The Family Medicine Residency Program is sponsored by The Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine in partnership with BayCare Health System in Winter Haven, Florida.
During the course of training, residents will learn the full spectrum of Family Medicine within the supportive environment and close-knit community of Winter Haven and Winter Haven Hospital. This residency program, critical in training family physicians in an underserved area, offers numerous opportunities for graduates within Winter Haven, Polk County, and the BayCare Health System.
Winter Haven Hospital is a national Merative Top Performer for care quality. Patients receive customized, state-of-the-art treatments in a comfortable environment.
Key Services at Winter Haven Hospital include:
Residents also rotate at Winter Haven Women’s Hospital, a premier facility focused on women’s health, maternity services, and newborn care.
Under the direction of our family medicine faculty, you’ll assume responsibility for the total health care of patients and experience the broad spectrum of family medicine, through all stages of life.The Family Health Center is equipped with:
The Family Medicine Residency Program is designed to fulfill the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competencies in Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, and Systems-Based Practice. The curriculum offers a balanced learning environment within various settings and rotations in a variety of areas and specialties.
The ACGME enforces clinical and educational work hours that don’t exceed 80 hours per week averaged over a four-week period. Residents must be scheduled for a minimum of one day in seven free of clinical work and required education (when averaged over four weeks). For the sake of our residents’ well-being and safety, we support and maintain these clinical and educational work hour regulations upheld by all faculty.
| Rotation | Number of Blocks | |||||
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| PGY-1 | ||||||
Inpatient Medicine |
3 |
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Intensive Care Unit (ICU) |
1 |
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Emergency Medicine |
1 |
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General Surgery |
1 |
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Newborn Nursery/NICU |
1 |
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Obstetrics |
2 |
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Ambulatory Pediatrics |
1 |
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Pediatric Inpatient (away rotation) |
1 |
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Family Medicine Outpatient |
1 |
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Radiology, Occupational Medicine and Eyes |
1 |
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| PGY-2 | ||||||
Inpatient Medicine |
2 |
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Pediatric ED |
1 |
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Cardiology |
1 |
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Intensive Care Unit (ICU) |
1 |
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Behavioral Medicine |
1 |
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Gynecology |
1 |
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Family Medicine Outpatient |
1 |
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Practice Management |
1 |
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Orthopedics |
1 |
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Geriatrics |
1 |
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Electives |
2 |
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| PGY-3 | ||||||
Inpatient Medicine |
2 |
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Emergency Medicine |
1 |
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Ambulatory Pediatrics |
1 |
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Family Medicine Outpatient |
1 |
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Dermatology |
0.5 |
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Night Float |
0.5 |
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Community Medicine |
1 |
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Sports Medicine |
1 |
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Electives |
4 |
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All residents will have formal didactic teaching conferences during rotations, as well as during Academic Afternoons every Friday.
