{"id":126032,"date":"2022-02-17T16:23:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T21:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=126032"},"modified":"2022-03-21T13:16:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T17:16:27","slug":"ucf-hca-begin-first-tallahassee-based-residencies-in-dermatology-psychiatry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-hca-begin-first-tallahassee-based-residencies-in-dermatology-psychiatry\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF-HCA Begin First Tallahassee-based Residencies in Dermatology, Psychiatry"},"content":{"rendered":"
UCF\u2019s College of Medicine and HCA Healthcare are starting their first residencies at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee \u2014 in dermatology and psychiatry, two specialties where the state has a tremendous need for more physicians.<\/p>\n
Both programs, which recently received initial Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) \u00a0accreditation, are seeking applicants to begin training in July 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n
The psychiatry residency is the first and only program of its kind in the Big Bend region in northern Florida. This is UCF\u2019s first dermatology residency and its third in psychiatry. The UCF-HCA graduate medical education consortium began in 2014 and now has 31 residency and fellowship programs across Florida, training more than 500 physicians to meet the state and nation\u2019s physician shortage.<\/p>\n
Here are details on the two residencies:<\/p>\n
This three-year training program is for physicians specializing in the diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases affecting the skin, hair and nails, in addition to addressing associated cosmetic issues. The UCF\/HCA program will accept two residents per year for a total of six accredited positions.<\/p>\n
All applicants must complete a clinical internship (PGY-1) at an approved program before beginning their training in dermatology.\u00a0 Applications must be submitted through ERAS (the NRMP program codes are 1587080A0 and 1587080R0). Qualified applicants will be selected for interviews. The program also plans to participate in the Match Week Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) in March 2022.<\/p>\n
Stephen K. Richardson will direct the program. Richardson has over a decade of experience in graduate medical education and teaching medical students, recently serving on the faculty of Florida State 海角直播\u2019s dermatology residency program. Richardson graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency and cutaneous oncology fellowship at the 海角直播 of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis residency is an opportunity to train the next generation of dermatologists,\u201d he says. \u201cWith our exceptional team of clinical dermatologists, surgeons, pathologists and support staff, we are committed to providing a comprehensive and rewarding educational experience for all our trainees.\u201d<\/p>\n
Florida\u2019s climate and its aging population add to its need for physician skin specialists. The state ranks second nationally for the highest rate of new cases of melanoma, the most serious and deadly form of skin cancer. Many Florida counties do not have a single practicing dermatologist and the number of licensed dermatologists in the state has grown by less than the average of all specialties.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe core purpose of this program is to provide exceptional dermatologic training and delivery of care to communities that lack sufficient physician numbers to meet their skin care needs,\u201d Richardson says.<\/p>\n
The new program will also provide an additional graduate medical training option for Florida medical school graduates. Dermatology is one of the most competitive specialties for residency applicants \u2014 last year 734 applicants applied for 477 positions available nationally.<\/p>\n
UCF\u2019s College of Medicine is of the nation\u2019s top ranked schools for students matching into dermatology residencies, according to a recent report in the\u00a0Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,\u00a0<\/em>with UCF graduates going to places like Mayo Clinic,\u00a0<\/em>UC Irvine and Boston 海角直播 medical centers. The study showed that schools with their own dermatology residencies had higher match rates. \u00a0National studies also show that the majority of physicians begin their practices in the location where they did residency training, so program leaders hope many UCF-HCA dermatologists will stay in Florida.<\/p>\n