SGMC Health Hosts 3rd Annual South Georgia Regional GME Conference

SGMC Health hosted the 3rd Annual South Georgia Regional Graduate Medical Education (GME) Conference on Saturday, September 13, bringing together resident physicians and medical educators from across the region for a day of learning, collaboration, and innovation.

Participants included residents and faculty from SGMC Health, Archbold, Coffee Regional Medical Center, Georgia South, and CareConnect. Resident physicians represented specialties including Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, and Transitional Year, showcasing the diversity and depth of medical training across South Georgia. Representatives from the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Physicians were also in attendance, further supporting the development of future leaders in medicine.

The event opened with a keynote address by Will Kemp, Chairman of the Georgia Board of Healthcare Workers, titled "Innovating Healthcare Education for the Next Generation." Kemp emphasized the importance of adaptive learning models and interprofessional collaboration in shaping the future of medical education.

Throughout the day, attendees engaged in twelve physician-led lectures covering a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence in medicine, alcohol withdrawal management, mentorship in residency, hepatitis, infectious disease, and more.

Lunch provided an opportunity for attendees to network with physician recruiters from across South Georgia, followed by a poster presentation session featuring 39 research posters. Posters were judged by a panel of faculty representatives from each program, and awards were presented to the top submissions:

1st Place: Sarah Sabol, MD, SGMC Health - "Not All that Appears Locked-in is Stroke: A Case of Metabolic Pseudolocked-in Syndrome"

Runners-Up:

• Omid Hassanpour, MD, and Akshay Patel, DO, CareConnect - "The Opioid Crisis, America's Ongoing Epidemic"
• Jonathan Roberts, DO, Archbold - "Case of the Disappearing Pericardial Effusion"
• Asma Yasin, MD, SGMC Health - "Malignant Cardiac Tamponade as a Complication of Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma"
• Richard Tricardo, MD, and Rizwana Ashraf, MD, Georgia South - "Impact of COVID on Emergency Department Psychiatric Hospitalization Patterns in Rural South Georgia: A Retrospective Analysis"

The conference concluded with a round of Medical Jeopardy, where all participating programs competed. Archbold took home the top prize in this year's competition.

Joseph Hayes, MD, Designated Institutional Official at SGMC Health, shared his enthusiasm for the event, "This conference continues to grow in impact each year. It's inspiring to see our region's resident physicians come together to share ideas, challenge each other academically, and build lasting professional relationships. SGMC Health is proud to support the future of medicine in South Georgia."

For more information about SGMC Health's medical education programs, visit https://www.sgmc.org.