By Michael J. Mohr, DO, MS and Brenda Treviño

Expanding Graduate Medical Education Programs in San Antonio and Laredo

By Michael J. Mohr, DO, MS and Brenda Treviño

The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) was established in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. The university has a long tradition of training healthcare workers with outstanding schools of nursing, pharmacy, optometry, physical and occupational therapy, and kinesiology. The University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) was established in 2017 to train osteopathic physicians with a focus on primary care and service to those most in need, training students in community-based, rural and underserved urban clinical sites in San Antonio, Laredo, Abilene and several small communities.

Postgraduate programs have also been developed to complete the training for graduates of any DO or MD school who wish to serve South Texas communities in a manner consistent with UIW’s commitment to social responsibility.

In 2016, The Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education Research (TIGMER) was established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in San Antonio, with Dr. Thomas Mohr serving as the founding Designated Institutional Official and Ms. Marsha Sellner as the founding Director of Graduate Medical Education Research.

Psychiatry Residents at Texas Vista Medical Center

Family Medicine at CommuniCare Health Centers

TIGMER partnered with UIWSOM, local community clinics and hospital systems to successfully launch the following residency and fellowship programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME): • July 2017: Community-Based Family

Medicine at CommuniCare Health

Centers in San Antonio • July 2018: Family Medicine and Internal

Medicine at Laredo Medical Center • July 2019: Psychiatry at Texas Vista

Medical Center in San Antonio and Sports Medicine at Sports

Medicine Associates of San Antonio • July 2020: Hand Surgery at The Hand Center of San Antonio • July 2021: Internal Medicine at Texas Vista Medical Center in San

Antonio

Dr. Michael Mohr was appointed as Designated Institutional Official in April 2021, with Ms. Brenda Treviño joining the department as Director of Graduate Medical Education in August 2021. Five of the seven programs have achieved a status of continued accreditation by the ACGME, with two programs awaiting their site visit in the 20222023 academic year.

Altogether, TIGMER will train 169 medical residents and fellows in San Antonio and Laredo by 2024.

TIGMER’s goal is for these residents and fellows to remain in the community and continue serve the residents of South Texas beyond residency and fellowship training.

Internal Medicine at Texas Vista Medical Center

Michael J. Mohr, DO, MS is the Designated Institutional Official and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the Texas Institute for Graduate M edical Education and Research (TIGMER). He is board-certified in family medicine. To learn more, please visit tigmer.com. Dr. Mohr is a member of the Bexar County Medical Society.

Brenda Treviño is the Director of Graduate Medical Education at TIGMER. Ms. Treviño has worked in graduate medical education for over 20 years.