HCA Florida Healthcare-Lawnwood Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

HCA Florida Healthcare/Lawnwood Hospital's Emergency Medicine Residency is a new, community-based program built around a Level II Trauma Center, Stroke Center, and NICU serving Florida's Treasure Coast region. The curriculum follows the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine with dedicated blocks in anesthesia, ultrasound, critical care, orthopedics, OB/GYN, trauma, and pediatric EM, alongside longitudinal EMS exposure, reflecting an emphasis on broad procedural and interdisciplinary competency rather than subspecialty depth. As an inaugural program, it offers residents the chance to help shape curriculum and culture, with institutional access to HCA's national scholarly infrastructure (30+ million patient encounters, research coordinators, HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine) though research is presented as an available opportunity rather than a defining pillar. The program explicitly foregrounds wellness, mentorship, and interprofessional communication training, signaling a preference for residents drawn to team-based, community-oriented emergency care in a growing program environment.