Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is preparing to welcome its new Designated Institutional Official (DIO) to oversee and further develop its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, which empowers the physician leaders of tomorrow. Dereck DeLeon, MD will join NGMC on May 6. As the new DIO, Dr. DeLeon will be responsible for oversight and administration […]
For the third consecutive year, the Center for Simulation and Innovation at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review, a national trade publication, as one of the top hospital and health system simulation centers in the United States. “This honor belongs to a team that shows up with compassion, clarity […]
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is welcoming more physicians to care for communities across the region with the announcement of its newest class of resident physicians. The organization’s eighth residency class includes seven specialties, with 27 medical students who completed clinical rotations at NGMC and more than 60% of the incoming residents having strong ties […]
Tasha Murchison, MSN-Ed, a clinical simulation educator with Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) Center for Simulation and Innovation, has been named the national 2025 Society for Simulation in Healthcare “Educator of the Year.” This prestigious honor recognizes educators who bring exceptional creativity, skill and compassion to simulation-based education. Tasha was chosen for her work in addressing maternal […]
NGMC’s Psychiatry residents are learning from one of the best training programs in the country. Pictured L-R: Andrew Farias, program coordinator; Natalia Miles, MD, ambulatory associate program director; PGY-1 resident physicians Ramananda Kishore Kavi, MD; Nathaniel Clem, DO; Johnathan Grimes, DO; Zuhaab Temuri, MD; Karan Soni, DO; Shandana Younas, MD; Samuel Dotson, MD, program director. […]
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 […]
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is strengthening its heart care team with the addition of six new fellows to Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program. As its inaugural class graduated this spring, the new class will maintain the full cohort of 18 fellows training in heart health at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) […]
Monica Newton, DO, founding program director of the Family Medicine residency program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC), has been elected President of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP). GAFP is the Georgia chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), with a mission to promote the health of Georgians and advancing the […]
Resident physicians, medical students, first responders and nursing school students from across the state are learning enhanced life-saving skills to elevate patient care through human donor-based anatomy training provided by Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS). The Center for Simulation and Innovation at NGHS recently partnered with the Region 2 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC), Georgia […]
A physician who was among the first residents with Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is returning as a fellowship-trained specialist and a shining example that the organization’s goal to train the best and brightest to care for the region is paying off. Martin Herrera, DO, is a graduate of the 2022 inaugural class of the […]
More physicians are on the way to care for people across the region, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) learned Friday who is joining the newest class of resident physicians this summer. The organization’s seventh class spans seven specialties and increases the number of residents in each specialty to: NGMC also has 17 Cardiovascular Disease fellows […]
NGMC Emergency Medicine resident physicians and Hall County Fire Services participate in join training exercises. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Emergency Medicine resident physicians are getting ready to embark on the third year of a groundbreaking collaboration with Hall County Fire Services to enhance emergency response and patient care across the region. This partnership continues to be a significant step forward in community […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – More physicians are on the way to care for people across the region, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) learned Friday who is joining the newest class of resident physicians this summer. The organization’s sixth class spans seven specialties and increases the number of residents in each specialty to: NGMC also has 18 […]
Simulation and Innovation Team GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Patients of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) can expect improved, safer patient outcomes as well as reduced costs thanks to leading training practices that recently received national recognition. NGHS’s simulation center was recently accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, an international organization that promotes the advancement […]
The first 12 family medicine resident physicians trained at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC), and the second class of 19 internal medicine resident physicians, are moving on to the next step in their careers. Three family medicine graduates have accepted offers to join Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) to continue improving the health of the […]
When you first step inside Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) mobile simulation lab, you feel like you’re in a hospital instead of a bus. Simulated clinical settings like the mobile simulation lab allow people to practice critical medical skills in a safe learning environment. Purchased with funds raised from the NGHS Foundation’s 2018 Medical Center […]
More physicians are on the way to care for people across the region, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) learned Friday who is joining the newest class of resident physicians this summer. The organization’s fifth class spans seven specialties and increases the number of residents in each specialty to: NGMC also has 12 Cardiovascular Disease […]
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) continues to grow its commitment to bring a pipeline of new physician leaders into the region with its seventh residency program receiving initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). “This is a monumental moment for the northeast Georgia region, NGMC and the community,” said John […]