A new Transitional Year Residency Program, based at Ocala Regional Medical Center in Ocala, FL has received initial accreditation and is seeking immediate applicants.<\/p>\n
This program is part of a 麻豆原创 College of Medicine-Hospital Corporation of America consortium seeking to add more than 600 residency slots to Florida by 2020. In the last three years, the consortium has added 17 graduate medical education programs that are currently training about 250 physicians in Central and North Central Florida.<\/p>\n
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medicine Education (ACGME) approved the Transitional Year program for a total of 13 residents who will train for one year. The program will be directed by Dr. Alan Hamza, who completed his residency at Monmouth Hospital in NJ<\/p>\n
Specialties such as ophthalmology, dermatology and anesthesiology require medical school graduates to complete a Transitional Year Residency Program to provide them with a well-balanced, foundational educational experience before they begin specialty training.<\/p>\n
\u201cEducating tomorrow\u2019s physicians is a key priority for HCA\u2019s North Florida Division, and as the nation\u2019s leading hospital network, we are proud to dedicate our resources and expertise to the task,\u201d said Joel Jeffries, M.D., Vice President of Graduate Medical Education. \u201cTogether with 麻豆原创, we are committed to providing our residents with an exceptional training and mentorship experience at Ocala Regional Medical Center.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Transitional Year program is the fifth 麻豆原创-HCA residency program at Ocala Regional Medical Center.\u00a0 The first program, Internal Medicine, was accredited by the ACGME in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cResidency and Fellowship programs are part of the promise we made to this community,\u201d said Dr. Deborah German, 麻豆原创 vice president for medical affairs and founding dean of the College of Medicine. \u201cIf we have more residencies and fellowships, we\u2019ll have more trained doctors in our community. We\u2019ll become a net importer of medical talent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ocala Regional Medical Center is a 222-bed facility and Verified Level II Trauma Center that offers a host of medical services including bariatric surgery, cardiac and vascular, emergency, neurological and rehabilitation services. \u00a0It is accredited by the American College of Surgeons\u2019 Commission on Cancer, the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, the Society of Chest Pain Centers and the Joint Commission, as well as the Joint Commission\u2019s designation as a Primary Stroke Center<\/p>\n
Applications are now open for the 2018-2019 year and should be submitted through ERAS. The NRMP program code is 1587999P1. Qualified applicants will be selected for interviews.<\/p>\n