This is a question for JP or anyone else that can answer. Can all of the clinical rotations be done in Florida? And if they can, do you need to go to various clinical sites or is there a site, for example Orlando where you can complete all rotations?

Thanks

For Florida-

You can do all of your cores at Florida Hospital in Orlando
FP=Green
IM, Psych, Surgery, OB/GYN, and Peds=Non-green

Also, there is a green OB/GYN rotation at Sacred Heart Women's in Pensacola, and a Green FP at Tallahassee Memorial.

JP

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JP thanks for the quick response.

are all of the rotations in florida green except peds? are the penscola and tall. sites green too?

Sorry, I spaced it better now.

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Hey JP.

You mean that Ped core rotation is not green book in Orlando? So where can we have it green in Florida ? What about the elective rotations? Are those green too here in Florida? You don't get it. We love Floridaaa , and we want to stay here . Joke

Sorry, It's a not completely green state for us. The areas you can do all of your green rotations without moving are Chicago, Saginaw, New York City, and the West Virginia Rural System. Also, you can do all of your cores as green in the same hospital at any of our sites in th UK or Ireland.

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JP,

So I know this may be common knowledge but unfortunately I have no idea what it means. What is this green/non-green business? How does it affect you when it comes to licensing or residency?

Thanks

No problem. A green rotation is one in which there is an ACGME residency (the ACGME directory book has a green cover and is usually referred to as the Green Book) in that specialty. So, if there is an ACGME Pediatrics residency at the hospital you are rotating at, it's "green".

Some teaching hospitals do their instruction under the umbrella of one ACGME residency, usually Family Practice. Any rotations done in this way(other than the umbrella program itself) are non-green.

A few states require that all of your third year rotations, or Cores, be green. Always check with the states that you are interested in practicing in to make sure you choose appropriate rotations.

We have decreased the percentage of our non-green spots over the last couple of years, and plan on continuing to do so.

Have a good one!

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JP,
Thanks again for your very quick response. I promise one more question and I will leave you alone LOL. I want to practice in Florida and have gone to the department of health webiste for Florida but I can't find any information on requirements to be licensed in Florida. Do you know where I can find this information on the web?

Thanks