Anesthesiology Residency

The Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH) is the U.S. News number one ranked hospital in Texas and is located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the largest medical complex in the world. As the leading hospital in the TMC, we are excited to launch our anesthesiology residency program and want you to be a part of it. Our new categorical residency program will offer six candidates a unique blend of experiences that will make you suited to practice and succeed in any environment. We have over 85 operating rooms, over 900 beds, 7 ICU’s and a quality and safety record that is among the best in the nation, all characteristics critical to house an exceptional training program.

The overwhelming majority of your rotations, from intern year until graduation, will be within the walls of the Houston Methodist Hospital. Off-site rotations in pediatrics, labor/delivery and trauma will all be within the TMC at UT Houston. You will have access to international health opportunities and leadership training from some of the pre-eminent luminaries in our specialty. Our hospital houses the award winning Houston Methodist Research Institute, a state of the art simulation center and an academic affiliation with both Texas A&M and Weill Cornell University.

We are seeking exceptional candidates who are diverse in every sense of the word. We are committed to training the next generation of leaders in our specialty and in healthcare. You can be assured that our dedication to your success will be noticeable from the moment you step foot on our campus. Together we will build a program that will quickly stand amongst the best in the nation. Our faculty and institution are excited to welcome you as the inaugural class of anesthesia residents and we cannot wait for you to join.

Our Mission

At Houston Methodist, our mission is to train the next generation of physicians who will lead medicine;
To educate our trainees in the comprehensive management of patients who are critically ill, undergoing surgery or are experiencing pain;
To provide scholarly and professional opportunities that will advance the field of medicine;
To create compassionate, humanistic physicians who will lead and support justice while holding others and themselves accountable for all actions;
To ingrain advocacy for our patients and our profession as a fundamental aspect of being a physician.

Our Values

Integrity

We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.

Compassion

We embrace the whole person and respond to emotional, ethical and spiritual concerns as well as physical needs.

Accountability

We hold ourselves accountable for our actions.

Respect

We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity and value.

Excellence

We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

Message from the Program Chair

Randolph H. Steadman, MD, MS
Professor and Chair, Department of
Anesthesiology & Critical Care

Welcome to the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care! Houston Methodist Hospital is a major academic medical center which has trained Anesthesiology residents for over a decade. Now, it’s finally time to start our own program. Most days we staff 75-80 anesthetizing locations and coordinate five Critical Care Units through our Center for Critical Care. Our annual operative volume in cardiovascular surgery, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, as well as other surgical subspecialties rivals that of other academic centers. Houston Methodist is the number one transplant center in Texas, leading the way in cardiac, lung, liver and kidney transplantation. Houston Methodist Hospital is ranked the #1 Hospital in Texas and in the top 20 hospitals nationally by US News and World Report.

Houston Methodist prides itself on leading medicine, providing compassionate and respectful care, and maintaining an emphasis on quality and patient safety. The Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care works closely with institutional leadership in all of these areas. Additionally, the department emphasizes faculty and resident development in a number of domains, including personal well-being and resiliency, innovative educational strategies, research methodology and statistics, and the creation of enduring scholarly works.

We value experiential education, utilizing simulation-based training, post-encounter debriefing, hands-on workshops, and teams-based learning. As a learning institution, we expect to learn from you by listening to you and understanding your needs. An educational steering committee, comprised of resident representatives from each year, will meet regularly with program leadership. We understand that residency is a busy yet rewarding time in one’s professional development. Our goal is to facilitate the experience by creating a supportive community that maximizes your focus on building your professional career.

I encourage you to take a close look at our program, which focuses on preparing you to meet your goals, whether that means a subspecialty fellowship, or a career in private practice or academics.

Message from the Program Director

Scott Lindberg, MD
Program Director,
Anesthesiology Residency

Welcome to the anesthesia residency program at Houston Methodist Hospital. Our goal is to train outstanding clinical anesthesiologists who are recognized as leaders in patient safety and more broadly, within their community.

While we are a newly accredited program, we are not new to training residents. Houston Methodist has established residencies in twelve disciplines and more than thirty fellowship programs. Nor are we new to training anesthesiologists: The Department of Anesthesiology currently hosts rotations in neurosurgical, cardiothoracic, regional and transplant anesthesia for three affiliated residency programs.

Our program is unique in its blending of private practice and a more traditional academic department. Our large and diverse faculty, is formed out of a long-standing collaboration between Houston Methodist Hospital and US Anesthesia Partners, one of the largest anesthesia groups in the country. A mix of traditional academic and private practice experiences will prepare our residents to appreciate – and excel in - any practice environment.

The bulk of your training will occur at Houston Methodist Hospital, ranked the number 1 hospital in Texas by US News and World reports. It is the flagship hospital of the Methodist System, a high volume quaternary care center with over 70 anesthetizing sites providing care. Additional rotations will be hosted by Memorial Hermann Hospital, one of the largest trauma centers in the United States.

As the program director my mission is to deliver an excellent educational curriculum, clinical experiences second to none, all while ensuring an environment conducive to your growth and well-being. I have been practicing at Houston Methodist for sixteen years. In that time, I have served in many roles, most recently as the director of liver transplant anesthesia. Outside of my clinical roles my passion is patient safety and quality improvement, having served on committees at the hospital, and on the state and national level.

