HCA Florida Healthcare-USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa South-Largo Hospital Program

Transitional Year Analyst Verified · Jul 1, 2022

HCA Florida Healthcare-USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa South-Largo Hospital Program

HCA Florida Healthcare-USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa South-Largo Hospital Program is a residency program specializing in Transitional Year, located in Largo, Florida, directed by Rubaiya Mallay, DO and coordinated by Nicole Dekorte. The program accepts applications through October 31, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Initial. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at anita.gadsden@hcahealthcare.com or (727) 588-5704. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is a Transitional Year program at HCA Florida Largo Hospital, a 455-bed statutory teaching hospital affiliated with the HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine consortium, offering broad rotation exposure across internal medicine, cardiology, family medicine, ER, general surgery, and ICU. The program is explicitly structured as a launchpad year, designed to build a strong clinical foundation for residents heading into advanced categorical programs such as anesthesiology, PM&R, dermatology, and radiology. Research is institutionally supported through HCA's national scholarly infrastructure (data from millions of patient encounters, dedicated research coordinators, the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine), with participation strongly encouraged and faculty mentorship required for those pursuing a specific project. The program values residents who are active, hands-on participants in patient care and can integrate flexibly into a multi-specialty teaching environment while pursuing their own advanced-specialty trajectory.

Who it fits

An applicant who has already secured or is targeting an advanced-track specialty (anesthesiology, radiology, PM&R, dermatology) and needs a clinically broad, well-supported preliminary year that reinforces general medical skills without competing for their long-term specialty identity.

Research intensity

Moderate - research is encouraged and institutionally resourced (national coordinators, publication/presentation opportunities), with faculty mentorship required for residents pursuing a specific project, but not positioned as a defining expectation of the TY year itself.

Career orientation

Fellowship - the program is explicitly framed as preparation for advanced categorical residencies rather than an independent career pathway.

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Transitional Year

Deadline 10/31/2026

19 days left

Accreditation Status Initial

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VISA POLICY

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ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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