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) […]
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 […]
A physician who was among the first residents with Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is returning as a fellowship-trained specialist and a shining example that the organization’s goal to train the best and brightest to care for the region is paying off. Martin Herrera, DO, is a graduate of the 2022 inaugural class of the […]
Change Grants are funded through WATCH, the employee giving club at NGHS. Launched in 2019, Change Grants allow employees to submit ideas for projects that improve patient experience, employee morale and patient-family satisfaction. Through employee generosity and passion for our mission, NGHS team members are making great things happen across our entire region. Team leader […]
Simulation-Based Emergency Training for Athletic Trainers: Preparing for Critical Sports Medicine Events In July, the Center for Simulation and Innovation, in collaboration with Trauma Services, conducted a comprehensive emergency response training session for Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) athletic trainers. This high-impact educational initiative addressed the unique challenges athletic trainers face when managing life-threatening emergencies […]
Our Transitional Year grads are moving on to their chosen specialties, and we’re very excited to welcome two into our Internal Medicine residency program! We hope they all find their way back to us at NGMC! Congratulations! Gursimran Udhwani, DO – Larkin South Miami-Dermatology Ashley Williams, MD – Columbia University/New York Presbyterian-Diagnostic Radiology Hifza Sakhi, […]
Congratulations to Christian Seedarnee, MD! Dr. Seedarnee will be heading to Orlando, Florida as an inpatient palliative physician. Best of luck, Dr. Seedarnee! “Dr. Seedarnee is intelligent, kind and hard working. His co-workers are impressed with him daily. The Orlando community is lucky to have him!” Christine Gillespie, HPM Fellowship Program Coordinator
Congratulations to the Family Medicine residency class of 2025! Please see below to read where this incredible group is headed next – we’re excited to share that seven are staying in Georgia! “Our graduation was an exuberant celebration of the hard work of all of our outstanding Family Medicine graduates. Joined by patients, faculty and […]