Why Choose Us

The University of South Florida/Morton Plant Mease Family Medicine Residency Program is an unopposed three-year program that accepts eight residents a year. Since the program’s inception in 1998, our mission has been to develop exemplary family physicians possessing the knowledge and skills to humanize medicine and to provide high-quality care.

Our Family Medicine Residency Program offers:

  • Innovative, flexible and well-rounded curriculum
  • Unopposed residency program at a Thomson Reuters 100 Top US Hospital
  • Sports medicine fellowship and pharmacy residency on site
  • Patient Centered Medical Home Level III national recognition

About Morton Plant Mease Hospitals

Nationally recognized for health care excellence, Morton Plant Mease (MPM) is dedicated to providing community-owned health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. MPM is part of the BayCare Health System and is comprised of four hospitals: Morton Plant in Clearwater, Mease Dunedin in Dunedin, Mease Countryside in Safety Harbor and Morton Plant North Bay in New Port Richey. This allows us to extend our quality health care reach across Pinellas and Pasco counties. Morton Plant Hospital, established in 1916 in Clearwater, is our largest health care facility with 687 beds.


A Message from our Program Director

 

About Our Community

Our teaching hospital, Morton Plant and the Turley Family Health Center are nestled in the community of Clearwater, Florida, in Pinellas County on the Gulf of Mexico. Home to exceptional beaches and year-round favorable weather, Clearwater offers our residents access to world-class beaches, arts, entertainment and a variety of culinary offerings.

Turley Family Health Center in Clearwater, Florida

Curriculum

Our curriculum has been designed to fulfill the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competencies in patient care, medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, practice-based learning and improvement, and systems-based practice. Residents will develop skills that will equip them to be competent, well-rounded family medicine physicians.

Rotation Number of Weeks
PGY-1 Block Rotations

Medicine

13

Turley Service

1

Outpatient Pediatrics

4

Inpatient Pediatrics

4

Surgery

2

ER

4

Behavioral Medicine

4

Nursery

2

Night Float

6 - 7 

Critical Care

2

Electives

2

Obstetrics

8

One half-day/week of clinic at Turley Family Health Center.

PGY-2 Block Rotations

Medicine

4

Gynecology

4

Cardiology

4

Pediatric ER

4

Dermatology

4

Orthopedics

4

Night Float

4

Critical Care and ER

2 each

Neurology/Nephrology

2 Each

Electives

8

Turley Service

4

Transitions of Care

4

Three days/week of clinic at Turley Family Health Center

PGY-3 Block Rotations

Night Float

3

Medicine

3

Health Systems Management

1

Outpatient Pediatrics

4

Geriatrics

4

ENT and Ophtho

2 Each

Radiology

2

Endo

2

Electives

13+

Population Health

4

Transitions of Care

3

Turley Service

3

Sports Medicine/Orthopedics

2 Each

Urology

2

Five days/week of clinic at Turley Family Health Center.

PGY-1 Block Rotations
Rotation Number of Weeks

Medicine

13

Turley Service

1

Outpatient Pediatrics

4

Inpatient Pediatrics

4

Surgery

2

ER

4

Behavioral Medicine

4

Nursery

2

Night Float

6 - 7 

Critical Care

2

Electives

2

Obstetrics

8

One half-day/week of clinic at Turley Family Health Center.

PGY-2 Block Rotations
Rotation Number of Weeks

Medicine

4

Gynecology

4

Cardiology

4

Pediatric ER

4

Dermatology

4

Orthopedics

4

Night Float

4

Critical Care and ER

2 each

Neurology/Nephrology

2 Each

Electives

8

Turley Service

4

Transitions of Care

4

Three days/week of clinic at Turley Family Health Center

PGY-3 Block Rotations
Rotation Number of Weeks

Night Float

3

Medicine

3

Health Systems Management

1

Outpatient Pediatrics

4

Geriatrics

4

ENT and Ophtho

2 Each

Radiology

2

Endo

2

Electives

13+

Population Health

4

Transitions of Care

3

Turley Service

3

Sports Medicine/Orthopedics

2 Each

Urology

2

Five days/week of clinic at Turley Family Health Center.

Call Schedule

  • Night Float

  • Weekend Calls

  • Coverage


Program Faculty

An exceptional residency program begins with a faculty focused on your future. Not only educators but also mentors who will guide you through clinical, academic and career decisions. You'll thrive in a culture rooted in compassion, driven by innovation and defined by success as you gain hands-on experience, turning knowledge into skill and theory into action. Click here for more information about our faculty’s experience and specialties.

a photo of the 2022 family medicine residents

Program Manager

Hallie Twomey

Program Manager
Phone: (727) 467-2404



Additional Resources

  • How many residents do you accept each year and what are you looking for in residents?
  • Where do you do your hospital rotations, outpatient clinical rotations and outpatient family medicine clinic?
  • What is the night call like?
  • Do you work with residents from other specialties during residency?
  • What are the patient demographics like?
  • What are the strengths of the residency program
  • What procedures will I learn during the residency?
  • What is the inpatient medicine experience like
  • What involvement do residents have with the USF Sports Medicine Fellowship?
  • What do your graduates end up doing after graduation?
  • Are the residents involved in community events?
  • Are residents allowed to moonlight?