Our program was established in 1981 as MSM’s first graduate medical education program.
Our residents benefit from inpatient training at both Atlanta Medical Center–South,
a moderately sized community hospital in East Point, and Grady Memorial Hospital,
serving a largely underserved population as Georgia's largest hospital - fifth largest
in the country - and one of the nation’s best trauma centers. Our primary ambulatory
training site is the Morehouse Healthcare Comprehensive Family Healthcare Center,
where the full scope of family medicine practice and procedures are performed. Residents
also benefit from outpatient training sites at the Veteran's Administration and the…
Our program was established in 1981 as MSM’s first graduate medical education program.
Our residents benefit from inpatient training at both Atlanta Medical Center–South,
a moderately sized community hospital in East Point, and Grady Memorial Hospital,
serving a largely underserved population as Georgia's largest hospital - fifth largest
in the country - and one of the nation’s best trauma centers. Our primary ambulatory
training site is the Morehouse Healthcare Comprehensive Family Healthcare Center,
where the full scope of family medicine practice and procedures are performed. Residents
also benefit from outpatient training sites at the Veteran's Administration and the
Grady East Point Neighborhood Clinic. The program has continued accreditation status
by the ACGME. Ours is a three-year program with six residents in each program year.
Since its inception, the program has graduated 172 residents, 69 percent of whom are
practicing in Georgia. These physicians practice in both metropolitan and rural areas
in a variety of settings including traditional solo or group ambulatory practices,
hospitalist practice, integrative medicine, occupational medicine, prison medicine,
academic medicine and urgent care. Several graduates have also continued their training
through geriatric and obstetric fellowships. Proudly, eight of our graduates have
become faculty members in the department.
Our residents receive training in healthcare leadership, care coordination, community
engagement, population health, practice-based research and integrative medicine including
acupuncture. As future leaders of the profession, our residents serve on institutional
and hospital committees and committees of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians.
MSM Family Medicine Residents are trained to become competent, compassionate Board-certified
physicians well-equipped to address the health of the whole person with consideration
of the physical, mental, spiritual and cultural aspects of our patients we serve.
Resident scholarly activity includes publication in peer-reviewed journals; completion
of quality-improvement research projects; and presentation at local, regional and
national conferences, earning awards for their work at each level. As a function of
our commitment to the learners, patients, and communities we serve, the MSM Family
Medicine Residency Program strives for excellence.
Riba C. Kelsey, MD, FAAFP
Assistant Professor
Residency Program Director