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Welcome to USF Emergency Medicine at Tampa General Hospital!
We are committed to making an impactful difference in the lives of our trainees, our staff, our patients, and the broader community through excellence in patient care, education, and research.
Welcome to USF Emergency Medicine at Tampa General Hospital!
The Division of Emergency Medicine has been an academic unit within the College of Medicine since 2003. 20 years later, we are undergoing an exciting time of growth. While we have been a Department of Emergency Medicine at our main hospital site for many years, we are now transitioning to a full department at the University of South Florida. In addition, the University of South Florida is now part of the prestigious American Association of Universities and is a top ranked public institute. As our division grows into a department and our University continues to gain preeminent status, our faculty have become national experts, leading emergency medicine by providing high quality clinical care and innovating new approaches to health care delivery through research and implementation science.
Tampa General Hospital is the main USF partner in a large, expanding and cohesive academic healthcare system that provides care to millions of people in the West Gulf Coast Region of Florida. Our division provides medical director of the main TGH ED, as well as two free standing facilities in the area. While the majority of EM training will occur at TGH, the footprint of the EM program has expanded to include prehospital/EMS care delivery in the City of Tampa, as well as Pinellas County, Florida Poison Control, faculty collaborations with the VA, CAMLS (our simulation center), and Tampa Bay Street Medicine/IDEA Exchange.
In addition, through formal programs and faculty networks, interdisciplinary opportunities exist across the USF campus in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences (Anthropology), Business, and Public Health. As a mature academic health care system, USF offers exposure across almost all medical specialties.
Our Mission
Our Mission
USF Emergency Medicine is committed to improving the lives of our patients through excellence in patient care, education, and research and by ensuring that all residents have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in an environment that allows them to reach their full potential.
Our History
The History of the USF Emergency Medicine Residency
Our program was established in 2003 through the work of David Orban, MD, Tampa General Hospital, the University of South Florida and TEAMHealth. Since that time, we have grown and matured rapidly. We have over 50 faculty members with experience in simulation, research, ultrasonography, EMS, pediatrics, education, toxicology, disaster medicine, global health, sports medicine, wilderness medicine, palliative care, and law. The 3 year residency program has 30 residents and offers fellowships in administration, US, EMS, simulation, global health, and critical care. Dr. Charlotte Derr has been our program director since 2017. Prior to that time Dr. Derr served as the Associate Program Director and Ultrasound Director for Dr. Kelly O’Keefe. In 2022, Dr. David Orban retired and became an Emeritus Professor in Emergency Medicine. Our new Division Chief is Dr. Jason Wilson.
Our History
Our Hospital
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa General (TGH) is an urban, private not-for-profit hospital with over 102,000 adult visits and nearly 20,000 pediatric visits annually. We are the region’s only level one trauma and burn center and also serve as a major PCI center, transplant center, and stroke center. TGH is the primary teaching hospital for USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and is the site of our emergency medicine residency training program. The hospital is located on beautiful Davis Island located in South Tampa. In addition to our main TGH site, residents have the opportunity to rotate at our affiliated free standing ED, the TGH Brandon Healthplex, if they would like. For more information click here for a video or download the TGH facts sheet below.
Our City
Tampa is a vibrant, progressive, and multi-cultural city located on the west coast of Florida. Tampa is ranked among the top U.S. cities for healthiest lifestyle, economic growth, innovation, cost of living, education, and craft breweries.
Tampa, Florida
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