Welcome, New Graduate Students!

Last week, we welcomed the incoming classes of our masters and PhD programs.

Class of 2023 Honors Ceremony

On Tuesday, August 16, the MD class of 2023 held their honor award ceremony where they honored outstanding students, faculty, and staff from each campus. Watch the ceremony for each campus and view the full list of awardees below.

Columbus

Macon 

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Savannah 

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Community Medicine Research and Service Opportunity

Work with Dr. Ransome Eke to address health disparity issues related to COVID-19. This research opportunity aims to increase health access in west Georgia (Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, and Upson counties). For more information, contact Dr. Eke.

Volunteers Needed for Upcoming Randolph County Health Fair

September 10 | 11 am - 2 pm | Cuthbert, GA

The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center is hosting a health fair in Randolph County and needs medical students to lead teddy bear clinics and pig lung demonstrations.

Sign up to represent the School and help increase rural health literacy. Contact Janice Stanford at the GRHIC with your questions.

Southeast Health Residency Programs Meet and Greet

September 15 | 7 - 8 pm | Virtual

September 22 | 7 - 8 pm | Virtual

Year IV medical students are invited to the Southeast Health's Internal Medicine and Transitional Year meet and greet.You will have the opportunity to learn more about the programs at Southeast Health and ask questions to current residents.

Learn more

Register here

Fall-ing into Residency

August 23 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Columbus, GA

September 17 | 12 - 3 pm | Moultrie, GA 

Join Georgia South GME for a fun and informational meet and greet to learn more about their family medicine and psychiatry residency programs. Contact Victoria Gallagher to RSVP. 

Learn more about the Columbus meet and greet 

Learn more about the Moultrie meet and greet 

Exercise is Medicine

Since the beginning of time, exercise has been used as a form of medication to help fight disease and maintain overall wellness. Christopher Rogers, MS-4 gives a brief history of exercise as medicine and gives you a recommend "dosage."

Read the article

If you’re interested in writing for the wellness section, submit your name, email, and topic idea.

Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony

September 10 | 10 - 11 am | Hawkins Arena (Macon)

In the presence of faculty, staff and family, medical students are welcomed into the profession of medicine donning their first white coats.