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Family Medicine Residency Program

CHRISTUS Health
San Antonio, TX
Continued AccreditationACGME #1204821616

CHRISTUS Health is an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine residency program in San Antonio, TX. It has 10 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 30 residents in training. It reports 0% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $61,596. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

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Overview

Positions / year
10
30 residents · 30 approved
PGY-1 salary
$61.6k
IMG percentage
0%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2116120C1

Accredited since 1997 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2007

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3
Incl. chair, faculty, specialty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2116120C1
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “CHRISTUS Health-TX”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Rural

Rural

Women's health

Other

Hospitalist

Other

Academic or clinician educator

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
0%
x
US MD
57%
x
DO
43%
x
Women
50%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Affiliated medical schools

Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
70
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
14
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
6
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.3
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.5
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Unknown

CHRISTUS Health is a Catholic not-for-profit health care system comprising more than 600 centers, including long-term care facilities, community hospitals, walk-in clinics and health ministries. We are a community of 50,000 Associates, with over 15,000 physicians providing personalized care. Our ministries extend to Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Arkansas, and throughout the Americas to Chile, Colombia and Mexico. We continue to expand into new communities each year, adding more physicians and more services and bringing care closer to more people. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston and San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, our mission is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to every individual we serve.

Star Rating
Overall hospital rating
Beds
Leapfrog Safety GradeC

Primary teaching site: Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Westover Hills · San Antonio, TX

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Clinical sites

Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Westover Hills

Primary
San Antonio, TX

Children's Hospital of San Antonio

San Antonio, TX220 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,084/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~20.4% of pay
Take-home$4,084/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,049/mo
State tax$0/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $61,596 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 0% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

State Income Tax
None
No tax on wages

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Christine D Criscuolo Higgins, MD

Program Director Family Medicine

Program Director

Ms. Tammy Hysten

GME Coordinator

Coordinator

Christine K Huang, DO

Associate Program Director-Family Medicine

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is CHRISTUS Health located?
CHRISTUS Health is located in San Antonio, TX.
Is CHRISTUS Health ACGME-accredited?
Yes — CHRISTUS Health holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at CHRISTUS Health?
CHRISTUS Health has approximately 30 residents in training.
How much is rent near CHRISTUS Health?
Median rent near San Antonio, TX is ~$1,049/month for a 1BR and ~$1,371/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does CHRISTUS Health accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
CHRISTUS Health reports that none of its current residents are International Medical Graduates. That is a snapshot of the current cohort as reported to FREIDA, not a stated policy, and it can change year to year. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does CHRISTUS Health sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
CHRISTUS Health does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does CHRISTUS Health require?
CHRISTUS Health does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at CHRISTUS Health?
CHRISTUS Health reports a PGY-1 salary of $61,596. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to CHRISTUS Health?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save CHRISTUS Health to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does CHRISTUS Health have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Family Medicine residency program positions as they appear.