HCA Florida Healthcare-Lawnwood Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, HCA-affiliated Transitional Year program housed within a 492-bed Level II Trauma Center on Florida's Treasure Coast, offering a broad-based clinical foundation across internal medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, MICU, and six blocks of individualized electives. The program emphasizes individualized learning plans developed directly with the Program Director, positioning itself as a launchpad tailored to each resident's intended specialty rather than a fixed curriculum. Scholarly activity (research, QI, journal club, M&M) is structured into training and supported by HCA's national research infrastructure, though the TY year itself is oriented toward broad competency-building and specialty preparation rather than academic output. With 15 positions and integration alongside established IM and General Surgery residents, the program values adaptability, interprofessional teamwork, and self-directed career planning in a high-acuity community hospital setting.