The transitional year residency program, which will begin in July, is a yearlong program allowing residents the opportunity to work with Piedmont Athens Regional physicians to develop fundamental clinic skills and complete select elective clinical rotations, the report states.
The program is affiliated with the Athens-based Augusta University-University of Georgia Medical Partnership, a collaboration by both institutions to alleviate a statewide shortage of physicians.
Piedmont Athens Regional officials also announced its internal medicine residency program received continued accreditation from ACGME.
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