Trainee Opportunity Directory

The Center of Innovation and Value at Parkland (CIVP) Trainee Opportunity Directory highlights training programs offered through CIVP in partnership with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW). These opportunities are designed to:

• Strategically align trainees with health equity education and value-based care through CIVP placements.
• Prepare physicians to lead transformation in underserved settings through structured education and mentorship.
• Integrate education, care redesign, and population health to drive system-level improvement and readiness for value-based care.
• Address critical health system challenges in an evolving landscape.
  

From Our Leadership

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Frederick P. Cerise, MD, MPH

President and Chief Executive Officer at Parkland Health

"The U.S. health care system is among the most advanced in the world with some of the best clinical outcomes for those with complex conditions who can access our excellent physicians, emerging technologies, and miraculous new drugs. For far too many, however, that system is out of reach and the gap is widening.

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The Health Equity Fellowship at Parkland and UT Southwestern provides a concentrated experience for physicians who have completed residency training to explore underlying causes of inequities in access and in health outcomes and to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute meaningful solutions.

Physicians are increasingly frustrated with a dysfunctional health system that limits their ability to adequately care for all people in need; and physicians are in unique positions to address change through practices and health policies for the benefit of patients. The Parkland Fellowship will provide the experience and support to build a foundation of understanding and skills for individuals committed to improving care for the underserved today and to changing systems for the future."

Kavita P. Bhavan, MD, MHS, FIDSA

Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Parkland Health

"At Parkland Health, advancing health equity is central to our mission and embedded in how we deliver care, train physicians and reimagine health systems for the future. As a safety-net health system, we care for socially complex communities facing significant structural barriers to health- compelling us to innovate care delivery to improve health equity and train physician leaders equipped to lead change."

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The Health Equity fellowship developed in partnership with UTSouthwestern, was created to equip physicians to lead transformation in a healthcare landscape defined by value-based care, and accountability for equitable outcomes. Our fellowship offers immersive training at the intersection of care delivery innovation and population health within the safety-net system.

At the Center for Innovation and Value, we are committed to developing physician leaders who combine clinical excellence with the ability to lead across health systems, disciplines and communities.

If you are seeking to develop your career with skills, experience, and perspective to lead equity driven value-based care, we invite you to explore the Health Equity fellowship and apply. We look forward to learning more about you and your interest in shaping a more equitable healthcare landscape for the future."

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Parkland Health Equity Fellowship

Partnering with the Division of General Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern, Parkland offers a two-year, non-ACGME Health Equity Fellowship designed to develop physician leaders committed to advancing equity in healthcare. The fellowship provides rigorous didactic and mentored training in clinical and health services research, population health and health policy, along with opportunities to collaborate with KFF. This multidisciplinary fellowship is structured to build expertise at the intersection of public health and clinical care within a large safety-net system. The program is open to physicians who have completed any clinical residency. Prior fellows have come from diverse training backgrounds, including Internal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology/Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Training emphasizes the development of strong analytic skills, effective communication across academic, community and policy audiences, and competency in systems thinking, leadership and institutional change. Fellows are expected to develop a portfolio of scholarly work in public health and population science, with an emphasis on intervention-oriented projects that translate evidence into measurable improvements in health outcomes.

We seek highly motivated, dynamic and creative physicians who thrive in a collaborative learning environment and are committed to building a career focused on improving the health of underserved communities through innovation, research and system level transformation.

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Internal Medicine Community & Population Healthcare Residency

Residents will practice academic community medicine, with a focus on Quality Improvement projects, gain a deep understanding of healthcare systems, and address social determinants of health. This three-year track, initiated in 2026, is designed to cultivate leaders who can drive change, focus on disparities and promote well-being through public health initiatives. Residents will have immersive, hands-on experience across three major healthcare systems: Parkland Health, VA North Texas Health Care System and William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.

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UT Southwestern - Parkland Health Equity Scholars Program

A two-year initiative that funds 20% of a faculty member's salary and is designed to equip Clinician-Educator or Clinician track faculty with practical tools and experience to engage the community in activities that promote health and support health equity.

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