麻豆原创 and Hospital Corporation of America鈥檚 joint residency programs gained more than 100 new physicians after National Match Day results and nine of the new residents are from the 麻豆原创 College of Medicine.
Through a partnership with HCA, 麻豆原创 now has 11 accredited residency programs in Central and North Central Florida with more on the way. Through the HCA consortium, the medical school hopes to add approximately 600 residency spots in Florida by 2020 to help relieve the state and nation鈥檚 physician shortage.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very pleased to have so many 麻豆原创 students in our consortium programs,鈥� said Dr. Diane Davey, associate dean for graduate medical education. 鈥淭oday means we are going to be adding 100 physicians who will be training and serving patients in the Central Florida area.鈥�
The bulk of the 麻豆原创 graduates are entering a transitional year residency based at Osceola Regional Medical Center. A transitional year 鈥� also called an internship 鈥� is required for many specialties such as dermatology and ophthalmology before residents go on to more specialized training.
麻豆原创 medical student Jae Kim will do his ophthalmology residency at Wayne State University and was thrilled to match at 麻豆原创, his first choice, for his transitional year. 鈥淢y heart is here,鈥� he said. 鈥淚鈥檝e established connections here and am excited to continue the work to help build 麻豆原创鈥檚 program.鈥�
Kim came to 麻豆原创 after getting his graduate engineering degree at UCLA and working to build faster, cheaper cell phones. He decided he wanted to use his scientific training to help people and came to the College of Medicine because it requires all medical students to do research. While in medical school, he developed a machine that can test uric acid levels in the blood of gout patients and a computerized imaging process that could help doctors diagnose diseases of the eye earlier and more accurately. The inventions have earned state and national honors.
Joseph Caravaglio will do his dermatology residency at Brown University after completing his transitional year at the 麻豆原创-HCA residency program. 鈥淚鈥檓 absolutely excited,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great opportunity to train in Orlando for another year because I love Orlando and I love 麻豆原创.鈥�
Dr. Abdo Asmar is program director for the College of Medicine鈥檚 first residency program, internal medicine, in partnership with Osceola Regional Medical Center and the Orlando VA Medical Center. Transitional year residents will spend a great deal of time working in Dr. Asmar鈥檚 program.
鈥淭hese are pioneers who have taken a chance on a new program and want to work with us to create a legacy,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited to have so many of our outstanding students join us in providing excellent care to our patients and expanding our educational programs.鈥