Surgery Residency Program

Mission Statement

The HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital General Surgery 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

The General Surgery Residency Program at Orange Park Medical Center is ACGME approved for three categorical general surgery residents per year. We started our first class of PGY1 residents off-cycle in November of 2019. We are looking for enthusiastic learners who can help shape not only the residency program but the future of general surgery!

More specifically, we will provide a learner-centered, competency-based, supportive environment where residents develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for high-quality, independent surgical practice. We will teach and model the delivery of high-quality, patient-focused healthcare as part of a team that involves a variety of healthcare professionals.

Our program is committed to the care and improvement of human life. Our goal is to provide compassionate care and exceptional service to every patient, every day.

HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital General Surgery Residency Program

The General Surgery Residency Program at Orange Park Medical Center is ACGME approved for three categorical general surgery residents per year. We started our first class of PGY1 residents off-cycle in November of 2019. We are looking for enthusiastic learners who can help shape not only the residency program but the future of general surgery!

Program details

Curriculum and rotation

Assigned rotations are in four-week blocks. The combination depends on the PGY level.

Rotations include but are not limited to:

• General surgery
• Trauma
• Pediatric surgery
• Orthopedic trauma
• Transplant
• Neurosurgery
• Hand and wrist surgery
• Anesthesia (first-year rotation)
• Emergency medicine (first-year rotation)

Didactics

• First Wednesday of the month: faculty-led grand rounds, mortality and morbidity
• Second Wednesday of the month: Research presentation/lecture
• Last Wednesday of the month: journal club
• Wednesday afternoon: Didactics, administration and research time

Scholarly activity requirements

One each over the course of the residency:

• One original research project
• Article for publication or textbook chapter
• Quality improvement project

One poster or podium presentation for HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Research Day per year.

Committees

All residents must participate in hospital committees with special emphasis on quality and patient safety.

Conferences

Each resident is allotted five conference days as well as an annual stipend per hospital graduate medical education (GME) department.

Additional conference days are granted on a case-by-case basis such as to complete a program requirement, presentation or to accept a grant/scholarship.

Salary and benefits information

Salary

As valued hospital employees, our training programs offer competitive resident benefits and ensure coverage for residents and their families across a multitude of life circumstances.

Please do not hesitate to ask any more detailed questions to your residency program director, residency program coordinator, or our hospital director of human resources.

• PGY1: $58,677, salary and $950, on-call meals; total salary: $59,627
• PGY2: $60,445, salary and $950, on-call meals; total salary: $61,395
• PGY3: $62,254, salary and $950, on-call meals; total salary: $63,204
• PGY4: $64,438, salary and $950, on-call meals; total salary: $65,388
• PGY5: $67,330, salary and $950, on-call meals; total salary: $68,280

New residents and fellows receive up to $1000 for orientation (if it takes place before the official employment date).

The above amounts are subject to taxation.

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:

• Medical benefits, dental and vision
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• CorePlus voluntary benefits
• HCA 401(k)
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Professional memberships
• Conference and travel expenses
• Cell phone and laptop
• Other board prep and educational expenses
• The hospital will provide worker’s compensation insurance, consistent with the hospital’s benefits program.

Vacation, sick or holiday

Each resident and fellow receives three weeks of annual paid time off (PTO) days 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. Residents and fellows will not be paid for unused vacation or PTO days.