HCA Florida Blake Hospital is expanding graduate medical education program with new fellowships that will help grow local access to specialized care and build a stronger future healthcare workforce for Manatee County and surrounding communities.
June 04, 2026 – HCA Florida Blake Hospital is expanding its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program with new specialty programs designed to help develop physicians completing their residency and fellowship training, attract top medical talent to the hospital and strengthen the physician pipeline for Manatee County and surrounding communities.
The hospital received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for its clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship and pain medicine fellowship, marking an important expansion of HCA Florida Blake Hospital’s growing GME platform. The new programs will begin July 1, with the start of the new GME academic year. The hospital will train three physicians in these new specialties, and the overall GME program will grow from 95 to 104 residents and fellows. As part of their training, residents and fellows work alongside experienced physicians and care teams, helping support patient care while gaining hands-on experience in a hospital-based learning environment…