Contact Us
For more information, please contact Jen Gurganus, Program Administrator.
Welcome from our team
We offer rotations including emergency medicine, medical intensive care, family medicine and ambulatory medicine, as well as electives such as endocrinology, gastroenterology and neurology. Also, our residency meets all ACGME requirements for PGY2 advancement in areas such as anesthesiology, radiology, dermatology, radiation oncology and physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Mission Statement
The HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Transitional Year 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: 14 accepted per year
Thank you for your interest in the HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Transitional Year Residency. Our program launched in 2016 and we are excited about the continued growth of graduate medical education (GME) at our institution and the exciting academic opportunities it provides.
Our Transitional Year Residency program is an ACGME-accredited one-year training with 14 positions intended to prepare residents for their chosen categorical or advanced residency program.
It is tailored to meet all ACGME requirements for PGY2 advancement in areas such as anesthesiology, radiology, dermatology, radiation oncology and physical medicine and rehabilitation while providing broad exposure to a variety of surgical and medical subspecialties.
We provide residents with a balanced year in multiple clinical disciplines and in preparation for their chosen categorical or advanced residency program. Residents will be instructed throughout their clinical rotations on fundamental clinical skills and diagnosing and managing a broad range of clinical problems through direct patient care.
We consider all candidates who apply to our program through the ERAS application service.
The Transitional Year Residency is sponsored by the internal medicine and family medicine residency programs of HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital. The faculty are dynamic and highly motivated and take pride in mentoring our residents into excellent physicians.
Residents will apply their knowledge in basic and clinical sciences and their interpersonal and communication skills to provide outstanding and compassionate care while they treat diseases and promote health in the community. Residents will be held to the highest standard of professionalism and system-based practice as well as an evidence-based approach to promote health care.
All residents are required to participate in a quality improvement project, research and scholarly activity.
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital is a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the heart of Orange Park, providing medical care to Clay County and surrounding communities.
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Transitional Year Residency Program
Our Transitional Year Residency program is an ACGME-accredited one-year training with 14 positions intended to prepare residents for their chosen categorical or advanced residency program.
Curriculum and rotation schedule
Our expertly crafted programs are designed to provide residents and fellow physicians with all the experiences and training necessary for professional success.
Our Program Director and staff
Our team is comprised of skilled experts with deep experience and knowledge from which residents and fellows can benefit.
Jessica El-Bahri, DO
Program Director
Dr. El-Bahri is a board certified Internal Medicine physician and serves as teaching faculty on the inpatient Hospital Medicine service. She completed her medical education at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, FL and trained at Largo Medical Center. Dr. El-Bahri has a true passion for teaching and has GME experience at multiple Internal Medicine programs prior to joining us at HCA FL Orange Park Hospital in 2019. Dr. El-Bahri was appointed PD of Transitional Year Residency in 2021 and APD of Internal Medicine in 2022. She serves as the Section Chair for Hospital Medicine at OPMC and serves on the Credentials Committee, Utilization Committee, Sepsis Committee, and Medical Executive Committees.
Program details
Conference schedule
Didactics
We offer combined didactics with internal medicine, including an academic day each Tuesday.
Transitional Year didactics include:
- Dermatology
- Emergency medicine
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Surgery
Additional conferences and presentations include:
- Case presentations
- Family medicine lectures
- Journal club
- Morbidity and mortality conference
- Wellness-related topics
Scholarly activity
- Publications
- Quality improvement project
- Research day presentation (poster and/or podium)
Committees
All residents will participate in one of the following hospital committees:
- Annual program evaluation
- Graduate medical education committee
- Program evaluation committee
- Resident quality committee
- Well-being committee
Salary and benefits information
| Year | Salary | Meals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $60,154 | $950 | $61,104 |
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 402(k)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee stock purchase plan
- 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 leave for vacation, sick, holiday or other time away from work.
The program provides:
- Cell phone
- Laptop
- Medical license expense
- Step 3 Uworld/Combank