Family Medicine Residency

Why Choose Our Family Medicine Program?

Established in 2016 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center, the Georgia South Family Medicine Residency Program has earned a strong reputation for excellence in rural healthcare training. Led by expert faculty members, the program fosters a supportive, community-oriented culture with a focus on personalized, patient-centered care. Many early graduates have returned as core faculty, creating a collaborative, family-like atmosphere.

This three-year program trains 12 residents in comprehensive care for rural and underserved communities, with a focus on obstetrics. Clinical rotations at Colquitt Regional offer hands-on experience in various subspecialties, while weekly didactics ensure residents are well-prepared for board exams.

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“At Georgia South Family Medicine Residency, our mission is to train compassionate, skilled physicians who are prepared to serve their communities with excellence. We offer hands-on clinical experience, a diverse patient population, and a supportive learning environment that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our residents are the future of healthcare, and we are proud to guide them on their journey to becoming outstanding family medicine physicians.”

– Kirby Smith, DO, Family Medicine Program Director

Curriculum Highlights

Continuity Clinic

Throughout the three-year program, residents are required to see patients at the Georgia South Family Medicine Clinic to meet ACGME Continuity Clinic requirements. You will have many opportunities to perform patient care procedures, including joint injections, excisional biopsies and many others. You may also choose to do a procedure elective.

Community Medicine

The Community Medicine curriculum includes opportunities for residents to provide prenatal care to an underserved population of OB patients at the health clinic in nearby Ellenton.

Curriculum

Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Schedule

• 2 weeks Procedure Orientation
• 2 weeks Adult Inpatient Medicine and Inpatient Pediatrics Orientation
• 10 weeks Adult Inpatient Medicine (included are 4 weeks of night shifts)
• 4 weeks ICU
• 4 weeks Inpatient Medicine
• 4 weeks Obstetrics and Gynecology
• 4 weeks Outpatient Pediatrics
• 4 weeks Practice Management
• 2 weeks General Surgery
• 2 weeks Sports Medicine
• 2 weeks ENT
• 2 weeks Urology
• 2 weeks Radiology
• 2 weeks Scholarly Activity
• 4 weeks of electives

Post Graduate Year 2 (PGY-2) Schedule

• 15 weeks of Adult Inpatient Medicine (including 5 weeks of night shifts)
• 5 weeks Inpatient Pediatrics
• 4 weeks Obstetrics
• 4 weeks Community Medicine
• 4 weeks Practice Management
• 4 weeks ER
• 4 weeks Geriatrics
• 2 weeks Dermatology
• 2 weeks Sports Medicine
• 2 weeks Scholarly Activity
• 6 weeks Electives

Post Graduate Year 3 (PGY-3) Schedule

• 10 weeks of Adult Inpatient Medicine (including 4 weeks of night shifts)
• 4 weeks Inpatient Pediatrics
• 4 weeks Outpatient Pediatrics
• 4 weeks ER
• 4 weeks Practice Management
• 2 weeks Procedure
• 2 weeks Nephrology
• 2 weeks Cardiology
• 2 weeks Selective (Inpatient Medicine or Outpatient Clinic)
• 2 weeks Scholarly Activity
• 14 weeks Electives

Didactics

Every Wednesday from 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Georgia South has weekly didactic sessions. These sessions include core lectures, which cover topics pertinent to the foundation of Family Medicine Curriculum and prepare our residents for their boards. Core lectures are repeated annually to allow residents to review core topics and concepts multiple times throughout their three years of residency training. In addition to core lectures, didactic sessions include journal clubs, patient safety and case reviews, resident-led lectures, board review, review of certifications, and practice management meetings.

Scholarly Activity

Our residents participate in many different scholarly activity projects including Quality Improvement projects and Op-Eds published in the local Moultrie observer. In PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents participate in a required scholarly activity rotation where they work one-on-one with their advisor to plan out their future projects.