June 27, 2025

Congratulations to our Internal Medicine residency graduates!

What a special night celebrating these 24 amazing physicians! Each and every one has made an impact on our community and our health system. We’re excited to have six residents stay in Georgia for their next chapter, while others are starting their careers in the southeast and beyond or moving into competitive fellowships around the […]

Congratulations to our General Surgery residency graduates

(pictured L-R) Congratulations to our General Surgery residency graduates! After five years of rigorous training, they are moving on to competitive fellowships and starting their careers – with two staying here in Georgia! Please see below for their next steps! Alec Seaton, MD – Practicing General Surgery at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA […]

June 18, 2025

Congratulations to our inaugural Emergency Medicine residency graduates!

We’re so proud of our inaugural class of emergency medicine graduates! Check out where they are going next below: Abigail Banks-McClelland will be doing a Disaster Medicine fellowship in San Antonio, Texas. Adebanke Oderinde will be signing with GEDS and working at NGHS. Brett Sell will be fulfilling his obligations to the Air Force and […]

June 17, 2025

Congratulations to our inaugural graduates of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program

The first class of the Cardiovascular Disease fellows have graduated and we couldn’t be more proud! Please see below on where our class is headed next: Alex Adams, DO – Baptist Health, Pensacola, FL Emmanuel Amoran, MD – Northeast Georgia Medical Center Priya Dixit, MD – Corewell Health- Grand Rapids/ Michigan State University IC fellowship Sheriff […]

June 5, 2025

Reading supports mental health and social connections

If someone asked you to describe your mental health, what would be your answer? Good; fine; stressed; anxious; lonely; depressed; it’s complicated; all of the above? A recent article in The Conversation focused on the impact of loneliness on society, and possible ways to address it. The authors offered reading as a promising solution by […]

June 2, 2025

2025 GME Awards Banquet Winners

Residents, fellows, faculty, staff and guests gathered for the fifth annual GME Awards Banquet, 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: Dr. Samuel Dotson, Psychiatry Community Engagement Award: Dr. Nate Grabill, General Surgery, […]

May 8, 2025

Center for Simulation and Innovation earns full ASPE accreditation

We are pleased to announce that Northeast Georgia Health System’s Center for Simulation and Innovation has been granted Full Accreditation by the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE). This prestigious recognition comes after a thorough review process by the ASPE Accreditation Review Council, which evaluated our program’s commitment to excellence and adherence to industry standards. […]

May 2, 2025

Meet General Surgery resident, Dr. Randall Duran

Tell us a little bit about yourself– where are you from and where did you go to medical school?  I was born in Fort Benning, Georgia and grew up in a military household – my Dad was in the Army. We moved to West Palm Beach, Florida during high school. I’m married, my wife is […]

April 8, 2025

The importance of achieving Osteopathic Recognition for a family medicine residency program

“The ACGME created Osteopathic Recognition to formally acknowledge ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship programs that integrate formal education in Osteopathic principals and practice in their curriculum, consistent with the Osteopathic Recognition Requirements,” (https://ACGME.org). In the evolving landscape of medical education, achieving Osteopathic Recognition for a Family Medicine Residency program is more than just a badge of […]

January 8, 2025

Internal Medicine residents match into fellowships

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is excited to share that several of our Internal Medicine residents have matched into fellowship programs around the country. “I’m so proud of our residents! Upon graduation, they are fully equipped to work in all clinical environments and prepared to pursue their subspecialty interests – as evidenced by matching into […]