AdventHealth Florida Orlando Program

Program Identity & Fit

AdventHealth Orlando's General Surgery Residency is a faith-based, university-affiliated program embedded in a 3,336-bed tertiary/quaternary referral system that draws complex patients from Central Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America, giving residents exposure to acute care surgery, transplant, surgical oncology, thoracic, vascular, and pediatric surgery across a ten-hospital network. The five-year curriculum is heavily procedural and simulation-driven, anchored by the ACS-accredited Nicholson Center, with structured progression through FLS/FES competency, robotic training, and dedicated night float and ICU blocks. Scholarly activity is institutionally supported through the Center for Academic Research Excellence (CARE), with residents regularly producing posters, podium presentations, and case reports at an annual GME Research Day, though research functions as a structured expectation rather than a defining identity. The program explicitly frames its mission around "whole person care" tied to its faith-based identity and expresses hope that graduates will remain in Central Florida, reflecting a preference for residents oriented toward regional, community-integrated academic surgical practice.