DeTar Healthcare System
The DeTar Healthcare System Family Medicine residency in Victoria, TX is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
The DeTar Family Medicine Residency (Victoria, TX) is an unopposed program with Osteopathic Recognition, advanced OB, GI and OMM tracts, a core-faculty-led adult and pediatric hospital service, and a rural and preventive medicine focus. The posted curriculum covers three years with 2 half-days of continuity clinic per week, inpatient family medicine, OB/Peds, night float, geriatrics, community-oriented primary care, health systems management, sports medicine, radiology, and 12 weeks of electives in PGY-3. Residents use a residency clinic established in 2017 and train at DeTar Hospital Navarro and DeTar Hospital North. Applications are via ERAS only; U.S. citizens or permanent residents only (no visas).
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Osteopathic Recognition plus an OMM tract: DO applicants should highlight OMM experience and ask how OMM is integrated into clinic and inpatient work.
- Unopposed program with core-faculty-led adult and pediatric hospital services: ask about autonomy, procedural exposure and how many residents share each service.
- Advanced OB and GI tracts, with a program director who has a noted interest in women's health, obstetrics and prenatal/postnatal care: emphasise full-scope interest and ask how OB volume is structured.
- Rural and preventive medicine focus and a Rural Family Medicine rotation for visiting students: tie your interests to practicing in the Crossroads region and ask about graduate retention.
- Block schedule includes community-oriented primary care, health systems management, sports medicine and sizeable PGY-3 electives (12 weeks); ask how electives can be tailored toward fellowship, research or academic medicine, which the program says its residents pursue.
- Eligibility is strict (U.S. citizen or permanent resident, graduated within 10 years, one year of U.S. clinical experience, at most one cumulative exam failure); check these against your file before applying.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Shae Krause-Castaneda, M.D., FAAFP
- marubio@tamu.edu
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.
About Family Medicine residency training
Family Medicine residency training typically lasts 3 years.
Training covers care across ages, including obstetrics, pediatrics and outpatient continuity of care.
General information about the specialty, not a statement about this program. Confirm details with the program.
How to apply to this residency
- Register with ERAS, the application service of the AAMC, and with the NRMP Main Residency Match.
- Apply to this program through ERAS during the application season, with the documents it asks for.
- If you interview here, rank the program on your NRMP rank order list by the deadline; Match results are released in March.
Deadlines, required documents, interview policy and visa sponsorship differ between programs and years. The program’s own website is the authority.
Prepare your application
- The NRMP Residency Match, explained
- Residency interview preparation: a four-week plan and question bank
- Residency interview strategies for USMLE candidates
- How to create a resume or CV for residency
- The Dean's letter (MSPE): what it is and how to get it from your medical school
- After the interview: highlight your strengths and send thank-you letters
- NRMP ranking algorithm & rank-list strategy
- Save money on USMLE and interview travel
- Study books by exam
- International medical graduates: ECFMG and visas
Questions to ask this program
Strong applicants use the interview to learn how a program trains its residents. Questions worth asking:
- How much autonomy do residents have at each training level, and how is supervision handled?
- Where do graduates go next: practice, fellowship or academic positions? Ask for recent examples.
- What are the call and night-float schedules, and how many hours do residents typically work?
- How are residents supported in preparing for board exams, and what is the program’s recent pass rate?
- What research, quality improvement or teaching opportunities are protected with time?
- What benefits, parental leave and wellness support does the program provide?
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the DeTar Healthcare System Family Medicine residency?
This directory lists the program in the NRMP Main Residency Match. Use the program and application links on this page for the current instructions, deadlines and required documents.
How long is the DeTar Healthcare System Family Medicine residency?
The program length recorded for this entry is 3 years. Confirm it with the program.
How many positions does the DeTar Healthcare System Family Medicine residency offer?
The number of positions is not recorded here. Ask the program or check the match service’s program listing for the current cycle.
What does the DeTar Healthcare System Family Medicine residency pay?
Salaries have not been verified for this program. Many institutions publish a resident and fellow salary schedule on their graduate medical education office page.