Description
We have an unfilled position at UF Health Jacksonville and encourage you to apply if interested for this current 2026-2027 academic year.
This one-year program is accredited by the ACGME and is completed at the 696-bed teaching hospital graduating two fellows each year. The hospital's 28 bed trauma/surgical intensive care unit and adult and pediatric trauma center resuscitates 4,500 Northeast Florida and South Georgia patients each year.
Fellows gain experience in the delivery of critical care to severely injured & critically ill patients. Fellows are also exposed to instruction in the process of administration and management of critical care units &contribute to the education of members of the critical care team. Fellows actively participate in our ongoing research programs. We are the only trauma center providing ECMO & MARS services in the region. Additionally, we see ~1500 EGS admits annually.
UF Health in Jacksonville, Florida, is comprised of:
UF Health Jacksonville, an academic health center near Downtown Jacksonville and home to the area's only adult and pediatric Level I trauma program
UF Health North, a 92-bed hospital and outpatient medical campus in North Jacksonville
UF Health Science Center Jacksonville, which encompasses three UF colleges in Jacksonville: Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy
UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc., a network of primary and specialty care centers offering exceptional patient care throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. We excel in education, research and patient care that expresses our steadfast values of compassion, excellence, professionalism and innovation. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 450 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 384 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.
Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus, and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.
Jacksonville is a growing coastal city with a beautiful climate that affords year-round outside activities such as golf, biking, running, and surfing. It is the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) and Jumbo Shrimp (Minor League Baseball). Professional golf and tennis tournaments are hosted each year in the surrounding areas. Major college sports are in close proximity, and Jacksonville hosts annually one of the most historic rivalry games in college football, the Florida-Georgia game. Broadway theater, major concerts, and fine arts pair well with the growing culinary scene.
Requirements
American Board of Surgery certified or American board of Surgery eligible (must have completed 5 years of ACGME accredited General Surgery residency prior to start of fellowship). American Osteopathic Board of Surgery eligibility and/or certification is also acceptable. Unfortunately, no visa sponsorships are offered at this time. A full Florida license will be required on the fellowship start date, however, is not required at time of application.
If interested, please e-mail the following items to Program Director, Dr. Matthew Kochuba (Matthew.Kochuba@jax.ufl.edu)
-Personal statement
-Current curriculum vitae
-USMLE scores
-ABSITE scores
-Names of two references
