Medical College of Georgia

History

• Also known as Georgia Regents University and Augusta University
• Partnered with the U.S. Army to train up to six active duty Army emergency medicine residents per class
• Six to seven civilian residents per class

Leadership

• Department Chair: Richard Schwartz, MD
• Program Director: Stephen Shiver, MD
• Associate/Assistant Program Director:
  • Richard Gordon, MD
  • Dan McCollum, MD
• Research Director: Robert Gibson, PhD

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

Fellowships

• Wilderness
• International
• EMS/tactical
• Ultrasound
• Pediatric EM

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator: Jessica Burkhalter Email: emresidency@gru.edu Phone: +1 706 721 2613

External Links

http://www.augusta.edu/mcg/residents/index.php

See Also

• Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
• Residency programs