More Opportunities
Residency training extends beyond patient care. We expect our residents to develop the knowledge and skills in areas such as leadership, quality improvement, research, teaching, and community involvement.
Research
All residents participate in scholarly activity throughout the course of residency - either presenting at a local or national conference or publishing their work. Our residents showcase their work nationally through conferences and journal publications. Annually, our residents have around 100 conference presentation and around 70 published manuscripts. Residents can utilize resources in study design and biostatistician support those the USF RISE program, find research projects and mentors in the Internal Medicine Research Group (IMeRG) meetings, as well as identify conferences to attend with our interactive abstract deadline calendar.
Fellowship
Our residents are exposed to subspecialty training in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Flexible elective scheduling, engaged fellowship program directors, and subspecialty mentors assist our residents with the tools necessary for a successful transition to fellowship.
Community Outreach
In conjunction with the USF Morsani College of Medicine, our residents enjoy the opportunity to give back to several outreach clinics. The BRIDGE clinic, a student-run clinic, provides residents additional opportunities to hone their teaching skills with medical students while providing care. Tampa Bay Street Medicine provides access to healthcare to the homeless population through a mobile van service and pop up clinics on a regular basis.
Primary Care Track Opportunity
University of South Florida's IM residency's mission is to develop our residents into physician-leaders who have a strong foundation in patient care and medical knowledge but are also skilled in teaching, scholarly activity, leadership, and quality improvement. We achieve this mission by providing diverse patient care environments and ensuring exposure to diverse pathology.
The pilot Primary Care track has been created for the 2026-2027 academic year. The goal of this track is to train and recruit USF Internal Medicine residents to pursue careers in primary care. The track is NOT a separate NRMP Match and begins in PGY2 year.
The USF Internal Medicine Primary Care track (AY 26-27) will:
Provide primary care track residents with additional exposure to primary care (beyond their assigned resident continuity clinic site) with individualized experiences to enhance their ambulatory skills and knowledge. PGY2/3 residents choose two primary care or primary care subspecialty clinics to rotate to throughout the academic year during their clinic blocks.
Connect residents to mentors in their primary care field of choice to promote career advising and foster connections within the field. Residents are paired with a primary mentor in the primary care area of their choice for longitudinal professional development. There will also be group meetings with primary care track residents and mentors to discuss common topics like unique areas of focus within primary care and career opportunities.
Create a platform for residents to pursue scholarly work in areas of clinical research, translational research or education. At the time of graduation, primary care track residents will complete a capstone project or certification and will present this in a small forum.