MOULTRIE, GA —Through this partnership, Georgia South will welcome Tyler Key, DO, as the inaugural resident. Key, a Moultrie native, will begin his training at Wellstar Kennestone in Marietta before transitioning to Colquitt Regional in Moultrie, where he will complete the majority of his clinical experience.
The program reflects a shared commitment to expanding access to women’s healthcare in rural communities while training physicians in both high-volume and community-based settings.
In addition to this milestone, Georgia South Graduate Medical Education is preparing to celebrate a decade of impact, as the Family Medicine Residency Program graduates its tenth class of residents this year.
The Georgia South Family Medicine Residency Program has fully matched with its eleventh class of residents, including Greg Rasmussen, DO, Jacob Winchester, DO, Paul Yermachenkov, MD, and Toluwani Adebisi, MD.
For its fifth year, the Georgia South Psychiatry Residency Program also achieved a full match. These residents, who will spend four years training in the psychiatry program, include Richard Griggs, MD and Elyse Kyle, DO.
In a residency program, “matching” means that the physicians selected by Georgia South also chose Georgia South as their preferred training site. This year, these residents were selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants from across the country.
“Our residency programs play a vital role in strengthening healthcare access in our region,” said Colquitt Regional President and CEO Jim Matney. “We are proud to continue growing our programs and attracting talented physicians who are passionate about serving communities like ours. Welcoming Tyler through our partnership with Wellstar Kennestone is especially meaningful, as it represents both the strength of this partnership and the opportunity to train physicians who are committed to rural healthcare.”
Georgia South continues to attract outstanding medical talent, with several program graduates choosing to remain in the region to practice medicine. Currently, eight Georgia South graduates practice in Colquitt County, with two of the upcoming graduates signed on to stay, helping expand access to primary care and specialty services for local patients.
Each year, graduating medical students nationwide undergo a rigorous application process for residency programs. This process includes submitting a centralized application, completing multiple interviews, and participating in a ranking system where both applicants and programs list their preferred matches. On the designated national Match Day, the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) reveals the final placements.
“As we celebrate and welcome these residents, we are excited about the continued growth of medical training at Georgia South,” said Hospital Authority Chairman John Griffin. “These physicians represent the next generation of healthcare leaders, and we are honored they have chosen to begin their careers here in Moultrie and Colquitt County.”
The new academic year will begin this summer, and a formal ceremony will be held later this year to officially welcome the incoming residents to Georgia South Graduate Medical Education and the Colquitt Regional family.
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