The expansion marks the first time a Texas Medical Center institution will offer a sponsored academic medical program at one of its community hospitals, according to a news release. The program will include fellowships in cardiovascular disease, orthopedic surgery, pulmonary critical care and sports medicine, according to the release. Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital is at 17201 I-45, Shenandoah.
“Building a well-rounded graduate medical education program has always been a priority for Houston Methodist,” said Dr. Timothy Boone, director of education for the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. “By creating an academic medical campus housed at a regional hospital where patients can seek specialty care typically only offered in the Texas Medical Center, we’re extending the academic culture and patient offerings in The Woodlands beyond standard clinical care. We’ll also have the opportunity to advance scholarly activity with our faculty and staff who will be part of training these residents and fellows and to bring highly specialized offerings to a booming area of the city.”
According to a news release from Houston Methodist, the philanthropic commitment is the largest gift Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital—or any of the regional hospitals within the Houston Methodist system—has ever received.
The academic medical program includes 250 participants as residents and fellows, who receive training in a number of specialties.
Debra Sukin, regional senior vice president and CEO of Houston Methodist The Woodlands, said the commitment will help to grow the hospital system in numerous ways.
“This commitment will help open multiple doors to attract some of the best new physicians, to retain well-trained specialists who want to further their medical expertise through fellowships and hopefully want to grow their practice in a vibrant community that’s also a wonderful area to live," Sukin said. "We’re humbled to have this support and excited about the opportunity to grow our academic medical education offerings on the north side of Houston.”
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