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The Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program has named Dr. Rachael Candela and Dr. Hannah Williams the chief residents for the new academic year beginning July 1.
Chief residents are selected and voted on by their peers and are approved by faculty and staff. During their one-year term, they will serve in leadership roles, mentoring underclassmen and acting as liaisons between residents and faculty.
Dr. Candela received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University, Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Dr. Williams received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and a Master of Science in biomedical sciences from University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.
The Residency Program is also welcoming nine first-year family medicine residents, increasing from eight in previous years.
“We feel that expanding to nine residents helps us better fulfill the workforce needs of our community,” said Dr. Kelly Culbertson, Program Director/Designated Institutional Official of Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency. “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services added funding for 200 additional graduate medical education slots for the 2023-2024 academic year. As the second oldest Family Medicine Residency in Georgia, we were one of the programs to apply for this funding and were fortunate to receive it. We are very excited for the future of our residency program and our community!”
New residents include:
Dr. Jordan Bradshaw received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia in Suwanee, Georgia.
Dr. Linzee Clark received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Carolinas Campus in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Dr. Kyle Crop received a Doctor of Medicine from McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Audrey Dugan received a Doctor of Medicine from Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia.
Dr. Trent Griner received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine South Georgia in Moultrie, Georgia.
Dr. Eunice Lee received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia in Suwanee, Georgia.
Dr. Alexis Perlman received a Doctor of Medicine from Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia.
Dr. Winter Scott received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, New York, and a Master of Business Administration from New York Institute of Technology.
Dr. Zac Wood received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Auburn, Alabama.
About the Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program
The Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program trains physicians in the specialty of family medicine. The program provides three years of academic and clinical post-doctoral education to medical school graduates and offers hands-on experience to residents in preparation for full-time medical careers.
About Atrium Health Floyd
The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health.
Atrium Health Floyd employs more than 3,500 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at three hospitals: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 304-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; as well as Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health – a freestanding 53-bed behavioral health facility in Rome – and also primary care and urgent care network locations throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States – created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs nearly 150,000 team members across 67 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
