Internal Medicine Residency Program at Orlando

The Program Director or other faculty member leads a daily discussion of the "best cases" for learning. The discussion is open, interactive and supportive. Residents and students on ward rotations are required to attend, but everyone is welcome.

Faculty and residents use didactic, as well as case-based teaching, to give the latest, evidence-backed information on core topics of medicine. Many of these conferences are presented by subspecialty faculty. Attendance by residents, students and faculty is required. Some noon conferences focus on board preparation using MKSAP. During these conferences, faculty present custom quizzes from MKSAP and lead the discussion of answers. The whole experience is designed to cover the most likely areas of focus of the boards and stimulate further reading and self-learning

Third year residents participate in presenting journal articles every 1-2 months; this is an important tool for critically appraising articles and staying up-to-date with the latest literature.

A variety of topics pertinent to all internists are presented formally on a monthly basis. We frequently invite renowned experts from across the country to present at these conferences. In addition, it is a great forum for residents to present interesting research that may be of value to other internal medicine physicians.

A variety of topics pertinent to physicians who care for patients with cardiovascular diseases are presented formally on a monthly basis.

Critical Care attendings and fellows give a series of lectures on common and important topics including shock, acid-base disorders, respiratory failure, among others.

Quarterly, our Nephrology faculty lead a discussion of interesting cases that they have encountered, in conjunction with review and explanation of pathology slides by an experienced pathologist based in Arkansas. Residents are welcome to contribute.

Once a month, faculty also conduct "jeopardy/doctor's dilemma" sessions to train residents for the annual ACP's Doctor's Dilemma competition.

• Khaled Abdelhalem – Hospitalist at AdventHealth Apopka, Fl
• Mehreen Ali - Hospitalist – TBD
• Shammas Bajwa – Malignant Hem/Onc Hospitalist - Oklahoma University Medical Center, OK
• Jhonny Bonilla - Hospitalist - AdventHealth New Smyrna, FL
• Gabriela De La Hoz - Hospitalist - Orlando Regional Medical Center, FL
• Raphael Itzkowitz - Hospitalist - CFHP AdventHealth East Orlando, FL
• Ghaith Maksoud - Hospitalist – AdventHealth New Smyrna, FL
• Arooj Mian - Gastroenterology Fellowship at TowerHealth Reading Hospital - PA
• Phuong Nguyen - Hospitalist - CFHP AdventHealth Orlando, FL
• Sadaf Raoof - Hospitalist - AdventHealth Apopka, FL
• Robert Ryad - Rheumatology Fellowship at University of South Florida, Tampa
• Gurdeep Singh – Gastroenterology Fellowship at AdventHealth Orlando, FL
• Kathryn Slinger - Primary Care – Common Spirit Longmont United Hospital - Longmont, CO
• Tista Thapa - Hospitalist - Saint Francis Medical Centre - Monroe, Louisiana

• Arianne Alexander – CFHP Hospitalist Altamonte, FL
• Baha Bani Fawwaz – Gastroenterology Fellowship at AdventHealth Orlando, FL
• Samuel Brasil Sa – Cardiology Fellowship at AdventHealth Orlando - Orlando, FL
• Peter Gerges – Hepatology Fellowship at Rutgers, NJ
• Mengni Guo – Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Loma Linda University, CA
• Syed Hashim – Hospitalist at Orlando Regional Medical Center, FL
• Yuchen Jiang – Primary Care at AdventHealth Well 65+ - Altamonte, FL
• Jieying Liu – Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at East Tennessee University, TN
• Alsayed Osman - Rheumatology Fellowship at University of South Florida - Tampa, FL
• Julio Pasos - CFHP AdventHealth East - Orlando, FL
• Syeda Rizvi – Primary Care Center at Dallas, TX
• Zain Zamir – Hospitalist at Mid Florida Hospital Specialist, AdventHealth Apopka, FL
• Na Zhou – Hospitalist group in Camden, NJ

• Zohaib Ahmed – Hospitalist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA
• Muhammad Akram – Hospitalist at Mid Florida Hospital Specialist at AdventHealth Orlando, FL
• Ahmad Almusa – CFHP at AdventHealth Orlando, FL
• Ahisan Ansari – Hospitalist at University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA
• Aimen Farooq – Gastroenterology fellowship at AdventHealth Orlando, FL
• Brandon Kalivoda - Critical Care Fellowship at AdventHealth Orlando, FL
• Daniel Kitner – Primary Care/Bariatric at Orlando Regional Medical Center, FL
• Deepak Kumar - Hospitalist at Bay Health in Milford, DE
• Alexandra Lackey – Cardiology Fellowship at AdventHealth Orlando, FL
• Aashish Mainali – Hospitalist at St. Francis Hospital in Monroe, LA
• Soheil Peiman – Hospitalist - CFHP AdventHealth Orlando, FL
• Ahmed Ramadan - Hospitalist – CFHP AdventHealth Altamonte, FL
• James Wert – Hematology-Oncology Fellowship at University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS
• James Yu – Hematology-Oncology Fellowship at University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

The ACP Weekly Curriculum is the core curriculum of reading materials throughout the residency program. All residents are expected to read the topic of the week, and answer the associated short quiz online. Scores are compiled on a weekly basis and reported confidentially to the program director and the resident’s mentor. Subscription is provided free of charge to all residents. Twice a month, residents present core topics from the ACP Weekly curriculum and engage the audience in a discussion followed by a question and answer session on the particular topic.

All computers on campus provide free access to UpToDate at all times. In addition, residents will also have free access to UpToDate on their hand-held devices. The hospital also provides online access to a medical library with extensive electronic resources. Our library staff is always eager to assist with performing literature searches.

What You'll Need

• LCME graduates:
  1. Pass USMLE I and USMLE II at first attempt
  2. Doctor of Medicine diploma without reservations
  3. Fluency in spoken and written English
  4. Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (AH HR requirement)
• AOA graduates:
  1. Pass COMLEX I and COMLEX II at first attempt
  2. Doctor of Osteopathy diploma without reservations
  3. Fluency in spoken and written English
  4. Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (AH HR requirement)
• International graduates:
  1. Pass USMLE I and USMLE II ck at first attempt (Second attempt is allowed in USMLE II cs)
  2. Doctor of Medicine diploma without reservations
  3. Current ECFMG certification
  4. Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (AH HR requirement) (only H1-B is sponsored)
  5. Fluency in spoken and written English
  6. ECFMG certificate must be in prior to ranking.

Additional Information:

• The Program Director may permit the waiver of one or more of these criteria under special circumstances
• We will be participating in ERAS and the NRMP Match.
• Applications will only be accepted and reviewed through ERAS - please no faxes or e-mails with attachments.
• We successfully began our program in July 2009.
• We are a 16-14-14 program and will continue to expand to 16-16-16 over the next two years.
• U.S. Clinical experience is not required.
• There is no graduation cutoff date requirement.

Sample Resident Agreement

Eligibility and Selection Policy