Internal Medicine Residency

Internal Medicine Residency

This 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 positively impact the physician shortage in Georgia and to improve access to healthcare for the communities we serve, especially those in the 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 which expose our residents to the environments and communities of the patients they serve.

Why choose us?

• Residents build a strong core internal medicine foundation 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.

Our Graduates

Of our graduates, some have pursued fellowship training including Endocrinology, Pulmonary Critical Care, Sports Medicine, Hematology / Oncology, and Cardiology. Most have chosen to enter into general medicine careers as primary care physicians or hospitalists, or a combination of the two. While we are always excited to have our residents stay and serve the communities of Georgia, our residents have been competitive for positions across the nation after graduation. We are very proud of our graduates and the careers they have chosen.

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Curriculum

The AU/UGA Medical Partnership IMRP utilizes a 4 +2 (x+y) schedule.

PGY I

Rotations for the PGY1 year consist of several 4-week blocks of inpatient medicine, inpatient cardiology, and critical care at St. Mary’s Hospital. An additional 4-week block of inpatient neurology is also included in the schedule. PGY1 residents complete numerous 2-week blocks of ambulatory medicine in the residency continuity clinic, along with 2-week blocks of night medicine, nephrology, and gastroenterology.

PGY II

PGY II residents assume more responsibility and autonomy for patient care, including leading inpatient teams. Rotations for PGY II residents span the discipline of medicine, including, but not limited to, emergency medicine, endocrinology, pulmonology, infectious disease, and hematology/oncology. These rotations are completed in addition to the inpatient medicine, cardiology, ambulatory, critical care, and night medicine blocks. Opportunities to complete away electives are provide to PGY II residents in the second half of the year.

PGY III

Rotations for PGY III residents provide clinical and educational experiences to prepare for independent practice. In addition to the core rotations of critical care, cardiology, ambulatory, night medicine, and inpatient medicine, PGYIII residents complete additional elective rotations, with an optional independent study rotation in the second half of the year. A unique experience is provided to PGY III residents, as they complete two blocks of rural care medicine at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital, a critical access hospital located 45 minutes south of Athens in Greensboro, Ga.

Preliminary

The preliminary medicine track is designed for individuals seeking only one year of internal medicine training. Preliminary year residents are provided with clinical experiences designed to prepare them for anticipated careers in other disciplines such as radiology, neurology, and anesthesiology.

Academic Half-Day and Core Conferences

Our residents participate in interactive sessions at Academic Half Day, led by our Internal Medicine faculty and visiting lecturers. The sessions are held every Wednesday afternoon. Topics are based upon the core Internal Medicine Curriculum following an 18-month cycle. The interactive sessions include lectures, case presentations with discussion, simulation, round robin stations, and medical jeopardy.

The Internal Medicine Residency Program schedules educational conferences throughout the year. Theses include the following:

• Noon Conference
• Academic Half Day
• Grand Rounds
• Journal Club
• Year-long board review
• Morbidity & Mortality Conferences
• Quality Improvement Conferences

Sample Week

Sub-I Opportunities

Sub-I opportunities with the Internal Medicine Residency Program may be available to 4th year MD and DO medical students. For information on availability and the application process please contact imresidency@uga.edu and use the subject line “Sub-I Opportunity Inquiry.”