Also…the OP needs to think about this…
Dad is a physician. He likely has heard where some of his fellow excellent docs went to undergrad. He’s probably heard UT, TAMU, TxChristian, Baylor, UTDallas, Rice, and a variety of schools from the other 49 states. UT Southwestern and Baylor attract many fine docs because they have excellent residencies. Houston is home to many fabulous hospitals on Main St.
It’s a huge state, and while a number of their med school graduates don’t venture far away, certainly those that want to, do.
Here are some of the results of UT-Southwestern’s most recent Match Day…
Beth Israel Deaconess, Johns Hopkins, Mayo, UCSF, UCLA, USC, Emory, UMich, BostonU, Northwestern, and others. I’m sure that if I went thru the many other specialties, I would have found even more top residencies all over the US.
Google UT Southwestern Match Day and you can find the entire list.