The partnership of The Medical Center of Central Georgia
(MCCG) and the Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM), which began with the
construction of MUSM in 1982, has led to a pattern of excellence in graduate medical
education. The MUSM Educational Center at MCCG, constructed in 1982, provides space for
medical education activities, and contains the Office of the MUSM Associate Dean for
Graduate and Continuing Medical Education/MCCG Director of Medical Education. For
coordination between MCCG and MUSM, the MCCG Medical Director also serves as MUSM Senior
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. With this degree of cooperation, a strong university
medical center environment has been established that has benefited medical students,
residency programs and the MUSM faculty, both clinical and basic science.
Family Practice
The Medical Center is an optimal setting for residency
training in family medicine. Since the late 1920's, The Medical Center has continuously
trained general or family practitioners. Family physicians, including residents, have
direct admission privileges to all major areas of the hospital. The hospital offers
state-of-the-art technology, and attending staff include all major clinical disciplines
and subspecialties. The Medical Center's family practice residency program is fully
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
General Surgery
Since 1960, there has been a residency program in general
surgery at MCCG, which was greatly strengthened by its affiliation with MUSM. Of the first
40 residents who completed the program, 32 practice general surgery and the others have
completed fellowships in plastic surgery (4), vascular surgery (2), thoracic and
cardiovascular surgery (1) and pediatric surgery (1).
The residency training program is fully accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Internal Medicine
Internal medicine residents are involved in primary patient
care as well as subspecialty medicine rotations. Involvement in a university teaching
program located in a community hospital provides a wide variety of learning experiences.
Research opportunities are available to residents and students, with faculty always
willing to provide guidance.
The internal medicine residency training program is fully
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Click here
to visit the Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
The residency program in obstetrics and gynecology is fully
accredited for 12 residents (3 each year) by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education. Residents gain experience in all areas of obstetrics and gynecology
through progressive increase in responsibilities with supervision of faculty. Private
physicians contribute substantially to resident education. Excellent inpatient facilities,
administrative support, and the talents and cooperation of faculty and private physicians
maintain a strong successful residency education program.
Pediatrics
Mercer University School of Medicine and The Medical Center
of Central Georgia were approved in 1994 to begin a residency training program in
pediatrics. The program began accepting residents in 1995, with the intent to fill with
four residents at each of three years of training. By the beginning of the 1996-97
academic year, 11 residents were in training at this institution. The faculty is made up
of both general pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists, either under full-time
employment with MCCG/Mercer or in private practice. Some pediatricians in rural areas
serve as teaching faculty by precepting residents on office rotations. While a
resident's practice choice cannot be dictated, it is a primary goal of the program to train general
pediatricians who will meet the need for pediatricians in our state. Click
here
to visit The Department
of Pediatrics at the Mercer University School of Medicine.
Residency Program
Family Practice
3780 Eisenhower Parkway
478-784-3599
General Surgery
MCCG
877
Hemlock Street
478-633-1367
Internal Medicine
707 Pine Street
Macon, GA 31207
478-301-5824
Obstetrics/Gynecology
729 Pine Street
478-784-3599
Pediatrics
MCCG
3rd Floor
478-633-7500
