Pediatrics·Dallas, TX

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Signal lift84%96%+12 pp with a signal here

Step 2 invited

233–266

p10 – p90

Sample N

1,352

applicants this cycle

This cycle

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

3.0%

41 of 1,352 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 1,352

Applied

1,352

100.0%

Invited

398

29.4%

Class size

J-1 visaAny graduation yearCategoricalResearch

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From notes past applicants shared, 2024-25 to 2026-27

What they asked · 2026-27

Tell me about a clinical case where you had incomplete information and how you handled it.
Tell me about a case where you used critical thinking.
What do you see yourself doing in the future?
Tell me about a time you advocated for a patient.
What do you look for in a program?
Tell me about a patient interaction that taught you something important about medicine.

Worth knowing

Uses a 4+2+2 X+Y+Z schedule, with continuity clinic only in the Z block. 2026-27
Night float; PGY-3s do about 5 or 6 24-hour shifts on the NICU resuscitation team. 2026-27
Noon conference with lunch every weekday; no morning report. 2026-27
More than 50 elective rotations, with custom electives possible. 2026-27

Paraphrased from applicant notes. A tag shows once two notes mention it; the number is how many did.

Training sites4 hospitals · Dallas

1
Children's Health-Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Dallas, TX
Primary
2
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Sponsor
3
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX
Participant
4
Parkland Health and Hospital System-Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, TX
Participant