Internal Medicine Residency

Internal Medicine Residency Program in Macon

Program Welcome Letter

"It is my sincere pleasure to welcome you to our website where you can explore our curriculum, resources, and other information about the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Piedmont Macon Medical Center. We are committed to providing you with an excellent and safe clinical learning environment created by our knowledgeable and compassionate faculty. The foundation of our program is providing you with quality clinical training that emphasizes clinical excellence, teamwork, leadership, and career development. Our residents experience a broad range of pathology that prepares them well for careers in hospital medicine, primary care, or fellowship training.

During the three years of your residency, you will have robust clinical exposure to both inpatient and outpatient medicine and gain expertise in office, hospital, and emergency settings. You will have a great degree of autonomy in overseeing patient care as you grow in your competence. You will be part of a program where residents are treated with respect, their needs are responded, and ideas for improvement are considered. Additionally, nurses, pharmacists and other health care providers round with our physician teams in multidisciplinary rounds providing real-time feedback to physicians on issues such as drug-drug interactions, cost of medications, rehabilitation needs and discharge planning, etc.

The program offers a dynamic and exciting didactic curriculum that includes both traditional and innovative components as detailed in subsequent pages. The research coordinator helps facilitate residents in creating robust research, publications, and presentations. Our residents are encouraged and supported to engage in scholarly activity, ranging from local and regional presentations, to attending national conferences and publishing scientific manuscripts.

Piedmont Macon is affiliated with Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM), which provides residents with access to library resources, research support, and the opportunity to work with medical students to sharpen their teaching skills and be a mentor.

We believe in the Piedmont Promise and live up to it so we can make a positive difference in every life we touch."

Sincerely,
Muhammad Awais, MD
Program Director

About Us

The Department of Internal Medicine at the Mercer University School of Medicine was established in the early 1980's with the founding of our Medical School. Under the aegis of our founding Chair, Dr. Waddell Barnes our department began the Internal Medicine Residency Program in 1986.

The residency program has been fully accredited by the ACGME since the initiation of our Charter Class. We recently received a five year accreditation cycle, the maximum given by the RRC. Strong support from the Medical Center Navicent Health enables our program to focus on providing outstanding training opportunities in Internal Medicine.

Our 27 categorical Internal Medicine residents and two preliminary Internal Medicine residents are able to train in a broad and richly diverse setting. To train a well-rounded and “complete” internist, our department feels that it is important for the residents to fine-tune their sub-specialty skills on their electives and participate in meaningful research projects. Many research opportunities exist and ample support is provided to assist our residents.

We are proud of our entire faculty who have demonstrated a zeal for teaching and especially enjoy the interactions with students and residents. Our teaching activities are designed to be diverse, inclusive and germane to the practice of Internal Medicine. Our department is dynamic, adaptive, and small enough to have excellent collegial communication.

Psychiatry GME Clinical Training Sites

• Piedmont Macon Medical Center
• Piedmont Macon Partial Hospital Program
• Central State Forensic Hospital, Milledgeville, GA
• Mercer University School of Medicine/Mercer Medicine
• DePaul USA Macon
• Neurology Associates, LLP (Macon, GA)
• Macon Community Health Care Systems, Inc
• Macon Psychiatry

FAQs

Do you accept International Medical Graduates?

Yes, International medical graduates must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) at time of matriculation.

How long can I be out of medical school and still apply for your program?

Applicants must be recent (3 or less years) graduates from medical school to be considered competitive. Special exceptions will be considered for:

• Candidates entering a new residency after completion of a first residency in an ACGME accredited program.
• Candidates with an MD or DO with a MPH/MS/PhD and extensive prior research experience after completion of an LCME or an AOA accredited medical or osteopathic medical school in the U.S. or Canada, or...
• Candidates who have served a prolonged period as a general medical officer in the U.S. military.
• Candidates who have exemplary applications with continuous commitment and/or experience in the medical field

Do you hire outside of the NMRP match?

All our GME training programs use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to receive and accept applications to the program. All programs at our facility participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) "The Match" to recruit residents.

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Salaries

• PGY Level 1: $58,412.99
• PGY Level 2: $60,137.17
• PGY Level 3: $62,040.25
• PGY Level 4: $64,301.62

GME Program Application Requirements 

We appreciate your interest in the Residency Programs at Piedmont Macon. Our programs participate in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) and only accepts applications through the AAMC Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Candidates selected for an interview will be notified by email. Additional information including an interview day itinerary will be provided. Interviews for the 2024-2025 season will be held virtually.

Below are the requirements for the application/admission process:

• Personal Statement
• Curriculum Vitae
• Recent Photo
• Dean’s Letter
• Medical School Transcripts/Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)/Dean’s Letter
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• Passing USMLE Step 1 and Passing Scores on USMLE step 2CK, must be achieved by second attempt. Preferably on first attempt.
   

International Medical Graduates (IMGs)

If you are an International Medical Graduate, you will need to provide the following information/documentation to be considered for admission.

• Clearly specify the details of visa status in the ERAS application, including dates and time limits of that status.
• Valid ECFMG certification at or before the time of matriculation.
• Clinical experience in the U.S. (hands-on experience preferred).
• Command of the English language.
• ECFMG is the sole sponsor of visas for physicians in clinical training programs.
   

ERAS

For information on ERAS, you may access their website. Current medical students can also obtain additional information at their medical school dean’s office.

Have questions? Contact us about our program at 478-751-0367.