Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

October 3, 2023

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reading two of our residents’ perspectives below! Amanda Lemus, MD PGY-1 Family Medicine Resident To me, Hispanic Heritage Month is about celebrating diversity and sharing our culture with others. My parents immigrated from Honduras and have raised me to be in touch with my roots. This month reminds me of […]

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September 27, 2023

NGMC recognized for excellence in pain and addiction care

Emergency Medicine residents at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) can be even more confident in the top-notch training they receive here. Last month, NGMC Barrow and Braselton joined NGMC Gainesville and Lumpkin to become four out of a few dozen hospitals nationwide accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in Pain and Addiction […]

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August 30, 2023

A General Surgery Intern’s Perspective on Residency

Meet PGY-1 General Surgery resident Dr. Mariah Cawthon and learn about her experience as a first-year resident below! Tell us a little about yourself (where you are from and what medical school you went to) and what made you decide to be a surgeon. I am originally from Huntsville, Alabama (Roll Tide)! I went to […]

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August 25, 2023

A Simple Gardener: Cultivating Residents and Plants of All Types

Read why Internal Medicine residency faculty member Dr. Pierce considers himself a “simple gardener” of residents and plants, and how he cultivates both! I love gardening and always had what you might call a “green thumb.” I inherited the passion for gardening from my grandfather, who was a commercial farmer. As a young child, I […]

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July 31, 2023

NGHS Employee Take Two: From Patient Care Tech to Family Medicine Resident

Malachi Groover grew up in the world of medicine: His father is a doctor, specializing in hospice and palliative care. When Groover was 15, he joined his father, a few family members and a medical team on a mission trip to Ethiopia.   For several weeks, Groover got to see his father in action, as the […]

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July 5, 2023

NGMC Graduates Its Inaugural Class of Family Medicine Residents

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) recently celebrated its graduating inaugural class of Family Medicine residents, who are now board-certified family medicine physicians! Several are staying in the state of Georgia, including Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, to practice. Check out where our graduates are headed next below. Maria “Allie” Angel, MD NGPG Family Medicine Oakwood, GA […]

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June 27, 2023

Research Day Award Winners 2023

Research Day, hosted annually by GME Research & Scholarly Activity, gives residents and fellows the opportunity to present their completed research project posters to faculty and staff and have them scored by a panel of judges. It is the culmination of an entire academic year’s worth of scholarly activity and designed to celebrate research excellence […]

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June 16, 2023

Congrats to the 2023 Internal Medicine Graduates!

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) recently bid farewell to its second class of Internal Medicine residents, who are all hardwired for excellence! Six have been accepted into fellowship programs across the country, and three are returning to NGMC to complete their fellowships in the community that has become their home. Check out where our graduates […]

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