TAMPA – AdventHealth Tampa has opened its new Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Clinic, a teaching facility where recent medical school graduates develop their clinical expertise in a real world setting.
This newly renovated 5,000-square-foot clinic, located on the hospital’s campus, provides future OB/GYN leaders with the latest research, techniques and state-of-the-art technology, ensuring they are prepared to deliver the highest-quality care and best patient outcomes.
The clinic is a critical addition to AdventHealth Tampa’s OB/GYN Residency Program, one of three accredited Graduate Medical Education programs on campus, alongside Internal Medicine and General Surgery.
Clinical educators at AdventHealth Tampa said clinics like these are helping bridge the gap in the American Association of Medical Colleges projected physician shortfall of up to 139,000 doctors by 2033.
“This program represents an incredible opportunity to address the growing physician shortage and improve the quality of women’s care in Florida,” said Dr. Francis Nuthalapaty, program director and maternal-fetal medicine physician at AdventHealth Tampa. “By training the next generation of OB/GYNs, we’re ensuring that more women in our region have access to evidence-based, whole-person care delivered with both compassion and expertise.”
By 2028, AdventHealth Tampa will expand to more than 100 residents across all its residency programs, making it a statutory teaching hospital.
The clinic comes with eight exam rooms equipped with mobile ultrasound machines for routine obstetric and gynecologic imaging, a non-stress testing suite for fetal heart rate monitoring and two procedure rooms for in-office services such as colposcopies and hysteroscopies. An in-house laboratory will provide patients same-day test results, streamlining the care process.
With three residents currently working under the supervision of staff physicians, the program is set to grow to its full capacity of 12 residents, creating even more opportunities for mentorship and collaboration. These programs are not only attracting top talent to the Tampa Bay area but also developing future AdventHealth physicians, many of whom are expected to continue practicing locally after completing their residency.
“Starting an OB/GYN residency program in Tampa allows us to directly address pressing issues such as maternal mortality and health equity,” Nuthalapaty said. “Our residents will be instrumental in advancing the quality of care for women across the state.”