Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s Family Medicine residency program, in collaboration with the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP), is participating in a national project to advance physician training through personalized learning and advanced technology.
The GAFP has been selected as one of 11 organizations to receive funding from the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education Grant Program, a $12 million investment by the AMA to advance physician training. The GAFP will receive $1.1 million over four years to fund its project, “Individualized Learning Plans for Precision Education” with the Family Medicine residency program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) partnering with them on the project.
“Precision education models use data and technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to tailor learning to each learner’s needs, which, in turn, will strengthen the physician workforce and support high-quality patient care,” said Monica Newton, DO, program director of the Family Medicine residency program at NGMC and president of the GAFP. “With this funding and technology, we can help identify the needs of the physicians in training and move them forward with broader skill sets to be the family doctors Georgia needs.”
“Technology and AI have the potential to reshape how physicians learn, practice and care for their patients, and these grants will help bring that potential to life,” said AMA CEO John Whyte, MD. “As new tools emerge, we have an opportunity to build learning environments that are more engaging, more adaptable and better aligned with the realities of practicing medicine. Our goal is to ensure that innovation strengthens the physician experience and creates a future where every physician is fully equipped to meet the needs of patients.”
You can learn more about NGMC’s residency programs at ngmcgme.org and about the GAFP at gafp.org.
About NGMC
Since 1951, Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has been on a mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. With hospitals located in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder, Dahlonega and Demorest, the five NGMC campuses have a total of more than 1,000 beds and more than 1,500 medical staff members representing more than 60 specialties. NGMC is part of Northeast Georgia Health System, a non-profit that cares for more than one million people across more than 19 counties. Learn more at nghs.com.