INTERNAL MEDICINE

Houston Methodist Hospital (Medical Center) Program

Houston, Texas

Our Internal Medicine Residency program offers an optimally sized program in the largest medical center in the world. We have 6+2 block scheduling. Ou

Program Type

University-based

Application Deadline

November 2, 2025

Year 1 Seats

22

Interviews Last Year

243
55%

Interview Ratio

11

% US MD

84.3

% IMG

7.8
J-1 VisaAccepts
H-1B VisaNo
F-1 VisaNo
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Application Criteria

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Graduation Year Requirement

3

Min Letters of Recommendation

3

Max Letters of Recommendation

4

Chair Letter Required

Yes

Faculty Letter Required

Yes

Specialty Letter Required

Yes

Medical Education Gap Policy

Clinical experience in the US

Offers Prematch

--

USMLE Requirements

Minimum USMLE requirements for IMG applicants

USMLE Step 1 (IMG)

Yes

USMLE Step 2 CK (IMG)

Yes

Minimum USMLE Scores

Step 1
196
Step 2 CK
240

Compensation Trend

PGY-1
$69,981
PGY-2
$72,570
PGY-3
$75,055

Signal Data

Interview invite rates by applicant signal type

Step 2 CK (All Invited)

241-267

Silver Signal → Invite

35%

Gold Signal → Invite

44%

No Signal → Invite

6%

US IMG → Invite

1%

Non-US IMG → Invite

1%

Highlights

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Year 2 Size

22

Year 3 Size

22

Offers Preliminary Positions

No

Night Float

Yes

Moonlighting Allowed

Yes

Total Positions

66

Accredited Length

3

Faculty:Resident Ratio

1.8

Avg Hours/Week (PGY-1)

65

Contact Details

Direct points of contact for this program

Contact Person

Contact Phone

Contact Email

Program Director

Director Phone

Director Email

Characteristics

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% DO Residents

7.8 %

Total Physician Faculty

121

Night Float (PGY-1)

Yes

Compensation & Leaves

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PGY-1 Vacation Days

16 days

PGY-2 Vacation Days

21 days

PGY-3 Vacation Days

21 days

Max Consecutive Hours (PGY-1)

14 hrs

Avg 24hr Off-Duty Periods/Week

1.5

Medical Insurance

Fully Paid by Institution

Application Information

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Interview Period (2025–26)

2025-09-29 to 2025-12-18

Interview Period (2026–27)

2026-09-27 to 2026-12-10

Start Dates

July | August

Grad Year Limit N/A

No

Contact Information

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Director Degrees

Program Location

Teaching Site

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Primary Teaching Site

Houston Methodist Hospital

Sponsor Institution

Houston Methodist Hospital

Primary Institution

Houston Methodist Hospital

Participant Institutions

--

Annual Hospital Admissions

40861

Annual ED Visits

84662

Program Offerings

Benefits, perks, and curriculum offerings for residents

Additional Benefits

Subsidized child careFree parking

Resident / Fellow Curriculum

  • Curriculum to develop health systems leadership skills (e.g., QI project leadership, community/organizational advocacy)
  • Formal program to foster interprofessional teamwork
  • Instruction in medical Spanish or other non-English language
  • Economics of health care systems curriculum
  • Debt management/financial counseling
  • Resident/fellow retreats
  • Off-campus electives
  • Hospice/home care experience

Residency Programs by Year

Quota vs Filled positions over the years

PGY-1 Residents

Country-wise distribution and profile cards

USA 18

Irtiza Ahmed, MD

UTMB John Sealy

Galveston, Texas, USA

Ozioma A. Akahara, MD

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso - Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

El Paso, Texas, USA

Michael Biskup, MD

Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine

College Station, Texas, USA

Alison Cash, MD

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Colin Chan, MD

Texas A&M College of Medicine

College Station, Texas, USA

Soren Cobb, MD

McGovern Medical School

Houston, Texas, USA

Nikhil Gogineni, MD

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, Texas, USA

Akash Guruswamy, MD

University of Missouri- Kansas City BA/MD Program

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Jayanand Mijagiri, MD

The John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, USA

Vishnu Narayana, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, USA

Hunter Olsen, MD

Texas A&M College of Medicine

College Station, Texas, USA

Vivek Patel, MD

The University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, USA

Sylvestre Pineau, MD

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, USA

Rehma Siddiqui, MD

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Brett Vernier, MD

UT Houston McGovern Medical School

Houston, Texas, USA

Laura Wang, MD

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, USA

Jerry Xiao, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Norman Zheng, MD

McGovern Medical School

Houston, Texas, USA

Lebanon 1

Ahmad Ghanem, MD

LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Byblos, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon

Unknown 48

Antoine Nguyen, DO

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Neal Bhachawat, DO

Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, TX

Hannah O'Neill, MD

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Frederick Wang, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Syed Muneeb Ajaz, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Alwin Alias, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Andrew Chung, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Elia Cesar El Hajj, MD

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Noah B Giese, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Brianna S Hamilton, MD

Drexel University College of Medicine

Deepak Jagannath, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Drew Michael Levy, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Jessica Elise Lowe, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Rishi Prakash Patel, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Ashmi Patel, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Yousf Radwan, MD

Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University

Chandni Vashee, MD

Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University

Lien Ngoc Vu, MD

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Kenneth Wade Williams, DO

University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Selma Abdurrahman, MD

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Ahmad Afzal, MBBS

Aga Khan University Medical College

Taha Ahmed, MD

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Faizan Azim, MD

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Ashley Heck, MD

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Zara Ijaz, MD

University of South Alabama College of Medicine

Dayoung Kelly Jeon, MD

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Taha Jilani, MD

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Shahrukh Khan, MD

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Zahra Lalee, MD

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Amna Naqvi, MD

University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

Konstantinos Ouranos, MD

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Medicine

Vinayika Papineni, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Sarah Peytavin, MD

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

Nandini Ray, MD

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Benjamin Saul, DO

University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Minhal Zaidi, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Ozioma A Akahara, MD

Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University

Michael J Biskup, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Alison Melissa Cash, MD

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Colin Edward Chan, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Jayanand Dnyanesh Mijagiri, MD

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Vishnu Ganesh Narayana, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Oscar Emilio Noble Palma, MD

Tecnológico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina

Hunter Douglas Olsen, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Sylvestre H. Pineau, MD

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Brett Robert Vernier, MD

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Laura Qiongni Wang, MD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Norman Chen Zheng, MD,

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Mexico 1

Oscar Noble Palma, MD

Tecnológico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

India 1

Gauri Thukral, MBBS

Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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