Program Mission
The mission of the UF Emergency Medicine Residency is to create a vigorous, comprehensive training experience in Emergency Medicine by leveraging UF Health’s high clinical acuity and its designations as a regional Gold-Level Extracorporeal Life Support center and as a Chest Pain, Stroke, Burn, and Level 1 Trauma receiving center. Our residency team provides expert guidance, mentorship, structured curricula, and individualized support to prepare physicians to become clinical leaders, educators, and advocates ready for contemporary academic and community practice in Emergency Medicine.
Program Aims
1. To recruit top candidates from a diverse, national applicant pool.
2. To have 100% of graduates become board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine within 3 years post residency/fellowship.
3. To prepare our graduates for employment in diverse, nationwide emergency medicine practice settings, including academic, community, and fellowship programs.
4. To maximize UF Health’s acuity to train our learners in evidence-based resuscitation.
5. To have residents exceed ACGME Key Index Procedure numbers by their PGY-3 Year.
6. To complete one quality improvement and research project prior to graduation.
7. To have 35% of graduates enter academic practice.