Dr. Umana was born in Nigeria but immigrated to the US at an early age and was raised in Stone Mountain, GA. She attended Georgia Tech and was a premed major. She went to medical school at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Becoming a physician was a decision guided by her interest in the sciences, the impact of being in a family of nurses, physicians, and pharmacists, her general love of people, and her belief that her footsteps were guided into this field.
Dr. Umana has been involved with teaching programs and opportunities since her undergraduate career. Dr. Umana was a Chief Resident at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville in 2008 where she supervised junior residents. Since then, Dr. Umana has discovered a passion for education and has continued teaching within her practice. She joined Northeast Georgia Medical Center at the Braselton Clinic as an ambulatory primary care internist in 2009. NGMC exemplifies a passion for excellence, provides compassionate healthcare to the patients who are served, and fosters a team approach to serving patients in the community. Dr. Umana has had the opportunity to experience that directly with administration, colleagues, and staff as we work together for the well-being of patients in the community. This health system offers an excellent opportunity for residents to train and become well rounded physicians.
Dr. Umana chose Internal Medicine because she enjoys the ability to take care of patients in every aspect of their health care, the opportunity to partner with colleagues in the welfare of patients, and the close relationships that being a primary care provider fosters with patients. She is interested in research into the future of medicine, specifically regarding practice improvement projects within the outpatient ambulatory clinics and ways to improve patient care as it relates to medication adherence, disease awareness, vaccinations, and obesity management.
“I am excited to be a part of the Graduate Medical Education Program at NGMC and to lead the Internal Medicine program because it provides me a unique opportunity to help teach, encourage, and support the next generation of physicians.” – Dr. Idopise Umana