Medical College of Georgia

History

  • Also known as Georgia Regents University and Augusta University
  • Partnered with the U.S. Army to train up to eight active duty Army emergency medicine residents per class
  • Six civilian residents per class
  • Introduction video, YouTube link

Leadership

  • Department Chair: Richard Schwartz, MD
  • Program Director: Bradford Reynolds, MD
  • Associate/Assistant Program Director:
    • Dan McCollum, MD
    • Christopher Jones, MD
  • Research Director: Robert Gibson, PhD
  • Chief Residents 2017 - 2018:
    • Hunter Faircloth, MD - Administrative Chief
    • Parker Smith, MD - Recruitment Chief
    • Kevin Lu, MD - Academic Chief
  • Chief Residents 2018 - 2019:
    • Victoria Migdal, MD - Administrative Chief
    • Judson Alderman, MD - Recruitment Chief
    • Rich McNutt, MD - Academic Chief

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

Medical College of Georgia

Secondary Hospitals

  • Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center (DDEAMC)
  • Children's Hospital of Georgia

Curriculum

PGY1

  • Didactic Month - (1)
  • EM - (5)
  • Peds EM - (1)
  • Ultrasound / Adult Anesthesia - (1)
  • MICU - (1)
  • OB/GYN - (1)
  • Trauma/TICU - (1)
  • CCU - (1)
  • Orthopedics - (1)

PGY2

  • EM - (7)
  • Peds EM - (1)
  • Peds ICU (1)
  • MICU - (1)
  • Trauma/TICU - (1)
  • Ultrasound / Pediatric Anesthesia (1)
  • Elective - (1)

PGY3

  • EM/Peds EM - (9)
  • EMS/Admin - (1)
  • Elective - (2)
  • DDEAMC ICU - (1)

Electives

  • ECG/EM cardiology
  • Tactical medicine
  • Flight medicine
  • Army mountain warfare course
  • International medicine
  • Combat diver course / dive medical officer
  • Department of Homeland Security, Office of Health Affairs
  • Special operations forces assessment and selection to include:
    • RASP 2
    • 160th SOAR selection and assessment
    • Select JSOC units

Fellowships

  • Wilderness
  • International
  • EMS/tactical
  • Ultrasound
  • Pediatric EM
  • Emergency critical care

Contact Information

  • Residency Coordinator: Jessica Burkhalter
    • Primary email: JBurkhalter@augusta.edu
    • Email: emresidency@gru.edu
    • Phone: 706-721-4467

External Links

http://www.augusta.edu/mcg/em/ed/residency/

See Also