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UCF/HCA North Florida Emergency Medicine Residency

About Us

North Florida EM offers a high-autonomy, high-impact residency experience where you’re first in line for procedures and decision-making. We are a referral center for an 11-county catchment area, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Chest Pain Center of Excellence. As an unopposed emergency medicine residency in a dynamic medical center, we prepare you for independent practice by putting you in the thick of it- early and often. Enjoy the sunshine and the outdoors of northern Florida and join a tightknit group dedication to the resident experience!

  • How does UCF North Florida get you from an intern to a extraordinary EM physician? Resident-centered experiences! We understand that every learner is different and has unique goals. We believe in taking the time to understand our residents and mentor them both in and out of the hospital. We focus on clinical guidance, as well as, wellness and future career ambitions to truly provide resident-centered mentorship. This has helped our residents achieve their career goals and to stay well throughout residency and beyond! 
  • Our curriculum is crafted around system-based learning and online-resource utilization. Resident learners will have didactics, FOAMED integration, simulation, small group scenarios and their own educator roles to augment their learning. All didactics are focused on emphasizing what you need to know when practicing high-quality Emergency Medicine in the real world.
  • Our clinical faculty are experienced and each provides unique expertise. We have fellowship-trained Ultrasound Directors, multi-county EMS Directors, a simulation educator with formal training, and nationally-recognized Medical Directors. Our program has over 18 years of experience in GME leadership. 
  • Our ultrasound program is top notch! You will leave our program with advanced US techniques and a passion for clinical ultrasound. Advanced US tracks are available for residents who want to be experts or for fellowship-bound residents! We send teams to compete in US competitions and would love to see you love US as much as we do!

A Message From the Program Director

University of Central Florida/HCA North Florida is an amazing place to work. Residency is hard enough as it is, you should do it with great people by your side! Reach out to us, you will want to come and stay!

 Program Highlights

  • Busy, high acuity patient population with greater than 30% of patients at our main hospital requiring admission. 
  • No competing learners! We own every patient and procedure in the ED!
  • Stable, talented, and dedicated faculty. As we have been practicing in our ED for the last 30 years, our group is knowledgeable and committed to your success.
  • Experience in multiple ED settings (freestanding EDs, high acuity community ED, trauma hospital, and a pediatric specialty hospital ED) so you can hone your skills in any environment you want to practice in.
  • Active research resource team with engaged director providing opportunities for involvement at all levels of research.
  • A Medical Director with corporate level expertise on successful EM processes.
  • Ultrasound directors who are beyond passionate about ultrasound.
  • EMS Directors over several counties, urban and rural, as well as a flight service!

 We have a rigorous Medical Student experience available to student applicants! Our residents are people that I want to work with and have the honor to serve our community by their side!

 Sincerely,

 Robyn Hoelle, MD, FACEP
 Associate Professor
 Residency Program Director
 Chairman of Emergency Medicine

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