University of Central Florida-HCA Florida Healthcare Greater Orlando-Osceola Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-community hybrid IM program built through UCF's partnership with HCA Florida Osceola Hospital and the Orlando VA Medical Center, giving residents a large categorical class (25/year, 75 total) exposure across tertiary community care, a major VA veteran population, and a university-affiliated ambulatory clinic. The 4+1 block structure, Thursday academic half-day, dedicated POCUS and simulation curricula, and a longitudinal QI/Patient Safety program with resident-led projects presented at national meetings reflect a structured, systems-oriented educational model rather than a research-intensive one. Scholarly activity (case reports, QI projects, posters) is supported through a Research Advisory Committee but explicitly not required, and outcomes skew toward fellowship placement and hospital medicine careers, with a "Road to Fellowship" advising track and support for those going directly into practice. As part of the fast-growing UCF-HCA GME consortium explicitly oriented toward addressing Florida's physician shortage, the program appears to value residents who thrive in high-volume, multi-site clinical environments and engage actively in quality-improvement and system-based work rather than bench or bench-to-bedside research.