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 […]
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 […]
Resident physicians, medical students, first responders and nursing school students from across the state are learning enhanced life-saving skills to elevate patient care through human donor-based anatomy training provided by Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS). The Center for Simulation and Innovation at NGHS recently partnered with the Region 2 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC), Georgia […]
HOPE for Georgia moms tackles leading cause of maternal mortality at second maternal cardiac roundtable On October 10, 2025, HOPE for Georgia Moms convened its second Maternal Cardiac Roundtable bringing together over 60 medical professionals and advocates to combat cardiac conditions—the leading cause of maternal mortality in Georgia. The event brought together residency and program directors from […]
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 […]