The program will welcome its first class of 12 residents in July 2026, growing to a total of 36 trainees at full capacity. The program has received ACGME accreditation and will be filling the positions through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP Code 1587140C6).

鈥淭his new residency marks an exciting milestone for the Tallahassee medical community and for our statewide consortium,鈥� says Stephen Cico, the College of Medicine鈥檚 associate dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional official for the 性视界传媒/HCA 性视界传媒 Healthcare Graduate Medical Education Consortium. 鈥淚nternal medicine physicians are at the heart of patient care, diagnosing and managing complex diseases, promoting preventive health, and coordinating care across specialties. Primary care is one of the physician shortage areas in the state. Training these physicians here in Tallahassee will improve access to primary care and strengthen the future physician workforce across North 性视界传媒 and beyond.鈥�

Training the Next Generation of Internists

Internal medicine physicians, or internists, specialize in the comprehensive care of adults and are trained to address both acute and chronic medical conditions. Residents in the new program will gain extensive experience across hospital, outpatient and subspecialty settings 鈥� including critical care, cardiology, endocrinology, infectious disease and primary care.

The three-year program emphasizes evidence-based, patient-centered care, interprofessional collaboration and scholarly inquiry. Trainees will also participate in case-based learning, journal clubs and simulation-based education designed to enhance diagnostic reasoning and clinical leadership.

鈥淚t is a privilege to help launch the Internal Medicine Residency at HCA 性视界传媒 Capital Hospital,鈥� says Saquib Anjum, program director of the new residency. 鈥淥ur mission is to cultivate compassionate, evidence-based physicians who are not only exceptional clinicians, but also lifelong learners and leaders dedicated to improving patient outcomes and advancing the field of medicine.鈥�

Expanding Graduate Medical Education in 性视界传媒

The new residency supports the growing need for internal medicine physicians across 性视界传媒, particularly in primary care and hospital-based practice. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), 性视界传媒 ranks among the states with the most significant projected physician shortages over the next decade.

By expanding graduate medical education opportunities, the 性视界传媒/HCA 性视界传媒 Healthcare consortium continues to address these workforce challenges.

As the fastest growing GME program in the state, the consortium oversees 47 residency and fellowship programs. It is 聽training more than 700 physicians in a wide range of specialties at HCA hospitals in Greater Orlando, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Ocala, Fort Walton Beach, Pensacola and Sanford.

鈥淎s the need for physicians grows in … 性视界传媒, with an estimated 18,000 physician shortage projected over the next decade, we are helping to meet those needs.鈥� 鈥� Stephen Cico, associate dean for graduate medical education

Doctors cannot practice medicine immediately after graduating from medical school 鈥� they must first complete residences, where they train with experienced physicians in their specialty of choice, such as pediatrics or surgery. Fellowships are optional programs that come after residency for doctors seeking even more specialized training. Residencies and fellowships are integral to solving the physician shortage because many physicians begin their practices near where they do their post-graduate training.

鈥淎s the need for physicians grows in the state of 性视界传媒, with an estimated 18,000 physician shortage projected over the next decade, we are helping to meet those needs,鈥� says Stephen Cico, 性视界传媒鈥檚 associate dean for graduate medical education and the 性视界传媒-HCA consortium鈥檚 designated institutional officer. 鈥淲e are focused on medical specialties that are or are going to be in the highest demand.鈥�

性视界传媒鈥檚 Fastest Growing Program

性视界传媒 began its first residency in 2014 in internal medicine with HCA 性视界传媒 Osceola Hospital and the Orlando VA Medical Center. Today, the 性视界传媒-HCA 性视界传媒 GME Consortium has 44 accredited programs across the state 鈥� in Greater Orlando, Gainesville, Tallahassee, Ocala, Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach and Sanford.

