Florida State University College of Medicine-Cape Coral Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a newer, community-based internal medicine program sponsored by FSU College of Medicine and hosted at Cape Coral Hospital, a 291-bed Lee Health facility serving Southwest Florida, with an explicit mission to address a regional physician shortage by encouraging graduates to remain in or return to the community. The curriculum blends core inpatient rotations at Cape Coral Hospital with a dedicated continuity clinic and a simulation/POCUS curriculum, and is structured around standard core conferences (morning report, M&M, journal club, board prep) rather than heavy subspecialty tertiary exposure. Research is present but modest in weight - a required scholarly project with assigned mentorship, framed primarily as a tool for future fellowship or employment applications rather than a defining institutional priority. The program explicitly states it prepares residents for primary care, hospitalist, and fellowship pathways, and emphasizes wellness, community connectedness, and a collegial, humanistic clinical culture over research or academic distinction.