Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Surgery Surgery PA Residency

PA Postgraduate Program at a Glance

• Specialty: Pediatric Surgery
• Location: Houston, TX
• Accreditation: ARC-PA Accredited (Continued)
• Program length: 12 months
• Positions per year: 6 PA fellows across 2 cohorts a year (“Program size; 6 PA Fellows- 2 Cohorts per year”) — the Spring cohort is “3 PA Fellows (Surgery), 1 PA Fellow (Community)”, so the 6 may include the Community track
• Stipend / salary: $93,250 (“A competitive stipend of $93,250 will be offered”; the page does not state the year)
• Benefits: Competitive stipend/benefits
• Credential awarded: Certificate (ARC-PA accredited)
• Eligibility: NCCPA certified or PANCE-eligible; TX license preferred
• Application deadline: Spring cohort: October 16, 2026 — CLOSED (“Application deadline: October 16, 2026”; the page elsewhere says only “October 2026”). Fall cohort: July 3, 2026 — CLOSED. Not rolled forward.
• How to apply: Direct (career application + CV + personal statement)
• Start date: February (Spring cohort: “February start”); Fall cohort start not published
• Setting & rotations: Pediatric surgery; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston TX

Accredited by the ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant) as a Clinical Postgraduate Program.

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