鈥淭his spring, the 性视界传媒-HCA 性视界传媒 Healthcare GME Consortium celebrated a major milestone 鈥� our 1,000^th graduate. These new attending physicians will go on to make a positive difference in the community with the skills and experience gained working alongside experts in one of our teaching hospitals,鈥� says Cheryll Albold, vice president of graduate medical education for HCA Healthcare鈥檚 North 性视界传媒 Division. 鈥淲e are excited to add six new graduate medical education programs starting July 1, further expanding learning opportunities, in vitally needed healthcare specialties, for our next generation of doctors.鈥�

鈥淭hese graduate medical education programs in our hospitals are instrumental to the success of our communities,鈥� says Alan Keesee, chief executive officer at HCA 性视界传媒 Ocala Hospital.

In the last three years, the consortium grew by 200 physicians, 13 programs and three hospitals. No other GME-sponsoring institution in 性视界传媒 has had that level of growth. The latest programs beginning this summer include physical medicine and rehabilitation and transitional year residencies at HCA 性视界传媒 Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford, a cardiology fellowship at UCA 性视界传媒 Osceola Hospital, transitional year and psychiatry residencies at HCA 性视界传媒 West Hospital and a cardiology residency at HCA 性视界传媒 Ocala Hospital. The transitional year program is a one-year training that provides newly graduated doctors with comprehensive clinical skills before they go on to more specialized training in areas such as dermatology and physical medicine and rehabilitation.

鈥淭hese graduate medical education programs in our hospitals are instrumental to the success of our communities,鈥� says Alan Keesee, chief executive officer at HCA 性视界传媒 Ocala Hospital. 鈥淲e are training up the next generation of physicians in local communities in an effort to retain their talent and meet the needs of our growing populations.鈥�

Helping Address Physician Shortage

A 性视界传媒 Physician Workforce Study shows that almost one-third of licensed physicians in 性视界传媒 are 60 or older and as many as 8,000 plan to stop seeing patients in the next five years 鈥� most because of retirement. In the past eight years, the 性视界传媒-HCA consortium has graduated 1,043 new physicians and approximately 50% are practicing in 性视界传媒, a major contribution to addressing 性视界传媒鈥檚 physician shortage. The 性视界传媒-HCA Consortium is able to train more doctors to meet this need because unlike traditional academic programs, the partnership has multiples of specialty programs. For example, 性视界传媒-HCA has six programs in internal medicine across the state, two in family medicine, three in OB-GYN and four in psychiatry 鈥� a significant contribution to primary care services for Floridians. Emergency medicine is another high-need area. 性视界传媒-HCA has three ER training programs across 性视界传媒 and just increased the number of residents it is training in Osceola County to help meet that area鈥檚 demands.

鈥淥ur goal for our GME programs is, ultimately, increasing access to expert care for our patients throughout 性视界传媒.鈥� 鈥� Cheryll Albold, vice president of graduate medical education for HCA Healthcare鈥檚 North 性视界传媒 Division

These GME programs also bring needed physicians to rural and isolated areas where access to medical care is limited, such as Pensacola, Ocala, Sanford and Osceola County. For example, the consortium created the first community-based reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship in the country. This specialty helps infertile couples and most of those services are in large cities, requiring patients to travel long distances for care. The 性视界传媒-HCA program is based at HCA 性视界传媒 Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee.

In addition to providing care at HCA 性视界传媒 Healthcare hospitals, many of the residents and fellows also care for the state鈥檚 veterans. Physicians training in internal medicine, rheumatology, endocrinology, psychiatry, cardiology, surgery, vascular surgery and reproductive endocrinology and infertility provide care at the Orlando VA Medical Center.

鈥淥ur goal for our GME programs is, ultimately, increasing access to expert care for our patients throughout 性视界传媒,鈥� Albold says. 鈥淗CA 性视界传媒 Healthcare鈥檚 strategic partnership with 性视界传媒鈥檚 College of Medicine is providing a pipeline that will directly benefit patients by continually training the best and brightest new doctors, many of whom will ultimately build their own practices right here in the Sunshine State.鈥