Welcome from the Chair

Steven A. Godwin, M.D., FACEP

Welcome to the website for the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville Department of Emergency Medicine. We provide emergency care for over 90,000 patients each year. Special programs are available in trauma, toxicology, pediatric emergency medicine, international medicine, simulation training, field operations and health and wellness. The department plays an integral role in the education of University of Florida residents, fellows, medical students and physician assistant students. We are home to one of the largest and oldest emergency medicine residencies in the nation and an excellent pediatric emergency medicine fellowship.

We work closely with the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville department of surgery’s trauma surgeons to staff the Shands Jacksonville Level 1 trauma center which treats over four thousand trauma victims each year. Aeromedical services are provided by three air ambulances.

Our research program is well established and produces a significant contribution to medical literature each year. Recent focus has been on patient safety and simulation training. Our campus simulation training center is one of the largest in the country and includes a separate and completely functional Emergency Department, Operating Suites and over forty high fidelity training manikins. We are also involved in exciting field operations with NASA shuttle launches and local sheriff SWAT teams, and various mass-gathering events in North Florida.

The North Florida climate and the city of Jacksonville provide a wonderful background for these actives and expanding training programs. We invite you to explore our site further.

Steven A. Godwin, M.D., FACEP
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Simulation Education; Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine; Medical Director, Center for Simulation Education and Safety Research