University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Program

Galveston, TX

Fellowship

Specialty:Undersea and hyperbaric medicine (Preventive medicine)

ACGME Code:3984838001

NRMP Code:-

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation2

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2025 - 2026	Initial Accreditation	Mar 26, 2026
02	2026 - 2027	Initial Accreditation	Mar 26, 2026

Program

Program Size

-- (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: March 26, 2026)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:--

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: --

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: --

First Year Average Weekly Hours: --

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Roster

Location

Galveston, TX ^[4]

Population

350,682

Median income

$83,514Below

Education

35%Above

Employment

60.8%Above

Health

13.7%Above

Age

38On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Galveston, TX

State - Texas

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$1,111

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$1,115

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$1,115

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$1,118

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$1,116

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$1,118

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$1,122

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$1,126

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$1,130

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$1,133

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$1,131

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$1,139

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$1,142

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$1,144

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$1,140

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$1,141

$1,285

5/31/2016

$815

$1,132

$1,291

6/30/2016

$837

$1,133

$1,294

7/31/2016

$846

$1,136

$1,295

8/31/2016

$848

$1,140

$1,303

9/30/2016

$843

$1,142

$1,307

10/31/2016

$849

$1,141

$1,311

11/30/2016

$845

$1,143

$1,312

12/31/2016

$854

$1,142

$1,313

1/31/2017

$863

$1,138

$1,317

2/28/2017

$873

$1,144

$1,324

3/31/2017

$885

$1,149

$1,335

4/30/2017

$892

$1,153

$1,346

5/31/2017

$904

$1,157

$1,353

6/30/2017

$901

$1,160

$1,357

7/31/2017

$887

$1,159

$1,359

8/31/2017

$884

$1,160

$1,363

9/30/2017

$914

$1,164

$1,406

10/31/2017

$932

$1,168

$1,414

11/30/2017

$948

$1,174

$1,413

12/31/2017

$926

$1,178

$1,420

1/31/2018

$935

$1,178

$1,422

2/28/2018

$940

$1,181

$1,427

3/31/2018

$962

$1,183

$1,429

4/30/2018

$955

$1,186

$1,434

5/31/2018

$960

$1,189

$1,438

6/30/2018

$968

$1,193

$1,444

7/31/2018

$976

$1,195

$1,449

8/31/2018

$985

$1,200

$1,455

9/30/2018

$977

$1,203

$1,461

10/31/2018

$974

$1,206

$1,465

11/30/2018

$965

$1,211

$1,473

12/31/2018

$986

$1,215

$1,482

1/31/2019

$996

$1,219

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,011

$1,217

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,006

$1,225

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,018

$1,228

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,017

$1,229

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,020

$1,234

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,029

$1,239

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,032

$1,241

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,031

$1,244

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,031

$1,247

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,037

$1,251

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,035

$1,254

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,025

$1,256

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,011

$1,260

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,042

$1,264

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,045

$1,262

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,033

$1,258

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,033

$1,256

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,042

$1,259

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,049

$1,263

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,051

$1,267

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,045

$1,275

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,059

$1,283

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,065

$1,291

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,084

$1,301

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,074

$1,310

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,085

$1,316

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,085

$1,334

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,103

$1,355

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,111

$1,386

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,114

$1,395

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,133

$1,412

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,163

$1,446

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,188

$1,466

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,194

$1,481

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,200

$1,496

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,207

$1,527

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,226

$1,537

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,233

$1,543

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,251

$1,549

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,271

$1,561

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,282

$1,575

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,291

$1,585

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,300

$1,583

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,302

$1,595

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,316

$1,592

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,307

$1,585

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,313

$1,582

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,307

$1,582

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,316

$1,590

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,325

$1,595

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,332

$1,596

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,330

$1,599

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,330

$1,596

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,338

$1,597

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,333

$1,597

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,331

$1,602

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,314

$1,603

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,321

$1,604

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,321

$1,619

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,334

$1,631

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,334

$1,620

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,339

$1,632

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,333

$1,636

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,335

$1,638

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,330

$1,645

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,327

$1,645

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,323

$1,642

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,326

$1,641

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,332

$1,639

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,343

$1,638

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,340

$1,643

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,344

$1,646

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,339

$1,655

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,335

$1,651

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,338

$1,651

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,337

$1,649

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,343

$1,653

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,345

$1,654

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,353

$1,655

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,354

$1,656

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,358

$1,656

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,351

$1,662

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,355

$1,660

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,349

$1,665

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,354

$1,674

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Galveston, TX

State - Texas

United States

4/1/2021

140

5/1/2021

161

100

6/1/2021

154

7/1/2021

175

101

8/1/2021

142

9/1/2021

140

10/1/2021

121

11/1/2021

121

12/1/2021

122

1/1/2022

130

2/1/2022

101

3/1/2022

121

4/1/2022

132

5/1/2022

198

104

6/1/2022

113

7/1/2022

128

102

8/1/2022

154

9/1/2022

160

10/1/2022

203

11/1/2022

103

12/1/2022

112

1/1/2023

129

2/1/2023

125

3/1/2023

110

4/1/2023

127

5/1/2023

154

6/1/2023

132

7/1/2023

126

8/1/2023

130

9/1/2023

145

10/1/2023

135

11/1/2023

123

12/1/2023

124

1/1/2024

112

2/1/2024

120

3/1/2024

137

4/1/2024

125

5/1/2024

191

6/1/2024

136

7/1/2024

137

8/1/2024

138

9/1/2024

133

10/1/2024

124

11/1/2024

119

12/1/2024

131

1/1/2025

113

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

131

4/1/2025

159

5/1/2025

153

6/1/2025

154

7/1/2025

139

8/1/2025

144

9/1/2025

121

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

102

12/1/2025

106

1/1/2026

104

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Galveston, TX

Crime Rate and Safety

Galveston has a moderate crime rate. The city is generally safe, but like any urban area, petty theft and property crime can occur.

Fun Activities

Living in Galveston offers access to beautiful beaches, water activities, historic sites, museums, and a vibrant arts scene. The city is famous for its Victorian architecture and annual Mardi Gras celebration.

Climate

Galveston experiences a subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The area is prone to hurricanes due to its location on the Gulf Coast.

Races and Population

Galveston has a diverse population with a mix of different races and ethnicities, contributing to a rich cultural atmosphere.

Education

Galveston offers educational opportunities through schools like the University of Texas Medical Branch, providing a strong academic environment for residents and families.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Galveston is lower than in larger Texas cities like Houston. Housing is affordable, but the cost of insurance may be higher due to the city's proximity to the coast.

Proximity to Larger Cities

Galveston is located about 50 miles southeast of Houston, which can be reached by car in about an hour's drive. Houston offers a wider range of amenities, entertainment options, and cultural experiences.

Pros

Beautiful beaches
rich history
diverse cultural scene
lower cost of living compared to some other Texas cities.

Cons

Proximity to hurricane-prone areas
moderate crime rate
potential higher insurance costs.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/3984838001

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=050XX00US48167

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr