Program Overview
Summary of Residency Program
The Broward Health Family Medicine Residency Program is committed to training residents to provide quality healthcare. The program emphasizes a comprehensive curriculum, managing diverse patient populations through rich clinical experiences, both in community and academic settings. Residents engage in research, gain extensive exposure to various medical conditions, and enjoy support from attending physicians and faculty.
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Program Details
Specialty
Family Medicine
IMG Friendly (Y/N)
Yes
IMG Friendly (detail)
Yes
Categorical Positions
10
Categorical Positions (detail)
Program Website
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Broward Health Family Medicine Residency Program, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida.
Program Director
Tye Barber, DO
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Current Residents
Overview
The residency program focuses on diverse experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, with opportunities to participate in various enriching rotations, enhancing residents' skills across a spectrum of medical disciplines.
PGY-1 MD
PGY-1 DO
PGY-1 IMG
Curriculum & Education
Overview
Our curriculum emphasizes the life-long acquisition of medical knowledge, the development of interpersonal and professional skills, and the value of the bedside manner, with challenges in managing a large patient census at a community hospital and their own patient panels in an academic outpatient clinic.
Application
4th year medical students in good standing may apply on VSLO website. Applications are contingent upon program director's approval and proper paperwork completion.
# of Locations
The residents work at Broward Health and the outpatient clinic located on the Nova Southeastern University campus.
Fellowship
Residents have gone on to pursue fellowships in subspecialties like Sports Medicine and Palliative Medicine, while others have gone on to work for prestigious institutions like Broward Health, Holy Cross, Kaiser Permanente, and Baylor University.
Resident Life
Overview
First residency program at Broward Health, and the only family medicine residency program in all of Broward County. Unique training experiences at a large public hospital and a medical school campus.
On Call Schedule
The Inpatient Family Medicine Service is On Call to admit patients every 5th day (for 12 hours). The number of patients admitted on a call day typically averages 4-8 patients but has been as low as 1-2 patients or as high as 10-13 patients. Any patients from the Nova Family Medicine Clinic can be admitted at any time to the service but this occurs very infrequently.
# of Years of Program
The program typically lasts for 3 years.
Housing
No explicit housing information is provided within the text. It does mention opportunities to live near the beach and restaurants.
Alumni
Graduates have pursued fellowships in subspecialties like Sports Medicine and Palliative Medicine, and have worked for institutions like Broward Health, Holy Cross, Kaiser Permanente, and Baylor University.
Salary & Benefits
Benefits Overview
Daily meal stipend, full reimbursement for COMLEX Level 3/USMLE Step 3 exams, no state income tax, competitive salary, and moonlighting permitted after the first year.
PGY-1 Salary
Vacation
PGY1 residents receive 15 days of vacation/PTO, while PGY2s and PGY3s receive 20 days.