I am looking for residents who are curious, skeptical, and open minded, and who display empathy and humility.

Through our commitment to unparalleled safety, quality, service, and innovation, we are confident that you will find Houston Methodist Anesthesiology to be an exceptional choice for residency training.

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Clinical Base Year
Clinical Anesthesia Training
Educational Series
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Clinical Base Year

Clinical Base Year

As required by the ACGME, your first year of training will provide you with a base of fundamental clinical skills to prepare you for your clinical anesthesia training.

Rotations during the first year are directed by the Department of Internal Medicine, and all are housed at the Houston Methodist Hospital. They include four months of inpatient ward service, pulmonology, renal, and cardiology in patient consult service, two months of critical care, emergency medicine, otolaryngology, and one month of anesthesia.
Clinical Anesthesia Training

Clinical Anesthesia Training

CA-1

Your first year of anesthesia training begins with a month paired one to one with an attending anesthesiologist. The year will include six months in the main ORs, developing skills in delivery of general anesthesia. In the latter half of the year, you will get your first specialty rotations in obstetric anesthesia and neuroanesthesia. The balance of the year will be filled with another month of ICU and introductions to acute pain management, regional anesthesia, and pre and post anesthesia care.

CA-2

The second year of anesthesia training focuses on subspecialty anesthesia. There are four additional months in the main ORs, where you will focus on more challenging cases and developing more independence in delivery of care. Specialty rotations during the year include; two months of pediatric anesthesia, two months of cardiothoracic, trauma, chronic pain, and additional rotations in obstetric anesthesia and neuroanesthesia.

CA-3

Your final year of training provides fixability to meet your specific goals, with up to three months of elective time to dive deeper into anesthesia specialties of your choosing or to devote to dedicated research time. Required rotations during the year include a fourth month of ICU, and one month on the liver transplant service. The balance of the year you will have additional opportunities to obstetric, cardiothoracic, pediatric, and three months in the main ORs.
Educational Series

Educational Series

Education will be delivered monthly, with each class meeting independently day per month for a full day of experiences. These days are generally organized with four flipped classroom sessions in the morning, and more interactive sessions in the afternoon. Residents have no clinical responsibilities on educational days. Each class will have quarterly sessions in the simulation center.

In addition the monthly educational days conferences will be held weekly on Wednesday morning (grand rounds, morbidity and mortality conference, case presentations, and program development). Residents in their first year of clinical anesthesia training will have additional afternoon conferences reinforcing basics of anesthesia, procedural skills training, and case conferences.
Sites

Sites

Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center

Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center

Eligibility & Application

To be eligible for a fellowship position, certain requirements must be met:

Requirements

All applicants must submit the following:

Common ERAS application form
MSPE (Dean's letter)
At least three (3) letters of recommendation (one letter can be the Chairman Letter or Standard Letter of Evaluation). All letters of recommendation should be current or within the last two years.
Official medical school transcript
Personal statement
Photograph

Additional Requirements:

Applicants must have passed all USMLE or COMLEX on first attempt.
Applicants must have graduated from medical school within the last three (3) years

Additional Requirements for International Medical Graduates (IMG):

Must be ECFMG-certified
Must submit USMLE Step 2 (CK/CS) results by application deadline (October 18, 2024)
Must submit an official English translation for all application materials
U.S. Clinical Experience (USCE) is required, preferably in an academic medical center (observerships are considered as USCE – Houston Methodist Department of Medicine does not offer an observership program)
Must document USCE/observerships with a letter of recommendation by a supervising physician
Only J-1 Visas are offered

Application Process

Houston Methodist participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Note: in ERAS and NRMP, we are listed under the name The Methodist Hospital (Houston).
Applications must be processed through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Paper applications are not accepted.
Information on ERAS can be found on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) website.
All applications are carefully reviewed. Selected applicants are notified electronically to interview through ERAS.
All PGY1 positions are offered through the NRMP.
"Pre-Match" positions are not offered.
Please limit inquiries regarding application status.

Interview Days

All interviews will be conducted in person for the 2025-2026 interview season. Applications will be reviewed upon their release on September 24, 2025. Interview invitations will not be extended until all aspects of the applications are reviewed.

Interviews will be conducted on select dates between approximately October 6 and December 18, 2025.

The anticipated interview day format will include:

Welcome from the Program Director and Program Leadership
Interview with three faculty members
Hospital tour
Dinner with our current residents the evening before your interview
The Program Manager will reach out to you with additional changes or information is needed.

Responsibility

Houston Methodist is committed to improving the health of our patients, employees, and communities around us. As a health care provider, it’s our responsibility to promote a healthier environment for our employees.

Drug and Tobacco Screening- Job seekers will be tested for nicotine and drug usage during the post-offer physical. If a job seeker tests positive for nicotine use, including nicotine gum and patches, the offer will be rescinded, and individuals will be given the opportunity to participate in a free Houston Methodist-provided tobacco cessation program. Job seekers wishing to reapply after testing positive for nicotine may do so 90 days after the date the initial offer was rescinded. If the job seeker tests positive for drug use, the offer will be rescinded. Job seekers wishing to reapply after the drug screening is positive may do so one year after the date the initial offer was rescinded.
Background Check - Prior to employment start date, job seekers must complete a criminal background check.

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