Welcome to University of Florida Health, the Southeast’s most comprehensive academic health center and part of one of the nation’s Top 10 public research universities.
All our surgical rotations take place in Gainesville or at the Lake City VA hospital, just a 45-minute drive north of our main campus. The majority of our residents’ time is spent in the Shands North, South, and East towers conveniently located right here on the UF campus, and the Malcolm Randall VAMC just across the street.

North Tower
- 582 beds
- Children’s hospital
- Burn unit
- Interior Map

South and East Towers
- 408 private rooms
- 144 ICU beds
- 33 ORs
- Emergency Room
- Cancer Services
- Cardiovascular Services

- Largest VA by patient enrollment
- 273 beds
- 11 ORs
- Right across Archer Rd.
- Rotations
in:
- General Surgery
- SICU
- Vascular Surgery
- Ambulatory Surgery
- Endoscopy
