Lake Nona’s own Nemours Children’s Hospital has officially received the much sought-after credentials from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and will launch its first Pediatric Residency Program in July 2019. This program is not only a step forward for Nemours but also for the state of Florida as a whole, being that Florida currently ranks 41 out … [Read more...]
The Lessons of Residency – Trust, Patience, Courage and More Physicians for Our Community
Dr. “Mo” said goodbye to his patients at the Orlando Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Lake Nona and reflected on what they had taught him. Patience. Trust. The power of simple, compassionate words. As a resident in the UCF College of Medicine’s first residency program, Dr. Almatmed Abdelsalam, known to patients and colleagues as Mo, had cared for patients at the Orlando … [Read more...]