It is our pleasure to welcome you to the Georgia Health Sciences University Children's Medical Center and our pediatric residency program.

Bernard L. Maria, MD, MBA Chairman, Department of Pediatrics Medical Director, CMC 706-721-3466 bmaria@georgiahealth.edu	Valera L. Hudson, M.D. Pediatric Residency Program Director 706-721-9442 vhudson@georgiahealth.edu

The Georgia Health Sciences University is located in Augusta, GA, the second-largest metropolitan area in Georgia with a three-county population of approximately 450,000. GHSU is the largest medical school in the southeastern United States, with an entry class each year of 190 students. Our students consistently rank the pediatrics rotation as one of their favorites.

Our residency program is centered on the award-winning GHSU Children's Medical Center, a state-of-the-art facility which was designed to foster the concepts of family-centered care. Architecturally and artistically, the hospital is set up to embrace children and their families with private rooms, beautifully decorated procedure rooms, spacious hallways, and toy-filled playrooms. For our residents, the CMC is a home base for their education and work experiences, complete with a spacious, technologically advanced conference room for morning report and noon conferences, a private library, as well as a resident lounge and clustered private call rooms.

To complement our outstanding physical facilities, we have a faculty that is truly committed to education and contribute significant proportions of its time to that effort. Our full-time faculty is composed of 60 M.D.s and 15 Ph.D.s, and this is complemented by an active clinical faculty composed of pediatricians and other physicians from the community. Ourcommitment to education is evidenced by Pediatrics being chosen as the Outstanding Clinical Teaching Department by the graduating senior class for eight of the past thirteen years. Although our educational emphasis is on general pediatric care, all subspecialties are represented on our faculty, and historically, more than 20% of our residents have entered fellowship programs upon graduation. 

We believe we have an outstanding Pediatric residency experience with the clear and stated objectives of preparing the resident for the practice of general pediatrics in the 21st century. We believe this is the proper first step for those who choose to pursue the practice of general pediatrics as a career or for those who seek to become a pediatric sub-specialist. We believe the educational environment is most satisfying and one in which the proper candidate will thrive.

 

If you would like more information on our program, please explore our web page or contact us [Applying for Residency] and we would be pleased to send you more information.