Position Summary:

An intern physician participates in an organized post graduate educational program in which they have daily contact with patients and assume increasing responsibility for their care under the supervision of the attending staff of the hospital. The assumption of responsibility is the most important aspect of intern training. As each intern physician demonstrates increasing knowledge and ability, an increasing amount of reliance should be placed in their judgment in the diagnosis and in treatment of patients. The physicians are given the opportunity to put into practice the principles of preventive medicine, diagnoses, therapy and patient management which they learned as medical students. Under the supervision of the attending staff, they are given progressively increasing responsibility to the end that he acquires confidence in their clinical judgment. For the training to be approved, the hospital where the residency is served must be approved by the Board of Directors of Palmetto General Hospital, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and/or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Position Qualification: (Training, Education, Experience, Skills and Abilities)

1. Must be a graduate of an osteopathic or allopathic post-graduate clinical eduction approved medical school or in good academic standing with an anticipated graduation date prior to commencing program at facility.

2. Must have passed the Level 1 and 2 of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) or the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

3. If transferring into the program, post PGY 1, the program must obtain written or electronic verification of previous educational experiences and a summative competency-based evaluation of the transferring resident prior to acceptance into the program.

Required Licenses/Certifications:

1. Current BLS and ACLS certification required

2. Must have registered with the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine or Florida Board of Medicine as a *Physican-in-Training*

Communication Skills:

Ability to effectively communicate in writing and orally with all levels of the organization

About Steward Health Care
Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country’s largest physician-led, tax paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.
Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multispecialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.
Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
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Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.