible for all aspects of the preceptorship program.
For more information contact:
Anslee Boozer, Pediatric Preceptorship Program Coordinator
401 W. 15th St., Suite 682
Austin, 78701-1665
(512) 370-1563
fax (512) 473-8659
