• Chief Academic Officer and Regional Dean, Nova Southeastern University/ College of Osteopathic Medicine: Anthony Ottaviani, DO, MPH, FACOI, FCCP
• Academic Officer: Betsy Bomar, RN, MBA
• Administrative Director of Medical Education:
  Christine Hanna
• Medical Education Coordinator:
  Lori D. Hott
• Medical Education Office Coordinator
  Lorie Jennings
• Telephone: (727) 586-7103
  Fax: (727) 585-7205

General Information

• Total approved Internal Medicine Resident positions: 30
• Total funded Internal Medicine Resident positions: 30
• Months of electives rotations: 4

• OCGME 1: 1q7 / ICU call 1q6 after first six months
• OCGME 2: 1q6
• OCGME 3: 1q6

Internal Medicine Lectures:
1. Grand Rounds
2. Tumor Board
3. OMM Lecture Series
4. Radiology Lecture Series
5. Geriatric Lecture Series
6. IM Case Report
7. ECG Conference
8. Cardiac Cath Conference
9. Primary Care Conference
10. Rheumatology Lecture Series
11. Pulmonology Lecture Series
12. Nephrology Lecture Series
13. IM Board Review (Wed AM)
14. Journal Club
15. Morning Report case presentation (Monday 7:15 am)

Program

Primary Care Track in General Internal Medicine (3 Years) - The primary care track is the preferred training for development of in-depth skills in the diagnosis and medical management of the ambulatory patient with associated skills in the routine continuity management of the hospitalized patient.  It is recommended that the primary care track not be utilized as a pathway to a subspecialty.  The hallmark of the primary care is progressively increasing exposure to continuity ambulatory care, which shall exist in each year of the three year program.  The resident will spend approximately two half-days per week in an ambulatory setting.  This exposure allows residents to progressively increase the number of patients in their case loads and allows the patients to recognize the residents as their primary physician. 

Traditional Track in General Internal Medicine (3 years) - The traditional track is the preferred training for development of hospital based (hospitalist) skills or progression towards a subspecialty pathway.  Residents in the Traditional Track will spend approximately one half-day per week in an ambulatory clinical setting with the remaining time focused on in-patient care.  Structured educational programs will also be offered in the following areas: utilization review/quality management; mortality and morbidity reporting; manage care aspects of the hospitalized patient; and infection control.

Hospitalist Track (3 years)

Educational Purpose

Goal:

The goal of the hospital elective is to give physician house officers and medical students a detailed look at the unique competencies that are required by a physician whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients.  The activities include patient care, teaching, research and leadership related to hospital care.

Objectives:

A. System review.

1.                  Utilization review.

2.                  Quality assurance.

3.                  Healthcare economics.

4.                  Medical administration.

B. Continuum of care issues.

1.                  Coordination of care between settings. 

2.                  Knowledge of home care and Hospice.

3.                  Assessment of functional status.

4.                  Knowledge of therapeutic capabilities of nursing homes.

C. Medical/basic knowledge areas.

1.                  Geriatrics.

2.                  Pre and postop care of the surgical patient.

3.                  End of life and palliative care.

4.                  Communication skills.

Teaching methods:

1.              Direct observation.

2.              Service on a hospital team made up of attendings, senior  resident, house officers,   

                 and students.

3.              Chart audits.

4.              Committee membership including utilization  review and quality assurance.

5.              Teaching rounds.

6.              Not limited to but including general internal medicine residency training.

Internal Medicine for Medical Students

The Department of Internal Medicine offers the following internal medicine rotations for third and fourth year medical students:

• Cardiology
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Geriatric Medicine
• Hematology/Oncology
• Hospitalist Service
• ICU/CCU
• Infectious Disease
• Internal Medicine Clinic
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Nuclear Medicine
• Pulmonology
• Rheumatology

Hospital Affiliations

The Internal Medicine Residency has affiliations with: Bay Pines VA Healthcare System and Hospital and the James A. Haley VA Hospital.

Largo Medical Center serves as the West Coast Academic Center of NSU -College of Osteopathic Medicine.  As part of NSU-COM, Largo Medical Center and Sun Coast Hospital participate in the Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education (CEME), in partnership with NSU-COM and ten other Florida-based teaching hospitals.

Other university affiliations include: The University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (Des Moines, IA), the Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (Pomona, CA).

Largo Medical Center
Office of Medical Education
2025 Indian Rocks Road
Largo, Florida 33774
Telephone: (727)586-7103
Fax: 727-585-7205
E-mail: mailto:lori.hott1@hcahealthcare.com