Read on to find out what Black History Month means to our amazing residents and faculty! Erine Raybon-Rojas, MD Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program Director Director of Diversity & Inclusion for GME. Director of MICU Rotation, Critical CareBorn in Illinois; lived in Georgia since the age of four. As a black physician, I take […]
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Happy Lunar New Year!
The year of the Rabbit! Being gentle natured, curious and high spirited, the Rabbit represents longevity, peace, prosperity and hope — all things we are hopeful for this year! The Lunar New Year is a momentous annual event practiced by billions of individuals throughout the world. Here at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, we are grateful […]
Read More »Family Medicine Physicians win Top Award
Congratulations to Dr. Newton and Dr. Le Church, who were honored with two of the highest honors given by the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) on October 22, 2022 at their annual House of Delegates in Savannah. MAG honors four physicians and one non-physician for their contributions to the state and medicine annually. Dr. Newton […]
Read More »Dr. Jim Kruer Wins 2022 Mark Silverman Award
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is so proud of NGMC Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, Dr. Jim Kruer as the recipient of the American College of Physicians (ACP) Georgia Chapter’s 2022 Mark Silverman Award! The Mark Silverman Award honors a member, Fellow, or Master in the Chapter who exemplifies devotion to his or her patients, […]
Read More »Residents Connect through Food and Culture
Henry Colorado, MD, PGY-1, Internal Medicine Resident I was born in Bogota, Colombia and came to the U.S. when I was three years old. Growing up, food was an important aspect of our family dynamic; it was how we built a strong relationship within ourselves as well as with our Hispanic community. At an early […]
Read More »Internal Medicine Residency Awards
Check out the awards given out at the inaugural Internal Medicine Residency Graduation! Faculty Awards Outstanding Research Mentor – Dr. Gagan Kumar Outstanding Inpatient Faculty Member – Dr. Franklin Fontem Outstanding Ambulatory Faculty member – Drs. Idopise Umana and Bradley Pierce Outstanding Subspecialty Faculty Member – Dr. Evegenia Korytnaya Teacher of the Year – Dr. […]
Read More »FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY WINS BEST OF THE BEST AWARD
Dr. Shelley Nuss, the campus dean at the Augusta University-University of Georgia Medical Partnership Campus in Athens, recently presented the Family Medicine residency program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) in Gainesville, Georgia, this year’s Best of the Best in medical student education for the Athens campus. “The Family Medicine program is committed to training […]
Read More »GME Awards Banquet Winners
Residents, faculty, staff, and their guests gathered at Scott’s Downtown for the 2nd annual GME Awards banquet. This event is held to recognize the scholarly and personal accomplishments of residents and faculty and to celebrate the end of another successful academic year. Awards were presented to the following recipients: Research Day Poster Winners: Research Category:Herrera […]
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Christopher Chew, MD, MPH Please introduce us to your childhood and family:I grew up in a bi-cultural home with my father being a first-generation American, immigrating from Malaysia while my mother was born and raised in Connecticut. I grew up in Connecticut and ultimately went on to play football in college at Western New England […]
Read More »NGMC Receives Grant to Improve Patient Care to Underserved Communities
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has received a grant to further improve patient care to underserved communities by receiving the Technology Improvement Award Grant for $15,000 from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM). The purpose of the grant is to deliver technology improvement and health and digital equity to underserved communities impacted by […]
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