Opportunity to make a Transformational Impact

Texas Health is accepting applications for the position of Program Director for the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth General Surgery Residency in rapidly expanding and vibrant, Fort Worth, TX.

The Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth General Surgery residency received Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accreditation in August 2020 for three residents per year and welcomed its first residents in July 2021 with three PGY-1 residents, one PGY-2 resident, two PGY-3 residents and one PGY-4 resident. Currently the program has 14 residents and has celebrated three graduates, one in June 2023 and two in June 2024.

The Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth General Surgery Residency is a community-based residency with academic affiliations with Texas Christian University Burnett School of Medicine and University of North Texas Health Science Center – Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. In 2022, the Justin Surgical Tower opened adding 400,000 square feet of clinical space that includes 144 beds, 15 surgery suites and new pre-and postoperative suites. The Program Director, in collaboration with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth and Texas Health Resources leadership, will have a unique opportunity to envision and create an exceptional training program that prepares residents with the surgical skill and clinical knowledge to provide high-quality and compassionate care to patients.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has a longstanding history of providing advanced medical care.  Serving North Texas as a Level I Trauma Center and Emergency Center of Excellence.  Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers and Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification. In addition, the hospital is the second in the nation to earn the Gold Seal of Approval for Brain Tumor Certification by the Joint Commission. 

Are you who we’re looking for?

• MD or DO medical degree is required.
• At least three (3) years documented educational and/or administrative abilities; or possess qualifications acceptable to the ACGME’s Surgery Review Committee is required. Possessing specialty expertise and demonstrated clinical competence as a practicing physician is required. Prior experience as a Program Director is preferred.
• Certified in Surgery by the American Board of Surgery or American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.
• Must be appointed, or eligible to be appointed as a medical staff member, with unrestricted credentials within Texas Health Resources facilities and be licensed, or able to obtain a license, to practice medicine in the State of Texas.

This program builds upon the commitment to care established by Texas Health Resources, the highest-ranked health system in the U.S. on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For^®  (a list we've made for ten years in a row).

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Physicians employed by Texas Health Physicians Group are not employed by a Texas Health Resources hospital.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has a longstanding history of providing advanced medical care. Serving North Texas as a designated Emergency Center of Excellence by Emergency Excellence, the hospital has also been awarded the highest advanced certification by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and is the first hospital in the country to earn the prestigious designation as a Joint Commission Primary Heart Attack Center. Additionally, it is only the second hospital in the nation to earn the Gold Seal of Approval for Brain Tumor Certification by The Joint Commission. We also offer outstanding care for growing families and have been voted the "Best Place to Have a Baby" 20 times by readers of Fort Worth Child magazine. After 90 years of service, our commitment to the growing community remains strong.

With the opening of the $300 million Jane and John Justin Surgical Tower on April 2, 2022, Texas Health Fort Worth expanded to an 850-bed facility with the capacity to increase to 1,000 beds. Starting in July 2022, the Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth TCU School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program welcomed the first internal medicine residents. The TCU School of Medicine recently opened its new campus adjacent to Harris Methodist Hospital in 2024. 

Fort Worth is the 12^th-largest city in the United States, known for Texas hospitality and a dozen remarkable districts full of culture and fun. The historic western Stockyards featuring the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive, Billy Bob’s Texas (the world’s largest honky-tonk) and the new Mule Alley. A connected downtown with the 35-block Sundance Square entertainment district. The stunning museums of the Cultural District, the Botanic Garden and nearby Fort Worth Zoo.

Texas Health Fort Worth is part of Texas Health Resources, located in Dallas/Fort Worth, the heart of North Texas. This area is known for its high quality of living, excellent career opportunities and an easy connection to the rest of the world through Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

Why is North Texas so attractive?

Variety of lifestyles. From big cities to small, North Texas has more than 150 cities in the region (15 cities with populations of more than 100,000), offering residents a wide variety of communities and lifestyles, from downtown urban to suburban residential, rural and everything in-between.

Size and opportunity. North Texas is the fastest-growing large region in the U.S. We add one person every four minutes, and the Metroplex is anticipated to overtake Chicago as the third-largest region in the U.S. upon the release of the 2020 Census data. The region has been the destination for many high-profile relocations in recent years, with brands including Toyota's North American headquarters, McKesson, Charles Schwab and many more companies now calling North Texas home. These companies join other North Texas-based Fortune 500 companies headquartered here including Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Kimberly-Clark, American Airlines, Texas Instruments, Builders FirstSource and Southwest Airlines. Dallas/Fort Worth also benefits from availability of rich higher education opportunities, with 33 colleges and universities based here.

Recreational opportunities. North Texas is home to 124 museums, 180 golf courses, 1,000 miles of off-street trails, 2,000 public parks, dozens of lakes, two world-class zoos and thousands of restaurants and other recreational opportunities. Dallas has the largest contiguous urban arts district in the nation, spanning 68 acres and 19 contiguous blocks and a park built right over a freeway. The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district where the past comes to life and western culture thrives. Fifteen professional and e-sports teams call North Texas home, including the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Mavericks, the Dallas Stars, the Texas Rangers, FC Dallas and many more.

Diversity. Dallas/Fort Worth is home to the most diverse ZIP code in the U.S. (in Irving, Texas) and our diversity doesn't stop there: We have minority chambers that are actively supporting the region's minority-owned businesses, an LGBTQ+ Chamber and robust diversity, and equity and inclusion programming at many companies and associations throughout the Metroplex.

Commitment to caring. North Texans have a giving heart: Twenty-nine percent of the stat's non-profits are located here. Initiatives like North Texas Giving Day, a region-wide initiative from the Communities Foundation of Texas, raise tens of millions for local nonprofits each year.