Our Residency Programs

Personal interviews are by invitation only and are based on the information in your ERAS application, including:

• Academic performance
• USMLE or Comlex scores*
• Letters of recommendation
• Other accomplishments

*For those with pending results, interviews will be granted at the program’s discretion.

Interviews will be conducted on selected dates during the interview season. Invitations for interviews are extended through the ERAS system.

Nondiscrimination Policy
We are committed to equal opportunity for all students who apply to our residency programs, and to nondiscrimination in the recruitment, appointment and retention of residents. Georgia South and Colquitt Regional Medical Center do not discriminate with regard to race, gender, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation (including gender identity) or status as a protected veteran.

We have a strong commitment and responsibility to provide diverse and inclusive medical education that is representative of our growing patient population to help address health disparities, and medical bias and support our organizational mission.

All match appointments are made through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Applicants must register through the NRMP website in addition to submitting their application through ERAS.

Residents must be fully credentialed by Colquitt Regional/Georgia South before the commencement of their residency program and before reappointment. As such, programs and residents must comply with appointment and credentialing requirements as outlined in this policy.

Programs and residents must also comply with the credentialing requirements of other participating training sites. Residents may not begin training at those sites until all credentialing documentation required by each site has been received.

Requirements

• Resident applicants must meet or provide the following requirements to be considered for an interview:
  U.S. citizenship or permanent resident of the U.S. We do not sponsor or accept any Visas.
• Graduation date from medical school preferred within the past five years.
• Current, substantial and credible hands-on U.S. clinical experience. Observerships do not apply.
• ECFMG Certificate, if applicable, before employment. Well-qualified international medical school graduates who are certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) may be considered for admission into Georgia South’s residency programs.
• Appointment to a Georgia South training program is conditional and contingent upon the successful completion of the appointment and credentialing process, which includes:
  • Satisfactory completion of the criminal background check process.
  • Satisfactory completion of drug/tobacco screens (negative screens).
  • Verification of satisfactory prior training (if applicable).
  • Eligibility for employment in the United States and in the State of Georgia.
  • Eligibility for licensure with the Georgia Composite Medical Board.
  • Compliance with all federal standards required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or other federal and state regulatory agencies. Applicants designated by CMS as “excluded providers” will not be eligible for a residency.