Archive for the ‘Graduate Medical Education’ Category

This year, SGMC Health welcomes its largest class to date, with 32 resident physicians—7 in Family Medicine, 15 in Internal Medicine, and 10 in the Transitional Year program—including the organization’s first matched class of Family Medicine residents.

SGMC Health’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program recently held its annual Residency Awards ceremony, recognizing residents and faculty for excellence in clinical training, academic achievement, leadership, and patient care.

SGMC Health celebrated a major milestone in its medical education program on Friday, June 5, with the graduation of 18 resident physicians, including the second class of Internal Medicine residents and the inaugural class of Transitional Year residents.   The ceremony featured keynote remarks from University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, recognizing the continued growth […]

SGMC Health is celebrating Match Day 2026 with the arrival of 28 resident physicians, including the first matched class of Family Medicine residents, marking a major milestone in the continued growth of the health system’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program.  Now in its fifth year, SGMC Health’s GME program—developed in collaboration with Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM)—continues […]

SGMC Health’s Medical Education program announces the appointment of Ornob Rahman, MD, and Samuel Edusa, MD, as Chief Residents for the Internal Medicine Residency Program beginning in March 2026. These physicians were selected by their peers and approved by faculty and staff for their exceptional leadership, professionalism, and commitment to clinical excellence.  The Chief Resident role is a distinguished […]

Joseph Hayes, MD, Designated Institutional Official and Internal Medicine Residency Teaching Clinic Medical Director at SGMC Health, was honored with the Early Career Physician Award by the American College of Physicians (ACP) Georgia Chapter. The award was presented at the annual ACP Georgia Conference held on October 25 in Atlanta. Established in 2017, the Early Career Physician Award recognizes […]

SGMC Health hosted the 3rd Annual South Georgia Regional Graduate Medical Education (GME) Conference on Saturday, September 13, bringing together resident physicians and medical educators from across the region for a day of learning, collaboration, and innovation.  Participants included residents and faculty from SGMC Health, Archbold, Coffee Regional Medical Center, Georgia South, and CareConnect. Resident […]

SGMC Health is pleased to welcome Dwayne Mohan, MD; Rosaida Silverio-Lopez, MD; and Venkata Gandi, MD as Internal Medicine Teaching Faculty. These physicians are graduates of SGMC Health’s inaugural class of Internal Medicine resident physicians and will now join the faculty to help train the next generation of residents in the hospital setting.  Each physician brings […]

SGMC Health is pleased to welcome Roberta Baah-Sackey, MD, to its Internal Medicine team as a faculty member of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) program. Dr. Baah-Sackey brings a passion for hospital medicine, a commitment to patient-centered care, and a strong dedication to medical education.  Dr. Baah-Sackey is a board-certified internal medicine physician with specialized […]

SGMC Health is pleased to welcome Rachel Dillard as its Director of Medical Education. In this role, Dillard will oversee SGMC Health’s comprehensive medical education programs, including residency training, medical student education, continuing medical education, and the health system’s state-of-the-art simulation lab. Now in its fourth year, SGMC Health’s medical education program was developed in […]