Medical school affiliation: University of Florida
Mailing address: 1329 SW 16th Street, PO Box 100186, Gainesville, FL 32610-0186
Telephone number: 352-265-5911
E-mail address:
Program training format: PGY1-3
Number of residents per entering class: 8
Number of residents currently in training: 8
Percentage of residents who are women: 37.5%
Total number of resident graduates: N/A
Residency attrition rate (past 5 years only): N/A
Year program began: 2006
List combined programs:
ACGME Accreditation Category and duration of years approved: Continued Accreditation
Next ACGME RRC-EM survey date: 09/2010
Residency Coordinator name: Mary Anne Randall
Department/Division Chair name: Joseph Adrian Tyndall, MD
Department/Division Chair tenure: Associate Professor, Chairman
Program Director (PD) name: Adrian Tyndall, MD
Program Director tenure:
Associate or Assistant Program Director (APD) name(s): Lars Beattie, MD
Assistant Program Director Tenure: Asst. Professor, 3 years
Associate or Assistant Program Director contact information not provided above: lars.beattie@ufl.edu
Research Director (RD) name: Donna Carden, MD
Research Director tenure: Professor, 1 year
Institutional and Emergency Department Attributes
Notes: The primary training department is the department with the most number of EM rotations, additional departments are those where the residents also rotate. Only Emergency Medicine rotations are included in this section. If a Pediatric Emergency Medicine rotation in another institution is used, list the institution in this section.
Primary Institution Additional Institution
Institution name UF Shands Hospital Shands @ AGH
Number of acute care hospital beds 677 210
Number of beds in the ED 32 22
Total number of annual ED visits 45,000 38,000
Percent pediatric visits 20-25% 20%
Percent admission rate 27% 20%
% of total admits to Critical Care 3% 3%
Trauma Accreditation Level I N/A
Unique attributes Electronic ED chart
Digital radiographs
Electronic tracking
Distinct ChemBio area
Electronic patient records yes
Digital radiographs yes yes
Total number of EM rotation months 18 3
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 18
Number of core faculty: 8
Number of clinical faculty: 17
Number of non-clinical faculty: 1
Percentage of total faculty who are women: 39%
Curriculum Attributes
List the type of rotation and number of months under each training year. If your program does not include either the EM 1 year or the EM 4 year, leave the column blank.
EM 1 EM 2 EM 3
7 ED 8 ED 8 ED
1 MICU 1 Ortho Surgery 1 Ophtho/Peds EM
1 Trauma/Burn Surgery 1 Peds EM 1 Trauma/Burn Surgery
1 Anesth 1 Critical Care 1 Elective
1 Ob/Gyn 1 EMS 1 Elective
1 Peds EM 1 MICU 1 PICU
1 MCT/Cardiology
Unique clinical or rotation experiences: NASA medical support team, Level 1 Trauma Center.
Unique didactic activities: Curriculum Blueprint online, Simulation clinical evaluations, Simulation evaluation curriculum, ED Administration.
Emergency Medical Services
Describe EMS experience: Ride-alongs with Fire/Rescue squads on rural and suburban routes, HazMat truck,
911 Dispatch shifts
EMS relating training opportunities:
Aeromedical experience: ShandsCair helicopter shifts
Research and scholarly activity
Describe unique research resources available to the residency: Dedicated Research Program Director; Emerging Pathogens Institute; The Brain Institute.
Three areas of department research interest: Health Care Policy; Expedited Chest Pain Protocols; Substance Abuse; Simulators as Educational Tools and evaluation. Non-invasive Hemodynamics Research.
Number of peer-reviewed abstracts presented last 5 years: N/A
Number of peer-reviewed manuscripts published over the last 5 years: N/A
Number of non peer-reviewed publications over the last 5 years: N/A
Describe the how residents meet the requirement to engage in scholarly activity: Residents may engage in clinical research, literature reviews and unique projects approved on an individual basis to complete their scholarly activities.
Resident Benefits
Uniform allowance per year: 3 sets personalized scrubs, 1 personalized white coat
Educational stipend allowance per year: $500/PGY1, $250/PGY2/PGY3
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: Membership in ACEP, SAEM, AAEM, EMRA.
Types of insurance coverage provided: Single/Family Health, Disability, Dental, Vision, Prescription
Number of days vacation or personal days: 3 weeks
Unique resident benefits not listed above: Travel expenses paid to EM conferences when presenting.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: N/A
Number of resident graduates who are Emergency Medicine core or clinical faculty: N/A
First time written board pass rate: N/A
First time oral board pass rate: N/A
List states in which graduates in the last 5 years are now practicing: N/A
Fellowships (complete one for each fellowship program)
Fellowship name: Critical Care Fellowship for EM trained physicians.
Medical student clerkship
Duration of clerkship: 4 weeks
Unique clerkship experiences: Weekly Simulations with Attendings; Flights with ShandsCair helicopter.
Medical student specific conferences: 2 hrs/week
House available if needed: List of suggested housing available.
Clerkship Director name: Matthew Ryan, MD
Clerkship Director contact information not provided above: mfryan@ufl.edu