How to Apply

The first step to applying for a residency position at Northeast Georgia Medical Center is to submit your application along with other appropriate supporting documents through ERAS. We will accept applications for our Residency and Fellowship programs through ERAS during the traditional application cycles. 

Your Dean’s Office can assist you with this process. Any information submitted outside of ERAS cannot be accepted.

Our program is ACGME accredited and only accepts applications from ERAS.

Interviews will be conducted on selected dates during interview season. Invitations to interview are extended through the ERAS system.

Nondiscrimination Policy
NGMC is committed to equal opportunity for all students and physicians who apply to our residency and fellowship programs and to nondiscrimination in the recruitment, appointment and retention of residents and fellows. NGMC does not discriminate with regard to race, gender, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation (including gender identity) or status as a protected veteran.

At NGMC GME, we have a strong commitment and responsibility to provide diverse and inclusive medical education that is representative of our growing patient population. Doing so will help address health disparities, medical bias and support of our organizational mission

Resident and fellow physicians must be fully credentialed by the NGMC Office of Graduate Medical Education prior to commencement of their respective training program and prior to reappointment to the program. As such, programs as well as all residents and fellows must comply with appointment and credentialing requirements as outlined in this policy.

Appointment to a NGMC training program is conditional and contingent upon successful completion of the appointment and credentialing process, which includes:

• The satisfactory completion of the criminal background check process
• Verification of satisfactory prior training (if applicable)
• Eligibility for employment in the United States and in the State of Georgia.
• Eligibility for Licensure with the Georgia Composite Medical Board.

Programs, residents and fellows must also comply with the credentialing requirements of other participating training sites. Residents may not commence with training at these sites until all required appointment and credentialing documentation as required by each site has been received.

Benefits 
Residents and Fellows will receive health insurance including pharmacy benefits, vision coverage, life insurance, short and long term disability, 401k and relocation coverage.

Vacation
Residents and fellows may take up to 3 weeks of vacation (15 days). Vacations must be requested in 1-week (Monday-Friday) blocks and approved by the Program Director and Program Coordinator. Specific rotations or calendar dates may be excluded from vacations as determined by each program. The weekend prior or the weekend immediately following approved vacations may be scheduled off as determined by the program. Some flexibility of the Monday-Friday vacation policy may be given for interviews in the senior years.

Educational Stipend
Residents and fellows are eligible to receive an educational stipend each year.

• PGY-1 – $800
• PGY-2 – $1,500
• PGY-3 and above – $3,000

Family Medical / Caregiver Leave
Residents and Fellows are eligible for paid family medical/caregiver leave according to the vacation and leave policy. 

Sample Contract 
GME sample contract For more information about salary or benefits, contact the NGMC GME Office at 770-219-8730 or gme@nghs.com.