Tasha Murchison, MSN-Ed, a clinical simulation educator with Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) Center for Simulation and Innovation, has been named the national 2025 Society for Simulation in Healthcare “Educator of the Year.” This prestigious honor recognizes educators who bring exceptional creativity, skill and compassion to simulation-based education. Tasha was chosen for her work in addressing maternal […]
Tasha Murchison named IMSH educator of the year Tasha Murchison, MSN-Ed, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, has been named the 2025 Society for Simulation in Healthcare “Educator of the Year.” This prestigious honor recognizes educators who bring exceptional creativity, skill and compassion to simulation-based education. The award is given each year to someone who has made outstanding contributions to simulation-based healthcare […]
The leading national organization for psychiatric educators says the training provided through Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s (NGMC’s) Psychiatry residency program is a model that should be followed by others across the nation. NGMC’s Psychiatry residency has been designated a national model curriculum by the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT). This highly […]
Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s Family Medicine residency program, in collaboration with the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP), is participating in a national project to advance physician training through personalized learning and advanced technology. The GAFP has been selected as one of 11 organizations to receive funding from the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Transforming Lifelong […]
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is excited to share that several of our Internal Medicine residents have matched into fellowship programs around the country. Congratulations to: Rana Asif, MD – Nephrology Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA Cinsley Gentillon, MD – Nephrology Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA Aarushi Kalra, DO […]
Breaking out of sepsis: Emergency Medicine teams take on the escape box challenge In partnership with the NGMC Sepsis Program navigators, Amanda Remillard, Trixy Paloger and Ann Boyer, our Emergency Medicine residents and core faculty put their sepsis knowledge to the ultimate test in a high-energy, gamified simulation. The challenge? An escape-box style game designed […]
More amazing news from the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program! Our inaugural graduating class had a 100% cardiology board pass rate! You can read more about them here. Additionally, the fellowship boasts a 100% match rate for interventional cardiology fellowships! Two of our 2024 fellows matched, as well as our chief fellow Dr. Fardeen Faiz. Preparing […]
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is strengthening its heart care team with the addition of six new fellows to Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program. As its inaugural class graduated this spring, the new class will maintain the full cohort of 18 fellows training in heart health at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) […]
CSI nominated for prestigious SSH DAISY team award in healthcare simulation The Center for Simulation and Innovation (CSI) team has been nominated for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) DAISY Team Award, recognizing their extraordinary impact on maternal healthcare education and patient safety. The CSI team has confronted Georgia’s maternal healthcare crisis head-on through […]
Monica Newton, DO, founding program director of the Family Medicine residency program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC), has been elected President of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP). GAFP is the Georgia chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), with a mission to promote the health of Georgians and advancing the […]