We are a diverse community of learners committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive primary care to the rural and underserved communities of South Georgia through a training program for residents and students that aims to be both rigorous and personally fulfilling.
Our main goal is to train physicians in the full breadth of primary care to serve rural communities in Georgia; yet feel confident that our graduates have both the clinical acumen as well as the independent learning skills to provide basic health care for all people anywhere in the country or around the world.
Central to our program is the incorporation of individuality to each residents training. We have developed a strong, unified didactic experience as well as a unique learning experience beyond the basic required rotations.
Residents and faculty will have community exposure through experiences with rural health centers, public health departments and high school sporting events. By involvement in hospital and clinic quality committees, residents engage in scholarly activities that impact the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery in our local community.
Both quality improvement projects and scholarly activity are integral parts of our curriculum and are requirements for graduation from the program.
We hope to develop our residents into compassionate, well-trained family physicians who can contribute their skills to providing excellent medical care to rural populations. For more information on our Curriculum, please see the charts below:
- 14 weeks FMRS (included are 2 weeks of night shifts)
- 4 weeks ICU
- 4 weeks inpatient pediatrics
- 4 weeks outpatient pediatrics
- 4 weeks obstetrics
- 4 weeks general surgery
- 4 weeks orthopedics
- 4 weeks electives
- 2 weeks procedures
- 2 weeks ophthalmology
- 2 weeks ENT
- 2 weeks urology
- 2 weeks dedicated to scholarly activity and outpatient clinic
- 16 weeks FMRS (included are 2 weeks of night shifts)
- 5 weeks inpatient pediatrics
- 5 weeks elective
- 4 weeks obstetrics
- 4 weeks gynecology
- 4 weeks geriatrics
- 4 weeks general surgery
- 4 weeks ER
- 2 weeks procedures
- 2 weeks ophthalmology
- 2 weeks dermatology
- 2 weeks dedicated to scholarly activity and outpatient clinic
- 12 weeks FMRS (included are 6 weeks of night shifts)
- 8 weeks elective
- 4 weeks pulmonology
- 4 weeks neonatal ICU
- 4 weeks inpatient pediatrics
- 4 weeks outpatient pediatrics
- 4 weeks orthopedics
- 4 weeks of ER
- 2 weeks procedures
- 2 weeks practice management
- 2 weeks cardiology
- 2 weeks nephrology
