Internal Medicine Residency Program

Mission Statement

The HCA Florida Citrus Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program's mission is to develop the next generation of physicians and physician leaders.

As a part of HCA Healthcare, we are driven by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

This program is designed to offer residents a rewarding, educational environment where residents are provided individualized learning opportunities by faculty and staff who support and sustain one another throughout quality care delivery. Our faculty are committed to ensuring the residents' clinical experience and educational needs are fulfilled while expanding residents' perspectives to be inclusive of cultures, values and ideals.

Program Overview

The curriculum covers the art, science and business of medicine and is presented in various formats and venues designed to maximize learning. The program uses a 4 plus 1 block schedule, which gives more flexibility in developing individual learning plans that enable our residents to pursue various interests. Some of our rotations include - inpatient floor teams, pulmonary inpatient and outpatient, cardiology inpatient and outpatient, ICU, gastroenterology inpatient and outpatient, neurology, geriatrics, hospice and palliative care, infectious diseases, hematology/oncology, nephrology, rural clinic, and emergency medicine.

By creating a supportive learning environment that combines the best of real-world experience and evidence-based medicine, our faculty will foster the residents' development into independent practitioners that can deliver quality, cost-effective, patient centered care. In addition to providing excellent teaching, our faculty serves as mentors meeting with residents regularly to review progress and to assist residents in achieving their individual goals.

Curriculum and Rotation Schedule

Our expertly crafted programs are designed to provide resident and fellow physicians with all the experiences and training necessary for professional success.

See Program Schedule

Salary & Benefits

$950 for on–call meals will be allotted to each resident in two payments.

New residents will receive up to $1,000 for orientation (if it takes place before the official employment date).

Benefits

• New residents receive up to $1000 for orientation
• Program budgets include the following additional benefits:
• Professional Memberships
• Conference and Travel Expenses
• Cell phone
• Laptop
• Board Prep
• USMLE Step 3 / COMLEX Level 3 Reimbursement (if taken after start date)
• $300 a month meal stipend to be used in the hospital cafeteria

Conference schedule

Afternoon Case Conference

The afternoon conference is on cased-based teaching session focusing on patients being managed by the inpatient teams. Held four times a week.

Noon Conference

Listed below are the various sessions integrated noon conference sessions:

• Internal Medicine Core Conference
• Journal Club
• Evidence-Based Medicine Case Conference
• Patient Safety and Quality Conference
• Jeopardy Competition
• M&M
• Skill Workshops
• Board Review
• Research
• Tumor Board
• Grand Rounds

Ambulatory Case Conference

During Clinic week there are two afternoons dedicated to covering the core ambulatory curriculum. Having two half-days of protected time provides significant flexibility in how material can be presented.

Scholarly Activity

HCA Florida Healthcare prides itself in having a comprehensive research roadmap for ensuring medical residents attain the skill sets necessary to conduct research while effectively meeting their clinical schedule. The research curriculum is built on a system engineering approach to maximize research output by ascertaining the medical resident's clinical obligations. It builds on the scholarly activity requirements set forth by ACGME for medical residents.

Insurance

• Health Insurance: Available with a cost-share; an optional family plan can be purchased.
• Dental Coverage: Provided with minimal charge.
• Basic Life Insurance: Provided at no cost; additional amounts may be purchased for resident or family.
• Professional Liability Insurance: Provided at no cost.
• Vacation/Educational Leave
  • All residents receive 15 business days of vacation during the 12-month academic year and five educational days, which will require approval of the program director.
  • Residents will be provided with an iPad upon arrival with access to Clinical Key, Up To Date and the HCA Florida Citrus Hospital curriculum.

Career Support Program

• Career Support Program through well-connected subspecialty faculty and the business expertise of administrators
• Those interested in subspecialty training will receive personal guidance and intervention to help the resident get the most competitive fellowships, even in the most competitive fields like cardiology or gastroenterology.
• Those interested in other opportunities will receive help matching the expertise of the institution, the hospitals, and other local resources with the career plans of the resident.
• This effort will start during the second year with a formal meeting with the program director to develop a career plan, identify an appropriate adviser and guide and assist the resident to reach his/her goals.

Enhanced Recruitment Support

Recruitment efforts are based on our desire to secure residents who will share in the atmosphere of teamwork and professionalism that we strive to create. Highly qualified students whose professional and personal backgrounds suggest that they are a good match with our mission are also invited and encouraged to apply.