HCA Florida Healthcare-USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa North-Bayonet Point Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, HCA Healthcare-owned internal medicine residency in Hudson, Florida, academically affiliated with USF Morsani College of Medicine and embedded alongside multiple in-house subspecialty fellowships (cardiology, interventional cardiology, GI, endocrinology, pulmonary/critical care, palliative medicine). The 4+1 curriculum balances broad inpatient exposure (wards, ICU, night float, ED) with dedicated ambulatory continuity clinic, and residents rotate through nephrology, GI, ID, neurology, and geriatrics, reflecting a generalist foundation with in-house pathways toward the hospital's own fellowships. Scholarly activity is institutionally supported through HCA's national research infrastructure (30+ million patient encounters, dedicated research coordinators, the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine) rather than being a driver of program identity, positioning research as a resource for residents pursuing fellowship or academic interests rather than a mandatory core focus. The program explicitly frames its mission around developing "physicians and physician leaders" and emphasizes individualized mentorship and team-based, family-style culture over competitive academic prestige.