Dermatology Residency Program

Mission Statement

The HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Dermatology 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 resident's clinical experience and educational needs are fulfilled while expanding residents’ perspectives to be inclusive of cultures, values and ideals.

Program Overview

• Fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• Resident positions: three doctors accepted per year

The program provides a structured, progressive learning experience that develops the attitudes, skills and knowledge that our graduates need to provide quality specialized dermatologic care in both inpatient and outpatient situations. Residents are exposed to private office, clinic, aesthetic, surgical, inpatient, emergency and under-served community settings.

We fully support resident pursuits of post-graduate fellowship. We are one of the few programs in the country to offer four complex medical dermatology blocks per resident.

Our exceptionally dedicated faculty engages learners in a safe and challenging environment. Most rotations are on a one-to-one ratio in order to support close working relationships and undivided attention. Evaluations and feedback are crucial to constant improvement and evolution and our program incorporates a rigorous, formal and ongoing two-way evaluation model to foster communication and learning.

Our residents report feeling extremely well-prepared for independent practice and we boast a 100% board pass rate.

HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Dermatology Residency Program

The program provides a structured, progressive learning experience that develops the attitudes, skills and knowledge that our graduates need to provide quality specialized dermatologic care in both inpatient and outpatient situations. Residents are exposed to private office, clinic, aesthetic, surgical, inpatient, emergency and under-served community settings.

Curriculum

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

See Program Schedule

Program details

Conference schedule

Monday

Every 3rd Monday

• Scope Session 9:00am — 11:00am
• Dermatopathology: 11:00am — 12:00pm
• Continuity Clinic: 1:00pm — 5:00pm

In partnership with Volunteers in Medicine, a non-for-profit community clinic offering free continuity care to indigent and uninsured patients.

Friday

• Didactics, administration, and research time: all day
• Faculty-led Grand Rounds: 8:00am — 9:00am
• Dermatopathology: 9:15am — 10:15am

Committees

All resident must participate in hospital committees, with special emphasis on Quality and Patient Safety

Conferences

Each year, residents are allotted five conference days, as well as a stipend per hospital GME department annually

Additional conference days are granted on a case-by-case basis (i.e. completing a program requirement, presenting, or if given a grant/scholarship)

Electives

Residents in good standing may be permitted up to 4 weeks of elective time, which can be distributed during the last 18 months of residency, at the sole discretion of the Program Director.

Salary

• New residents and fellows receive up to $1,000.00 for orientation (if it takes place before the official employment date).

Benefits

The hospital provides a comprehensive list of personal benefit package options. The most current plan, enrollment, and renewal information may be found on the hospital human resources benefit site.

Benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Medical benefits, dental and vision
2. Short-term disability
3. Long-term disability
4. Life insurance
5. Flexible spending accounts
6. CorePlus voluntary benefits
7. HCA 401(k)
8. Employee assistance program (EAP)
9. Employee stock purchase plan
10. The hospital will provide worker’s compensation insurance, consistent with the hospital’s benefits program.

Additional benefits

• Cell Phone
• Laptop/iPad
• Other Board Prep and Educational Expense

Vacation sick or holiday

Each resident and fellow receives three weeks of annual paid leave for vacation, sick, holiday or other time away from work. Vacation requests must occur prior to the beginning of each academic year. The three-week annual leave does not carry over to the next academic year and residents and fellows will not be paid out for time unused.

Residents also receive 5 conference days.