Psychiatry Residency Program

Program overview

The Psychiatry Residency Program at HCA Florida West Hospital is a four-year, ACGME-accredited residency program with eight categorical positions per year. We are committed to training psychiatric residents who will deliver healthcare as it should be: patient-centered and for the good of all people, no matter their circumstance. The strength of our training program is the tremendous depth and breadth of our clinical care. We provide an academically and clinically rigorous training program in psychiatry. Our dedicated faculty, supported by the significant resources of both HCA Healthcare and University of Central Florida, provide our trainees with the knowledge, clinical judgment, professionalism, and interpersonal skills necessary for a successful career and to develop as leaders in psychiatry. The curriculum is designed to provide a broad clinical exposure in acute and chronic care occurring in both inpatient and outpatient settings. We are also committed to nurturing a robust interest in scientific investigation and evidence-based practice.

Our program aims to:

1. Provide a comprehensive curriculum and an integrated continuum of clinical responsibilities with progressive complexity.
2. Provide a supervised clinical experience to help our residents develop the skills necessary to accurately diagnose and treat patients with acute and chronic conditions.
3. Provide residents with the tools to develop relationships and collaborate with colleagues across the medical profession to care for themselves, their colleagues, and their patients.
4. Provide residents with the tools to have a strong impact on public health through community education.
5. Provide a strong foundation in the evidence-based practice of medicine and promote lifelong colleague mentorship to help develop future leaders.

Our ultimate goal is to graduate highly qualified physicians who have a burning curiosity to learn, a strong desire to teach others, and a commitment to practice both the science and art of psychiatric medicine.

— Vijaya Ekambaram, MD

Salary

• PGY-1: $60,792
• PGY-2: $62,892
• PGY-3: $65,056
• PGY-4: $68,259

Get to know the team

Vijaya Ekambaram, MD, MPH
Program director

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