In the Administrative Suite, there is a dedicated office for medical students, which houses 2 fully equipped computers for their use. Our educational advisor, Dr. Bill McAfee, is always available for assistance with presentations, Power Point, etc, as are our staff of 4 secretaries. We have one of the best hospital libraries in the Southeast, to which students have ready access. We also maintain several major texts, which students can check out and use while they are here. 

We have 15 full-time FP Faculty as well as Chiefs of Medicine, Pediatrics, Ob-Gyn, Surgery, and ICU; and 2 Hospitalists. All of these, as well as private attendings are committed to teaching not only our residents but medical students. Students who have rotated with us have consistently given us very high marks on their experience here. I think the main reason is that since we are not a medical school, we only have a limited number of students at any given time. Therefore, the students receive a great deal of individual attention, and are made to feel very special and unique. Lectures for the students are at times literally a one-on-one experience. Many students have told us that this is the first time they were actually treated like a real doctor, a needed and integral part of the team. Our nurses in the FPC love our learners, and treat them as family. All in all, rotating at our site has been a wonderful experience for virtually all the students over the years that have ventured away from their school campus. Please consider giving us a try; I guarantee you a once-in-a/lifetime experience.

Contact Information:
Janine Burgher-Jones, MD, Director Undergraduate Programs
Linda Whitley, Medical Education Secretary
Columbus Regional/The Medical Center
Family Practice Residency Program
1900 Tenth Avenue, Suite 100
Columbus, Georgia 31902
(706) 571-1402

Website: http://www.columbusregional.com/familypracticeresidency