South Georgia Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, in partnership with Mercer University School of Medicine, recently celebrated the completion of its first year. The Internal Medicine Residency leadership took the opportunity to announce four annual awards to recognize top-performing residents and faculty members.
Rosaida Silverio, MD, was awarded Intern of the Year. According to the faculty, she showed the most improvement throughout the year and demonstrated great leadership. Dr. Silverio has also taken on several initiatives to pave the way for future resident physicians.
Monica Kovuri, MD, was recognized as the Outstanding Scholar. According to Lilliana Johnson, Director of GME, she is top of her class when it comes to medical knowledge. Dr. Kovuri submitted a clinical article for review to the American College of Physicians, presented at the National Kidney Foundation conference, and received a perfect score on her monthly board review assessments.
Rija Chaudhary, MD, received the Outstanding Ambulatory Intern award. She was noted to be the most efficient and effective resident physician at the program’s continuity clinic, SGMC Internal Medicine on Park Avenue.
Brian Pisula, MD, was voted as the Faculty Member of the Year. This award is voted on by the resident physicians and honors the faculty member they believed taught them the most during their study. Dr. Pisula is an Emergency Medicine physician, and the residents gave him glowing reviews when they worked on rotation with him in the emergency department.
“While all of our resident physicians are providing excellent healthcare, these doctors deserve special recognition,” shared Dr. Joseph Hayes, Designated Institutional Official. “Dr. Pisula has been a great mentor and teacher and we are very fortunate to have him as part of our faculty.”
In addition to training physicians, Dr. Hayes also highlighted the importance of the residency program for patients in the area.
“Our internal medicine training program, led by Dr. Greg Beale and Dr. Leslie Lamptey, has increased access to care and improved the quality of life for many people in our community,” he shares. “We have much to be proud of, and expect more to come.”
For more information on SGMC’s Graduate Medical Education program, visit sgmc.org.