Family Medicine Residency - Ocala | AdventHealth Graduate Medical Education

Klive Forde, MD, FAAFP

Program Director
Family Medicine
Donoffa Nelson, DO

Associate Program Director
Family Medicine
Sachoya McDonald, MD

Core Faculty
Obstetrics
Dolor Akpore, DO

Core Faculty
Addiction Medicine
Jannice Beckford, MD

Core Faculty
Family Medicine
Martin Young, MD

Core Faculty
Pediatrics
Brooke Pletcher, MD

Core Faculty
Family Medicine

The curriculum for the AdventHealth Ocala Family Medicine Residency Program is inspired by the Clinic First paradigm. It emphasizes high-quality patient care, clinical education and academic training in the outpatient family medicine practice, where residents spend a larger-than-usual portion of their time. Residents regularly care for patients on their panels while rotating through multiple specialties and services at AdventHealth Ocala. They also gain concentrated, high-quality inpatient pediatric experience at children’s hospitals.

PGY-1

Rotation	Blocks
Family Medicine - Inpatient	4
Behavioral Health	1
Pediatrics - ER	1
Addiction Medicine	1
Newborn Nursery	1
Obstetrics / Gynecology	3
Musculoskeletal Medicine	1
Pediatrics - Inpatient	1

PGY-2

Rotation	Blocks
Family Medicine - Inpatient	3
Night Float	1
Critical Care (ICU)	1
Emergency Medicine	1
Musculoskeletal Medicine	1
Obstetrics / Gynecology	2
Surgical Elective	1
Electives	2
Pediatrics - Inpatient	1

PGY-3

Rotation	Blocks
Family Medicine - Inpatient	2
Night Float	2
Critical Care (ICU)	1
Obstetrics	1
Geriatrics	1
Electives	6

In addition, our residents participate in the following longitudinal curricular components throughout their training:

Conferences: Conferences will include relevant didactic lectures, procedural workshops and simulations held during one afternoon each week. These sessions are designed to prepare residents for in-training and board examinations as well as real-life practice. This education will be supplemented by clinical teaching on inpatient and subspecialty services. In addition to local academic conferences, residents will receive training on maintaining wellness throughout residency and will be invited to participate in wellness conferences and CME opportunities within AdventHealth.
Research: All residents will participate in at least two scholarly projects during residency, one of which will be a quality improvement project. Each project will be completed in teams with engaged faculty support and mentorship. Opportunities are available for presentations and publications at local, regional and national conferences.
Continuity Clinic: Continuity clinic is central to our Clinic First model, with residents spending two weeks at a time in the clinic. This structure allows residents to build lasting relationships with patients while providing comprehensive, whole-person family medicine care. Patient volume, acuity and complexity are thoughtfully considered to support high-quality care and a supportive learning experience.
Wellness Curriculum: Our wellness curriculum is strongly supported at the institutional level and supports residents from before their first day of residency through graduation. We employ a full-time Director of Physician Wellness who has developed a comprehensive program to promote wellness across all AdventHealth residency programs. The goals of the wellness program are to promote a healthy and balanced lifestyle for residents and faculty while addressing organizational and environmental factors that impact physician well-being. These interactive sessions cover topics such as fatigue management and recognizing impairment, professional identity formation, work-life integration and more.

Muhammad Abdullah, MD

PGY-2
Quaid-e-Azam Medical College
Sanjiya Arora, MD

PGY-2
Rohilkhand Medical College & Hospital
Afiya Flemming, MD

PGY-2
University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine St. Augustine
Lakshmi Goriparthi, MD

PGY-2
Osmania Medical College
Syed Owais Javed, MD

PGY-2
Dow Medical College
Salman Khan, MD

PGY-2
Khyber Medical College
Karen Stalin Durairaj, MD

PGY-2
David Tvildiani Medical University AIETI Medical School
De-Kee Yangzom, MD

PGY-2
University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine
Ashok Kumar Ariboyina, MD

PGY-1
Kurnool Medical College
Eunice Bortequaye, MD

PGY-1
University for Development Studies School of Medicine and Health Sciences
ChaitanyaSai Eada, MD

PGY-1
Alluri Sitaram Raju Academy of Medical Sciences
Ramarno Forrester, MD

PGY-1
University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences
Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Galledou, MD

PGY-1
St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine
Sharar Haque, MD

PGY-1
Dhaka National Medical College & Hospital
Imad Majeed, MD

PGY-1
Khyber Medical College
Kareece Moonasingh, MD

PGY-1
University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences

Eligibility: Allopathic Graduates:
Passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK
Doctor of Medicine diploma without reservations
Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (J1/H1B)
Osteopathic Graduates:
Passed COMLEX-USA Level 1 and Level 2-CE
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree/diploma without reservations
Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (J1/H1B)
International Graduates:
Passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK
Doctor of Medicine diploma without reservations. Graduation within the past 5 years.
Current ECFMG certification (certificate must be provided)
Proof of US citizenship or candidacy for appropriate visa status (J1/H1B)
Benefits: Program-Specific Benefits (memberships, journals, etc.):
Membership to the American Academy of Family Physicians
Membership to the Florida Academy of Family Physicians
Additional Resources:
Wellness Resources include access to the curriculum and programs of board-certified psychologist Dr. Leila Durr, the Director of Physician and APP Wellness for the West Florida Division.
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Diversity and Inclusion: We are deliberate about achieving and maintaining diversity within our residency program. We aim for our faculty and residents to match the diversity of the patients that we care for. We are committed to creating an inclusive learning environment where all voices are heard and deemed important, and opportunities are shared fairly. Finally, we support mothers in medicine by providing comfortable lactation rooms and creatively applying time-off policies within the required regulatory frameworks.

Family Medicine Residency at AdventHealth Ocala

Program Leadership

Klive Forde, MD, FAAFP

Donoffa Nelson, DO

Sachoya McDonald, MD

Dolor Akpore, DO

Jannice Beckford, MD

Martin Young, MD

Brooke Pletcher, MD

About Our Residency Curriculum

Longitudinal Learning

Current Residents

Muhammad Abdullah, MD

Sanjiya Arora, MD

Afiya Flemming, MD

Lakshmi Goriparthi, MD

Syed Owais Javed, MD

Salman Khan, MD

Karen Stalin Durairaj, MD

De-Kee Yangzom, MD

Ashok Kumar Ariboyina, MD

Eunice Bortequaye, MD

ChaitanyaSai Eada, MD

Ramarno Forrester, MD

Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Galledou, MD

Sharar Haque, MD

Imad Majeed, MD

Kareece Moonasingh, MD

Program Information