Welcome to AdventHealth’s Family Medicine Residency Program in Ocala! We’re thrilled to introduce you to our new 8/8/8, unopposed program located in the heart of Ocala, Florida – the Horse Capital of the World. Ocala is one of Florida’s fastest-growing cities, offering a reasonable cost of living and easy access to the amenities of Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville without the hassles of big-city life. Our mission is to nurture talented and dedicated family medicine residents into compassionate and clinically outstanding physician leaders who deliver comprehensive, whole-person care to their communities.
Our innovative Clinic First residency curriculum emphasizes the importance of the family medicine outpatient practice as the primary site for clinical training. You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with attending physicians across all specialties and immerse yourself in our whole-person care model. Here, you’ll guide your patients toward total wellness – mind, body, and spirit.
We are deeply committed to serving our community and ensuring health equity for all. Our program emphasizes providing care to underserved populations and working to eliminate health disparities. You will be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the lives of those who need it most. We invite you to explore what we offer and we hope to meet you soon!
Warm Regards, Klive M. Forde MD, FAAFP Residency Program Director AdventHealth Ocala Family Medicine
Program Leadership
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Klive Forde, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine
Program Director
Sachoya McDonald, MD
Family Medicine
Obstetrics Core Faculty
Dolor Akpore, DO
Family Medicine
Addiction Medicine Core Faculty
Curriculum
The curriculum at AdventHealth Ocala Family Medicine Residency Program is inspired by the Clinic First paradigm. It ensures that the outpatient family medicine residency practice provides the highest quality of patient care, clinical, and academic training and that residents spend a larger than usual portion of their time there. Residents will regularly see the members of their panel of patients while rotating through AdventHealth Ocala as unopposed residents in multiple medical specialties and services. They will also be able to work at children’s hospitals for concentrated, high-quality inpatient pediatric exposure.
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PGY-1
PGY-1
Block(s)
Family Medicine - Inpatient
4
Behavorial Health
1
Pediatrics - ER
1
Addition Medicine
1
Newborn Nursery
1
Obstetrics/Gynecology
3
Musculoskeletal Medicine
1
Pediatrics - Inpatient
1
PGY-2
PGY-2
Block(s)
Family Medicine - Inpatient
3
Night Float
1
Critical Care (ICU)
1
Emergency Medicine
1
Musculoskeletal Medicine
1
Obstetrics/Gynecology
2
Surgical Elective
1
Electives
2
Pediatrics - Inpatient
1
PGY-3
PGY-3
Block(s)
Family Medicine - Inpatient
2
Night Float
2
Critical Care (ICU)
1
Obstetrics
1
Geriatrics
1
Electives
6
Teaching Sites
Primary clinical rotations occur mainly at the AdventHealth Ocala Hospital
The Family Medicine practice is AdventHealth Medical Group (AHMG) Family Medicine at Central Ocala located on the hospital campus at 221 SW 11th Street.
Program Information
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Conferences
Conferences will be a mixture of relevant didactic lectures, procedural workshops, and simulations held in a block one afternoon per week and aimed to help residents get ready for in-training, board examinations, and real-life practice. This will be supplemented by clinical teaching on the inpatient and subspecialty services. In addition to local academic conferences, residents will be given specific training on maintaining wellness through residency and invited to be a part of wellness conferences and CME opportunities within AdventHealth.
Research
All residents will participate in at least two scholarly projects during residency, one of which will be a quality improvement project. Each project will be done in teams with engaged faculty support and mentorship. Opportunities are available for presentation and publication at local, regional, and national conferences.
Diversity & Inclusion
We are deliberate about achieving and maintaining diversity within our residency program. We aim for our faculty and residents to match the diversity of the patients that we care for. We are committed to creating an inclusive learning environment where all voices are heard and deemed important, and opportunities are shared fairly. Finally, we support mothers in medicine by providing comfortable lactation rooms and creatively applying time-off policies within the required regulatory frameworks.
Eligibility
Allopathic Graduates:
Passed USMLE I and II
Doctor of Medicine diploma without reservations
Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (J1/H1B)
Osteopathic Graduates:
Passed COMLEX I and II
Doctor of Osteopathy diploma without reservations
Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (J1/H1B)
International Graduates:
Passed USMLE I and II
Doctor of Medicine diploma without reservations. Graduation within the past 5 years.
Current ECFMG certification (certificate must be provided)
Proof of US citizenship or candidacy for appropriate visa status (J1/H1B)
Membership to the American Academy of Family Medicine
Membership to the Florida Academy of Family Medicine
Additional Resources:
Wellness Resources include access to the curriculum and programs of board-certified psychologist Dr. Leila Durr, the Director of Physician and APP Wellness for the West Florida Division.
For more information about our Benefits please click here.
Application Process
All applications to our residency program must be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). We will offer interviews to applicants who meet our minimum eligibility requirements and will be held virtually from November to January. The National Resident Matching Program will make resident appointments and applicants must register with NRMP website as well as ERAS.
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