Augusta Health highlighted in a release on Wednesday that it has welcomed its third class of internal medicine residents.
Internal medicine physicians, according to the American College of Physicians, are “specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness.”
The new class of internal medicine residents began their training on July 1.
“Our goal is to provide outstanding training while helping residents become caring and confident physicians,” said Jessicah Collins, the director of the Augusta Health Internal Medicine Program.
Residents train with experienced physician mentors across various specialties and gain practical patient care experience through in hospital rotations and outpatient clinics during the program, per the release from the regional hospital.
The release also tells us that Augusta Health is expanding its graduate medical education programs with the recent approval of a new Psychiatry Residency Program, led by Chuck Swanson.
Behavioral health was identified as the number one need in the community through the recently completed Community Health Needs Assessment.
The Psychiatry Residency Program was approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Augusta Health will begin interviewing applicants in October, with the first class of five psychiatry residents starting in 2027.
The program will provide four years of specialty training.
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