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ID: 4454821022
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program
Dallas, TX
Data Last updated: 3/28/2025
Overview
Program & Work Schedule
Overview

The fellows spend most of their time at Children's Health, a 490-bed (level 1 trauma center, level IV NICU, PICU, cardiac ICU) children's hospital. Parkland Memorial Hospital, adjacent to Children's, has a 96-bed NICU that serves the Parkland OB service of >10,000 deliveries/year. Educational experiences include the OR, bedside, clinic, and the Simulation Center. Each year, the pediatric surgery service performs > 4,000 cases, sees >4,000 outpatients, and is evaluates >1,000 trauma patients.
Information
Program best described as
University-based
Primary teaching site
Children's Health-Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Accredited length of training
2
Required length
2
Accepting applications for training that begins in 2025-2026 No
Will be accepting applications for training that begins in 2026-2027 Yes
Program start dates July, August 1
Participates in ERAS® Yes
Affiliated with U.S. government No
Program Director: Diana Leigh Diesen MD
Children's Med Ctr Dallas
Ste D2000
1935 Medical District Dr
Dallas, TX 75235
Tel: (214) 456-6040
Fax: (214) 456-6320
E-mail: diana.diesen@childrens.com
Person to contact for more information about the program: Rachel Lynn Howell MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
E7.126A
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390-7208
Tel: (214) 648-9576
Fax:
E-mail: rachel.howell@utsouthwestern.edu
Survey Received: 6/26/2024

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Location

Children's Med Ctr Dallas
Ste D2000
1935 Medical District Dr
Dallas, TX 75235

Sponsor

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390-9002

Participant(s)

Children's Health-Children's Medical Center of Dallas
1935 Medical District Dr
Dallas, TX 75235

Parkland Health and Hospital System-Parkland Memorial Hospital
5201 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235