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Medical College of Georgia
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Contents
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
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/
