About Us

Kirby O. Smith, DO

Family Medicine Program Director

Dr. Kirby Smith is the Program Director for the Georgia South Family Medicine Residency Program in Moultrie, Georgia. In 1995, he started in Moultrie as a physician with primary care.  Five years later, he was inspired to start his own practice in hopes of leaving a legacy to others. As the residency director, his favorite experience is watching the residents develop into strong, confident doctors as they apply everything that they have learned throughout medical school and during their residency experience. Some strengths of our program are that we are a small rural, hometown community hospital. As an unopposed program, there is no competition on treating patients between other fellow residents. As a resident at Georgia South, you will work side-by-side with each attending. One of the most important parts that you will practice during our Family Medicine Residency Program will be building relationships with your patients, fellow residents, and faculty.

EDUCATION

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Southeastern University of Health Sciences/COM, Lakeland, FL
RESIDENCY
Sparrow Family Medicine Residency at Michigan State
BACHELORS
University of South Florida

CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified – American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians

Jessica Mitchum, DO

Family Medicine Faculty

Dr. Mitchum is a former resident of the Georgia South Family Medicine Residency Program and joined the residency’s core faculty after she graduated. She was a part of the inaugural residency class here at Georgia South, and is proud to continue practicing in the community where she was trained. Dr. Brumfield Mitchum is passionate about health equity and the elimination of health disparities. Her medical interests also include women’s health and rural medicine, which is rooted in her upbringing in a small Louisiana town with limited access to medical resources.

EDUCATION

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia Campus, Suwanee, GA
RESIDENCY
Georgia South Family Medicine Residency Program, Moultrie, GA
GRADUATE
Drexel University College of Medicine – Master of Science
UNDERGRADUATE
Xavier University of Louisiana – Bachelor of Science

CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certification – American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians

Kayla Batchelor, DO

Family Medicine Faculty

Dr. Batchelor is a former resident of the Georgia South Family Medicine Residency Program and joined the residency‘s core faculty after she graduated. She received her medical degree from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. With a particular interest in women’s health and in-office procedures, Dr. Batchelor enjoys the ever-changing nature of Family Medicine, which allows her to be a part of the unique events of her patients’ lives.

EDUCATION

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Alabama School of Osteopathic Medicine
RESIDENCY
Georgia South Family Medicine Residency Program, Moultrie, GA
UNDERGRADUATE
Belhaven University

CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certification – American Board of Family Medicine

Jermaine Robinson, DO

Family Medicine Faculty

Melissa Cardwell, DO

Family Medicine Faculty

Jared Cardwell, MD

Family Medicine Faculty

Nick Carden, PhD

Behavioral Medicine Faculty

Dr. Carden is a Georgia-licensed psychologist with over 30 years of clinical experience. He has been involved in teaching and coordinating Behavioral Medicine Services for Family Medicine Residency programs for over 25 years. He is married and has one son, who is a commercial airline pilot. Dr. Carden enjoys coaching and teaching baseball during his free time and is also involved in breeding and showing Arabian show horses.

EDUCATION

DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Ph.D. in Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING
Silber Psychological Services, Raleigh, North Carolina
Child and Adolescent Psychology
BACHELORS
B.S. in Psychology, Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia
M.S. in Psychology, Radford University, Radford, Virginia

CERTIFICATIONS

PhD Counseling Psychology Florida State University
Masters Clinical Psychology Radford University