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DVA – Orlando VA Medical Center

13800 Veterans Way

Orlando, FL 32827

CASPR # 0547

CRIP Section 1

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: Yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

Director

Nathaniel A. Hamm DPM

Phone: 407-631-3020

Program E-mail: Nathaniel.Hamm@va.gov

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: no

Staff DPMs: 7

Affiliated Institutions:

Nemours Children’s Hospital

HCA Lake Monroe

Other Residency Programs: n/a

Clinical Experiences

Anesthesiology: yes

Behavioral Science: yes

Dermatology: yes

Diabetic Wound Care: yes

Emergency Room: yes

Family Practice: no

Internal Medicine: yes

Infectious Disease: yes

Neurology: no

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: yes

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: yes

Plastic Surgery: yes

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: yes

Rheumatology: no

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences: n/a

Program Emphasis:

Surgical training, wound care, practice management.

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: no

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $55276

Second Year: $57642

Third Year: $60200

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: yes

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: yes

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits: no

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, FL 32827

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: n/a

Refundable: n/a

Payable to: n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

ACLS: yes

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: 3.0

Minimum Rank: N/A

Other Applicant Requirements:

Candidate should show evidence of being a self-motivated/independent learner. Students who participate in clerkship given preference for interviews.

If applicants do not meet the G.P.A. requirement and would like to apply, please reach out to program director.

Available Resources

Sample Contract: Contact Program

Benefit Package: Contact Program

Curriculum: Contact Program

Program Overview

The OVAHS Lake Nona Hospital has been open since 2016. The hospital is part of the 650-acre health and life sciences park known as the Lake Nona Medical City. The medical campus has 134-inpatient beds and provides acute care, complex specialty care, advanced diagnostic services, a large multispecialty outpatient clinic, and administrative and support services. The University of Central Florida and Nemours Children’s Hospital are also located on the Medical City campus. The resident is scheduled for a two month rotation in the department of Orthopedics at Nemours Hospital. Additionally, the residency program is beginning an extensive rotation at HCA Lake Monroe Hospital.

The Orlando VA podiatry residents receive extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of all foot and ankle trauma, Charcot reconstruction, deformity correction and forefoot/midfoot elective surgery.