Florida State University College of Medicine-Lee Memorial Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated (FSU College of Medicine), community-embedded Family Medicine program based at Lee Health in Fort Myers, a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area, with a mission centered on full-spectrum primary care and reducing health disparities for the underserved in Southwest Florida. The curriculum uses a Clinic-First model with integrated behavioral health, pharmacy and social work, and offers extensive elective flexibility, including optional focused tracks in Health Disparities, Global Health, Sports Medicine, Medical Informatics, and Lifestyle Medicine (the program is a core Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum site with multiple board-certified faculty). Scholarly activity is a structured requirement with resident presentations at institutional and national conferences (FAFP, AAFP, STFM), but the program's stated identity emphasizes community engagement, resident voice in governance, and individualized training rather than research output. Graduates are positioned for full-spectrum outpatient, inpatient, and long-term care practice in a primary-care-shortage region, and the program explicitly values flexibility, resident feedback, and community-oriented service over competitive subspecialization.