Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate School: University of Texas-Dallas
Hi, I’m Nick Linares. I am a native Texan, born and raised in Plano, TX just outside of Dallas. I went to undergrad at The University of Texas at Dallas, then worked for a short time in clinical research before attending medical school at Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine.
My journey to Corpus began when I was a kid who slipped around a hotel pool in Corpus on a family beach trip requiring an ER visit for concussion. Ever since, it’s been impressed upon my head to come back to the ER in Corpus. Okay…well, while the story is real, the actual reasons why I wanted to come here are multiple
I had the opportunity to rotate here as a 4th year medical student, and got to see in person how well-trained, cool, and friendly all the residents and faculty were, as well as be exposed to the great variety of high acuity trauma, complex medical patients, and procedures that this program offers. There are no other specialty residents here to take your procedures.
After 4 years away for med school in Alabama, I welcomed the opportunity to return to the great state of Texas to begin a career in emergency medicine. Residency is hard, but I look forward to my ER shifts, and working with my co-residents and faculty. We have a collegial and professional culture here that I am very happy with.
As far as Corpus Christi goes, there are lots of outdoor activities and warm weather with the beach nearby to keep me busy. I’m also an avid golfer, which has been a nice challenge trying to navigate the Corpus winds.
My advice for students trying to choose a program – Look for a program where you will be happy at, well-trained, respected as a person, and is overall the best fit for you. I couldn’t be happier to be here, and look forward to my continued training.
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