{"id":121145,"date":"2021-06-22T15:40:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=121145"},"modified":"2021-06-25T09:45:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T13:45:53","slug":"west-florida-healthcare-ucf-launch-new-residency-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/west-florida-healthcare-ucf-launch-new-residency-program\/","title":{"rendered":"West Florida Healthcare, UCF Launch New Residency Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Florida Healthcare in Pensacola announced Tuesday their first ever Graduate Medical Education Residency Programs in partnership with the UCF College of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Accredited by the Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the new programs will train residents in physical medicine and rehabilitation and obstetrics and gynecology. West Florida Healthcare is currently building applications for residency programs in emergency medicine, general surgery, internal medicine and psychiatric medicine for July 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cWest Florida Healthcare is very excited to partner with the University Of Central Florida College Of Medicine to bring this innovative new residency program to our community,\u201d says Gay Nord, chief executive officer for West Florida Healthcare. \u201cOur vibrant hospital services and expertly trained medical staff make West Florida Healthcare an ideal partner for the hospital-based portion of the clinical training necessary for the residents. In addition, attracting and retaining talent is a key component of expanding access to care and improving the health of our community. As these residents complete their training, our community and our region will see both economic and health benefits. We are fortunate to have the strong infrastructure necessary to create this program as well as our existing team of highly skilled physicians who can train the next generation of caregivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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