Program Curriculum

We strongly believe that the resident is at a time in their career when they are most likely to be passionate about emergency medicine and able to make the most of their own special talents and skills. We aim to provide the resident with the tools they need to begin the life-long journey of learning in emergency medicine.

We will empower them to be responsible for their own education and teach them the skills they will need for the rest of their professional life to continue their quest to be up-to-date and knowledgeable in emergency medicine.

Longitudinal curriculum

Subjects that help the Science of Emergency Medicine become an Art!
These longitudinal curricular themes are taught across the 3-year curriculum:

Core Emergency Medicine

  • EM Model
  • Pediatrics
  • Geriatrics
  • Ultrasound
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Simulation

Health Systems Sciences

  • Medical Education and Training
  • Healthcare Delivery Models
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  • Population Health
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Ethics and Professionalism

Professional and Career Development

  • Transition to Practice
  • Wellness & Resiliency
  • Informatics and Evidence Based Medicine
  • Research
  • Administration
  • Organized Medicine and Advocacy
  • Wealth Management

We utilize a diverse core and clinical faculty with varying niches and expertise across the broad field of emergency medicine. Our educators are nationally recognized in medical education, research, ultrasound, EMS, simulation, DEI, career development, organized medicine and advocacy, informatics, and evidence-based medicine, and much more. We also have developed a broad network of internationally recognized experts in EM to provide regular grand rounds sessions on varying topics within our specialty.

Emergency department shifts per block:

  • PGY1: 17 shifts, 12 hours in length
  • PGY2: 18 shifts, 9 hours-8 hours in length with one hour overlap
  • PGY3: 17 shifts, 9 hours-8 hours in length with one hour overlap
  • Chiefs: 16 shifts, 9 hours-8 hours in length with one hour overlap

Education

One of the benefits to being a newer program is the ability to continuously innovate and adapt a cutting-edge curriculum using the latest, evidence-based educational theories. Our aim is to provide an outstanding education in Emergency Medicine. Sounds simple? This is our greatest challenge. How will we achieve it?

We strongly believe that the resident is at a time in their career when they are most likely to be passionate about Emergency Medicine and to be able to make the most of their own special talents and skills. We aim to provide the resident with the tools they need to begin the lifelong journey of learning in Emergency Medicine.

We will empower them to be responsible for their own education and teach them the skills they will need for the rest of their professional life to continue their quest to remain up-to-date and knowledgeable in EM.

Lifelong Learners are aware of all available resources, and we provide education on how best to filter these resources and apply them.

Conference schedule

The didactic curriculum occurs on an 18-month repeating schedule, so that the resident receives the didactic curriculum twice during their 3-year program.

The curriculum covers the breadth of the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine and is aimed to develop competent, skilled, empathic, and well-rounded EM physicians. Our residents are prepared to provide the highest quality care for their patients and perform well on the ABEM Qualifying and Oral examinations.

We practice the scholarship of teaching and learning, utilizing an evidence-based approach to resident education. Gone are the days of boring lectures and unilateral information exchange. We realize the importance of learner-centered education and utilize interactive learning modalities with team-based learning, small group discussions, and breakout sessions, as well as monthly simulation sessions in our cutting-edge UCF Simulation Center and an annual Cadaver Procedure session.

We are committed to providing an interactive and stimulating didactic experience. Modalities used include:

  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Case-Based Learning
  • Team-Based Learning
  • Gamification
  • Simulation
  • Online, asynchronous, and highly interactive instruction
  • And more…

Why choose us?

Top ten reasons to choose our program:

  1. Diversified Faculty with Multiple Areas of Expertise
  2. Innovative Curriculum with frequent High Fidelity Simulation
  3. “Best of Both Worlds” Pediatric Experiences in a tertiary children’s hospital and unopposed community ED.
  4. Procedure Heavy Training, Unopposed Environment with High Acuity Cases
  5. Small resident class sizes: close mentoring, very cohesive team
  6. Integrated advanced Ultrasound Training
  7. Emphasis on Wellness and Work-Life Balance
  8. Prolific Publication Engine & Hands-on Research Mentorship
  9. Fellowship Opportunities in Research, Academic EM, Ultrasound, and EMS.
  10. Live in a Vacation Destination

Scholarly activity

As Orlando’s only University based EM residency, our program places a strong emphasis on focused inquiry and scholarly writing. All residents are expected to present a poster at the ACEP Research Forum, SAEM, FCEP, or CORD annual meetings and publish a paper in a Pubmed-indexed journal before graduation. To facilitate this, a robust didactic clinical research curriculum covers everything from study design to statistics to publication.

Residents have access to a host of resources to facilitate their scholarly endeavors, including:

  • The Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library at UCFCOM, a library for the 21st Century. It is near 100% electronic and its mission is to provide information anywhere, anytime, on any device.
  • Onsite Research Coordinator
  • Access to a biostatistician

The program currently has active research in the areas of:

  • Neurologic emergencies
  • Cardiac Emergencies
  • Sepsis
  • Medical education/Simulation
  • Prehospital Medicine
  • ED operations

Quality improvement

Quality Improvement is an essential aspect of safe medical care. HCA Florida Osceola Hospital has a strong department of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Processes within the ED and within the hospital are constantly being monitored and maintained from a quality perspective. Residents will be encouraged to think of the Emergency Department as one part of the system of a hospital and will be required to participate in a QI project during the 3-year program.