AdventHealth Florida Sebring Program

Internal Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 16, 2026

AdventHealth Florida Sebring Program

AdventHealth Florida Sebring Program is a residency program specializing in Internal Medicine, located in Sebring, Florida, directed by Thomas M. Shimshak, MD and coordinated by Chandra Sanders. The program accepts applications through October 11, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at chandra.sanders@adventhealth.com or (863) 402-3763. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

AdventHealth Sebring is a new (launched 2022), faith-based, community-based internal medicine program in a rural/heartland Central Florida corridor, serving a population skewed toward seasonal retirees alongside a growing young-family demographic. The curriculum is built around broad subspecialty exposure (cardiology, GI, nephrology, ID, heme/onc, rheumatology) delivered largely through community-based and AdventHealth Medical Group faculty rather than a large quaternary academic center, with dedicated ambulatory training at a purpose-built clinic emphasizing population health and value-based care. Scholarly activity is structured and expected rather than optional, supported by a system-wide Center for Academic Research Excellence (CARE) with dedicated blocks for research/QI and a strong track record at GME Research Day competitions. The program explicitly frames itself around "career professional development" for residents heading into any internal medicine pathway, reflecting a generalist, outcomes-and-mission-oriented identity rather than a subspecialty-fellowship pipeline.

Who it fits

An applicant drawn to community-based, mission-driven internal medicine with a genuine interest in ambulatory/population health and value-based care, comfortable training in a smaller heartland setting rather than a flagship urban academic center, and who has some structured scholarly/QI experience to build on within a supported but not investigator-driven research framework.

Research intensity

Moderate - research/QI is structurally embedded (dedicated blocks, CARE support, annual Research Day) and encouraged, but not positioned as central to the program's identity or a driver toward physician-scientist careers.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Fellowship

Important

The program states a mission emphasis on extending "the Healing Ministry of Christ" and describes itself as invested in serving and partnering with the local Florida Heartland community.

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Internal Medicine

Deadline 10/11/2026

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Accreditation Status Continued

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