University of Miami Hospital and Clinics-Holy Cross Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a University of Miami-sponsored Transitional Year based at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, structured explicitly as a launchpad year rather than a terminal training experience, with rotations in internal medicine, surgery, and emergency medicine fulfilling ACGME Fundamental Clinical Skills requirements in a community-based academic setting. The program is built around flexibility, offering up to 14 weeks of elective time so residents can tailor preparation toward their specific PGY2 destination, alongside a structured two-week QI/Patient Safety block with IHI certification. Scholarly work is explicitly "strongly encouraged" but not required, positioning the program as supportive of research rather than research-driven. Recent resident outcomes skew heavily toward image-based and procedural specialties (dermatology, diagnostic/interventional radiology, PM&R, radiation oncology), indicating the program is a recognized preliminary-year pathway for applicants entering competitive non-primary-care fields requiring only a single clinical base year.