Program Overview
Welcome to the CHRISTUS Health/Texas A&M University College of Medicine Program – Emergency Medicine Residency in Corpus Christi, Texas! Our program is a 3-year (PGY-1 to PGY-3) residency with exceptional learning opportunities in our new Emergency Department located along the Texas seashore. We provide residents with the knowledge, procedural ability, and judgment to skillfully practice in any emergency care environment.
Our residency is proud to be on the forefront of emergency medicine education. The diverse faculty is dedicated to the education and professional development of every resident. Our curriculum fosters the development of both clinical excellence and technical skills, so our graduating doctors may practice in any clinical environment, assume leadership roles throughout the emergency medicine community, or pursue fellowship training in their area of choice.
Each of our clinical sites offers a unique patient population where more than 125,000 emergency department patients seek treatment each year. Our partnerships with the Corpus Christi Fire - EMS Department, the HALO Flight Ambulance Service, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and the Texas A&M Health Science Center result in a comprehensive emergency medicine education.
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Alainya Tomanec, MD Emergency Medicine Program Director |
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Excellence in Clinical Care and Education
The CHRISTUS Health/Texas A&M University College of Medicine Program – Emergency Medicine Residency is located in coastal Corpus Christi, Texas. The program began in July 2007. It is an ACGME-accredited PGY-1 to PGY-3 program with twelve residents in each post-graduate class. The graduate medical education programs at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline include only emergency medicine and family medicine, providing residents with greater opportunities to attain procedural competence and decision making skills without having to share patient-care experiences with general surgery or other specialty residents.
Mission: To educate and inspire our EM physicians to lead with knowledge, skills, and compassion
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Where We Come From

Life in Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is the eighth largest city in Texas with a metropolitan population of over 350,000 residents. It is located in South Texas along the Gulf of Mexico. The city is a coastal paradise where year-round recreational opportunities abound including hiking, biking, jogging, camping, swimming, wind surfing, parasailing, kite boarding, sailing, golfing, and fishing. Many emergency medicine residents enjoy beach living on Padre Island, only a 20-minute commute to CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline. Corpus Christi is home to the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and the Padre Island National Seashore.