Graduate Medical Education Program

University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare GME Consortium

Building the Future of Medicine in Florida

At UCF, we are proud to help shape the future of healthcare by educating and training the physicians who will care for Florida’s communities for generations to come. Through our partnership with HCA Florida Healthcare and the Orlando VA Medical Center, the UCF/HCA Florida Healthcare Graduate Medical Education Consortium has grown into one of the fastest growing GME systems in Florida.

Today, 49 residency and fellowship programs, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), provide training for approximately 820 residents and fellows across Florida. Our programs span Gainesville, Greater Orlando, Ocala, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, and Sanford, bringing high quality physician training to communities throughout the state.

This growth reflects more than numbers. Each new program expands opportunities for physicians to learn, serve, conduct research, and build their careers while helping communities strengthen access to highly trained physicians. With additional programs planned in Pensacola, Tallahassee, Sanford, and other communities, our commitment to expanding graduate medical education continues to grow.

Together with our academic, healthcare, and community partners, we are building a stronger physician workforce and creating opportunities for the next generation of physicians to learn, lead, and make a lasting difference in the communities they serve.

Our Mission

The UCF/HCA Florida Healthcare GME Consortium is committed to developing exemplary physicians who deliver high quality, patient centered care and are prepared to meet the evolving needs of the communities they serve. We believe exceptional physician training extends beyond meeting accreditation requirements. It requires an environment where learning is continuous, questions are encouraged, collaboration is valued, and innovation is translated into better care.

Our learning environment is grounded in four commitments:

  • Cultivate curiosity. Create an environment where residents, fellows, faculty, and colleagues are encouraged to ask questions, examine evidence, and engage in meaningful clinical inquiry.
  • Learn together. Foster collaborative training experiences that value teamwork, evidence based practice, mentorship, and shared learning across the diverse communities we serve.
  • Advance care. Encourage the application of medical knowledge, research, innovation, and emerging advances to improve quality, patient outcomes, and the lives of those we serve.
  • Build the future. Recruit, develop, and retain talented and diverse physicians, educators, and healthcare professionals who will strengthen the future of medicine and the communities they call home.

Our mission is not simply to train physicians. It is to help develop physicians who continue to learn, lead, serve, and advance medicine throughout their careers.

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