Hello! My name is Phu Dang, and I am a Transitional Year resident at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC). Originally from Oklahoma City, I chose NGMC for my intern year for many reasons, including its location. Gainesville offers the best of both worlds: a welcoming community with easy access to Atlanta, which is just 30 […]
Hello! My name is Atithi Patel, a Transitional Year resident at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC). My days as an intern in the MICU at NGMC have been filled with opportunities to learn and manage a wide variety of critically ill patients. One of my favorite parts of the rotation has been physiology rounds with […]
Hello! My name is Alex Dos Santos, and I’m a Transitional Year resident at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC). Right now, I’m on my ICU rotation, and here’s what a typical day looks like. I wake up at 6 am, enjoy a nice breakfast and brew some coffee. I get to work by 6:45 am […]
Teaching in the flow of work: practical models that stick October Faculty Development Blog The clinic schedule is full. Rounds are moving quickly. Another admission is waiting. In these moments, teaching can feel like one more responsibility competing for your attention. Yet everyday clinical work offers opportunities to help residents and fellows grow. A focused […]
“Good job.” We have all said it. It is positive, encouraging, and usually well-intentioned. But is it feedback? Not quite. High-quality feedback does more than tell learners whether they performed well or poorly. It helps them understand what they did, why it mattered, and what they should do next. When feedback is clear, timely, specific, and […]
“The quality of our feedback is only as good as the quality of our observations.” Think about the last resident evaluation you completed. How much of your assessment was based on what you personally observed versus what you inferred from chart review, conversations with colleagues, or your overall impression of the learner? In the fast […]
July marks one of the most exciting seasons in Graduate Medical Education. New interns begin the transition from medical student to physician, returning residents assume greater responsibility, and fellows step into expanded leadership roles. At the same time, faculty members embrace one of their most important responsibilities: creating the learning environment that will shape the […]
“I’m so excited for our second graduating class of residents! One of our chief residents will be doing a critical care fellowship at Cleveland Clinic and two more will be staying in the Northeast Georgia Medical Center family. While the rest spread around the country, we wish them all of the luck in the world. […]
We are so proud of our Family Medicine residency graduates – who celebrated in grand style on Lake Lanier last month. We will miss them all – check out where everyone is headed next: Dr. Linda Akbarshahi – Committed to practice in Georgia Dr. Jelani Duke – Committed to practice in Georgia Dr. Jordan Harrell […]
Our General Surgery residency graduates are moving on to competitive fellowship programs and starting their careers! We are incredibly proud of their accomplishments while at NGMC. Here is where everyone is headed next! Mary Hunter Benton, MD — Research Fellowship in the Pediatric Surgery Department at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Nate Grabill, MD — Complex […]