Florida Hospital

Medical School Affiliation: 
Florida Hospital
Institution Address: 
7727 Lake Underhill Road
Orlando, FL 32822
United States
Mailing Address
Address1: 
Emergency Medicine Residency
Address2: 
7727 Lake Underhill Road
City: 
Orlando
State: 
Florida
Zip: 
32822
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
6
Number of residents currently in training: 
18
Percentage of residents who are women: 
22.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
5
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
1
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Year accreditation expires: 
2013
Year program began: 
2008
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Katherine
Coordinator Last Name: 
Lemaster
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 407 303 6413
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 407 303 6414
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Academic Chairman
Chair First Name: 
Dale
Chair Last Name: 
Birenbaum, MD FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Dale
Director Last Name: 
Birenbaum MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Director Email: 
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Steven
Last Name: 
Nazario, MD FACEP
Title: 
Associate Program Director
First Name: 
Ademola
Last Name: 
Adewale, MD
Title: 
Assistant Program Director
Research Director
First Name: 
Ademola
Last Name: 
Adewale, MD
Areas of department research interest: 
stroke prevention, traumatic brain injury,ultrasound practice and applications, and cardiovascular research through the Florida hospital cardiovascular research institute.
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
58
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
16
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
14
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
residents will engage in goal directed research from day one, monthly morbidity and mortality report, literature reviews, follow up reports on cases, case reports, and resident lecture series.
Unique attributes: 
Resources: Florida Hospital Institute of Translational Research
Primary Site
Institution name: 
Florida Hospital East Orlando
Number of beds in hospital: 
225
Number of beds in ED: 
37
Total number of annual ED visits: 
78435
Pediatric visits (%): 
20
Admission rate (%): 
25
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
18
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
22
Unique attributes: 
Community hospital with stroke center designation, state of the art ICU opened in 2006, and electronic records
Second Site
Institution name: 
Florida Hospital Orlando
Number of beds in hospital: 
1080
Number of beds in ED: 
45
Total number of annual ED visits: 
76550
Pediatric visits (%): 
19
Admission rate (%): 
35
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
15
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
12
Unique Attributes: 
Comprehensive stroke and cardiovascular center, tertiary care hospital, and electronic records
Third Site
Institution name: 
Lakeland Regional
Total number of annual ED visits: 
142880
Level 1 Trauma verification? : 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
3
Miles from primary training institution: 
35
Unique Attributes: 
We are the sole resident presence in the hospital. Our residents take care of trauma patients from ER to surgical suite (ICU, OR, etc.)
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
20
Number of core faculty: 
7
Number of clinical faculty: 
12
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
2
Female faculty (%): 
25
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
3
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Emergency Medicine 23 weeks
General surgery 4 weeks
Anesthesia/Ultrasound 4 weeks
Internal Medicine 4 weeks
Ob/Gyn 4 weeks
Infectious Disease 2 weeks
Trauma 4 weeks
Ophthalmology 1 week
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1 week
Emergency Medical Services 2 weeks
Vacation 20 days
PGY-2: 
Emergency Medicine 28 weeks
PICU 4 weeks
MICU 4 weeks
SICU 4 weeks
Orthopedic Trauma 4 weeks
Continuing Medical Education 5 days
Trauma 4 weeks
Vacation 20 days
PGY-3: 
Emergency Medicine 32 weeks
Neuro trauma 4 weeks
Trauma 4 weeks
Research 2 weeks
Practice Management 2 weeks
Elective 4 weeks
Continuing Medical Education 5 days
Vacation 20 days
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
46000.00
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
500.00
Number of vacation or personal days: 
20.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Florida Hospital
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
Uniform allowance per year: 2 personalized scrubs and a labcoat Educational stipend allowance per year: PGY1=$500; PGY2=$800 and PGY3=$1,300 Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: Rosen or Tintinalli Ttextbook: memberships in ACEP, EMRA,SAEM, AAEM Resident CME policy: 3rd year residents attend ACEP, AAEM or FCEP Types of insurance coverage provided: health(individual/family), disability Number of sick/vacation days: 20 days per year Unique resident benefits not listed above: tickets to the Orlando magic and the arena football predator’s games and discounted yearly pass to Universal studio and Disney resorts.
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
0
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
3
Number of program graduates who are non-academic clinicians: 
2