Fact Sheet

Linda R Edwards M.D.

Associate Professor; Dean, College Of Medicine – Jacksonville

Education

• More than 500 faculty physicians
• More than 450 medical residents and fellows from throughout the U.S. and overseas
• Accredited residency and fellowship programs in 39 specialties

Residencies — anesthesiology, diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, internal medicine, interventional radiology – independent, interventional radiology – integrated, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedic surgery, pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery and urology

Fellowships – cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular disease, child and adolescent psychiatry, cytopathology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, head and neck oncologic surgery, hematology oncology, hospice and palliative medicine, infectious disease, interventional cardiology, nephrology, pediatric child abuse, pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric hematology-oncology, pediatric infectious diseases, pulmonary critical care medicine, rheumatology, surgical critical care and vascular neurology

Medical Student Education

• On average, 70 UF College of Medicine students complete clinical rotations at the College of Medicine — Jacksonville
• Nonstandard fellowship programs are offered in abdominal imaging; advanced urology; advanced rhinology; anesthesia research; breast imaging and intervention; breast pathology; children with medical complexity; emergency medicine and acute care research; emergency medicine administration; emergency medicine education; endoscopic sinur and skull base surgery; general cardiovascular care; medical otorhinolaryngology; minimally invasive surgery; musculoskeletal imaging; neuroradiology; patient safety; regional anesthesiology and acute pain management and ultrasound
• More than 50% of the college’s residents and fellows remain in Florida post-graduation
• CREATORS program features two endowed professorships in medical education and quality improvement and patient safety
• Received $1.1 million in funding award for the creation of the Center for Convening Transformative Care and an additional $500,000 to establish the Precision Autism Center of Excellence

Research

• The Office of Research Affairs (ORA) is the engine that drives our vision to be the region’s recognized leader in human subjectbased research that informs clinical and public health excellence
• Total funding has increased 51% from FY19 to FY23 and federal awards increased 59%
• The Institute for Population Health within the ORA serves as a centralized, unifying hub for our evolving research ecosystem
• A clinical research office is accelerating industry-sponsored and NIH-funded clinical research by enhancing virtual capabilities
• Center for Data Solutions supports investigators conducting innovative and transformative health science research through advanced analytics, epidemiology and biostatistics
• The PACT study amongst others is creating opportunities to leverage existing and new collaborations with colleagues in Gainesville to elevate research activities in Jacksonville
• More than 500 clinical research studies performed by Jacksonville faculty, fellows and residents

Patient Care

• Affiliated with UF Health Jacksonville, with 715 licensed beds
• Specialty Centers
  • Breast Center
  • Cardiovascular Center
  • Neuroscience Institute
  • Outpatient Surgery Center
  • Sleep Center
  • Spine Center
• Florida’s first and region’s only Level I trauma center
• UF Health Proton Therapy Institute – the first in the Southeast
• Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center – one of 11 statewide
• Center for Autism & Related Disabilities – one of seven sites statewide
• Child Protection Team – one of 24 offices statewide
• UF CARES – family-centered, comprehensive health care for HIV-infected or exposed children, men, women and

Financial Impact

Revenue Sources

Updated: April 2025