About

Our Internal Medicine Residency Program is an unopposed community-based program allowing for ample teaching and hands-on experience without competition from other residents. As a program, our mission is two-fold. We aim to address the physician shortage in Georgia and improve access to healthcare for the communities we serve, especially those in rural areas and underserved populations. We strive to improve the health of adults in Georgia by training and graduating caring, compassionate, and competent physicians who will provide the highest level of medical care for their patients. As our residents care for patients from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, we provide clinical learning experiences that expose them to the environments and communities of the patients they serve.

Why Choose Us?

Residents build a strong foundation in internal medicine during the first year of training.
You have the opportunity to customize and choose electives as a PGY II and PGY III resident based on your individual interests and career path.
We follow a team-based approach to medicine – residents are an integral part of the healthcare team.
Our residents have direct access to attendings and subspecialists as we are an unopposed residency program.
Improvements and program changes are made based on resident feedback.
Residents see a diverse patient pathology and population from 12 counties surrounding Athens-Clarke.
We have a dedicated inpatient teaching faculty.
Our program prepares graduates for the real world and actual practice.