Nearly 66% of graduates will remain in Texas for residency training, continuing to build the physician workforce in communities across the state.
Further strengthening the local physician workforce, four SHSU-COM student doctors matched into programs within the Sam Houston Regional Education Consortium, including two in the Family Medicine Residency Program in Huntsville and two in the Psychiatry Residency Program in Conroe.
More than half of the class, a little over 51%, matched into primary care specialties, including family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics. This continued commitment to primary care aligns with the college’s mission to improve access to care, particularly in rural and underserved regions, areas where primary care doctors are needed most.
At the same time, the Class of 2026 demonstrated a broad range of interests across the medical field. Emergency medicine was the most represented specialty, with 26% of the soon-to-be doctors entering the field.
Others matched into specialties including psychiatry, anesthesiology and pathology, along with several surgical fields. Among them is a match into neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery, two of the most competitive specialties in medicine and notable milestones for both the students and the program.
