The curriculum is structured around the six ACGME Core Competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice Based Learning, Interpersonal Communication Skills, Professionalism, and System Based Practice and centers on Whole Person Care, the focus of philosophy of Florida Hospital.

Rotations in the five-year program are geared toward progressive skills and learning and are broken down by post-graduate year level as follows:

PGY-1
General Surgery
Neurosurgery
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Urologic Surgery
Vascular Surgery

PGY-2
General Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Critical Care
Transplant Surgery
Trauma Surgery

PGY-3
General Surgery
Critical Care
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Vascular Surgery

PGY-4
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Endoscopy
General Surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Trauma Surgery

PGY-5 (subject to revision in the coming year)
General Surgery
Vascular Surgery

 

Outpatient Experience
Residents will see patients in the office of the full time faculty. Surgical Specialists of Florida Hospital. Patient records are maintained in an electronic medical record (EMR) system called EPIC. This provides seamless intergration of care and communication with the other doctors in the Medical Education Department. Additionally, records are easy to access 24/7 from inside and outside the hospital.

Electronic Medical Record System
In addition to EPIC, the resident will become facile with the hospital medical record system, I-Extend, a Cerner© product designed for Florida Hospital. Electronic Medical Record systems have streamlined the patient care process, imporved community-wide healthcare and strengthened the patient-provider relationship by making medical information available quickly. EpicCare© and I-Extend replace the traditional paper charts and free users from the hassles associated with incomplete or missing information, thereby improving standards of care.