HCA Florida Healthcare-USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa North-Oak Hill Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, HCA Healthcare-affiliated internal medicine residency in Brooksville, FL, academically linked to USF Morsani College of Medicine, that positions itself as a fellowship feeder while training residents through a structured, high-supervision curriculum (case-based morning report, an 18-month noon-conference lecture cycle, Journal Club Classics, weekly program director bedside rounds, and a "no 24-hour call" schedule). Research is explicitly mandated rather than optional, supported by an on-site research coordinator, USF library access, and HCA's national research infrastructure, and recent graduates have gone on to fellowships in hematology/oncology, nephrology, endocrinology, cardiology, pulmonary/critical care, and geriatrics among others. The program emphasizes structured skill-building (EPA-based milestones, point-of-care ultrasound, simulation lab) and a communal, small-town resident culture (Spring Hill/Brooksville living, group social activities) within reach of Tampa, suggesting a preference for residents who value close faculty contact and a defined, milestone-driven pathway over high-acuity independence. The stated goal of "teaching tomorrow's physicians today" and mandatory scholarly output indicate the program values residents who are teachable, systematic, and willing to engage in required research even if their long-term goal is subspecialty fellowship rather than academic research itself.