Residents, fellows, faculty, staff and system leadership gathered for the GME Awards Luncheon, which celebrates the professional and personal achievements of residents, fellows and faculty. Congratulations to all the winners! Check out the award recipients below: Excellence in GME Simulation-Based Learning Award(s) Brenton Otey, MD – Psychiatry Paul Klas, MD – Family Medicine Resident Researcher […]
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is preparing to welcome its new Designated Institutional Official (DIO) to oversee and further develop its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, which empowers the physician leaders of tomorrow. Dereck DeLeon, MD will join NGMC on May 6. As the new DIO, Dr. DeLeon will be responsible for oversight and administration […]
For the third consecutive year, the Center for Simulation and Innovation at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review, a national trade publication, as one of the top hospital and health system simulation centers in the United States. “This honor belongs to a team that shows up with compassion, clarity […]
On Thursday, March 5, the Emergency Medicine residency program completed its fourth annual simulated mass casualty incident (MCI) exercise. This large‑scale simulation brought together emergency medicine residents, faculty, subject matter experts and numerous hospital and community partners to create a realistic disaster response training experience. Standardized patients portrayed individuals injured in the simulated incident, helping […]
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 […]