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ID: 4401121072
University of Florida Program
Gainesville, FL
Data Last updated: 3/28/2025
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Our program offers comprehensive and robust surgical training in an academic setting with ample opportunities for research. Current residents benefit from caring for a diverse patient base in a sophisticated institution as well as level-specific didactic curriculum to support learning at every phase of surgical training. Graduates of this program emerge extremely well-prepared to practice in a variety of settings or to pursue specialization through additional fellowship training.
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Program best described as
University-based
Primary teaching site
Shands Hospital at the University of Florida-Gainesville
Accredited length of training
5
Required length
5
Accepting applications for training that begins in 2025-2026 No
Will be accepting applications for training that begins in 2026-2027 Yes
Program start dates July 1
Participates in ERAS® Yes
Affiliated with U.S. government No
Program Director: Tyler Loftus MD, PhD
University of Florida

Gainesville, FL 32610-0001
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail: Tyler.Loftus@surgery.ufl.edu
Person to contact for more information about the program: Kassandra Moench MS
Univ of Florida Coll of Med
Dept of Surgery
PO Box 100287
Gainesville, FL 32610-0287
Tel: (352) 265-0916
Fax: (352) 265-3292
E-mail: kassandra.moench@surgery.ufl.edu
Survey Received: 7/9/2024

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University of Florida College of Medicine
1600 SW Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 32610

Participant(s)

Shands Hospital at the University of Florida-Gainesville
1600 SW Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 32610-0326

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
1601 Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 32602