Mid-sized southern city that is family friendly with a lot of history and character.
Little traffic congestion
Amenities of larger city life, without the exorbitant cost of living.
Macon is a very quiet town. Not much to do outside of work.
Great city - full of southern hospitality; old city charm with modern benefits; music scene, night life, culture.
Small town atmosphere and lower cost of living with very friendly people.
Small southern city, close to Atlanta
At first I tolerated it but now my family and I really like it here. We have made good friends, have a very nice place to live (at VERY fair real estate prices, and enjoy what the city has to offer. Not much traffic, but plenty to do.
Quiet, family oriented town with lots of outdoor activities.
Minimal distractions for me
Small town feel with access to larger areas. Multicultural vs. Kansas
Centrally located, warm in the summer, typical Georgia weather, and perfect in the fall.
Small town feel, love the outdoor events like 2nd Saturday (outdoor concert in one of the downtown parks).
Growing city that still has some old world charm
Diverse city with a small town feel.
All of the amenities of a big city in a small town.
What are the advantages to training in a smaller city like Macon?
Wide variety of pathology and surgical cases, no competition from fellows and medical school is in close proximity to AHN.
Less traffic allows a 20 minute commute time
No traffic, close to everything (Atlanta, gulf coast and east coast beaches)
Broad base of cases due to diverse population; very nice housing at affordable pricing.
You are able to know the attending on a personal level.
Affordable housing and more continuity of care
Much more friendly staff, able to live close to hospital
Everyone seems to know each other.
Affordable housing
No appreciable traffic. Lower cost of living. Short commute time.
No fellowships and increased autonomy
Close enough to Atlanta without the traffic
No traffic, can buy a house, family friendly, southern town
Good cheap housing, no commutes longer than 10-15 minutes, warm year round, lots of nearby lakes and streams
No traffic, cheap cost of living, community comparable to any city in the state, close to the coast
Small residency program, really get to know residents and attendings. Still get good trauma without the constant trauma influx one sees in larger cities.
Macon is large enough to support a rigorous surgical training experience without all the inconvenience of large cities such as traffic and congestion
Early A.M. rounds, team rounds, OR time, attending rounds and consults
Operating, clinical, research and education. Show up early round operate all day see consults home.
Key-approachable staff and teaching
Two days of OR, two days of clinic and one day of endoscopy
From the perspective of a third year resident, begin rounding at 5:45 A.M., morning conference or straight to the OR, check out to night float residents at 6 P.M.
Start rounds around 6 A.M. (depending on rotation); OR starts @ 7:30; operate until 3:00-4:00 P.M. and see a few consults
Rounds, OR most of the day, round with attending between cases, see consults
A.M. Pre-rounds, then Resident Rounds with upper-level to make work list for the day, followed by OR-depending on case schedules. Attending rounds in late morning/early afternoon. Check out to night float around 6:00 P.M.
See patients, complete patient progress notes, divide operative cases, round with attending between cases, attend didactic conferences
Typically busy, filled with consults, clinic, and operating
Rounding, conferences and alternating floor responsibilities with operating and clinic duties
Typical days begin with rounds in the morning followed by OR cases and clinics. Various conferences are scheduled throughout the week. In the afternoons, residents not in the OR see new consults and organize patient care.
What sets AHN apart from other general surgery programs?
No fellowship competition, close knit group of working colleagues, a lot of hospital support for the residency
Non-threatening, complete opposite of malignant; collegial atmosphere amongst residents and attendings. Our attendings are concerned and compassionate people.
Possibilities for research and operating. Abide by ACGME rules so no worries about accreditation.
Outstanding training in a supportive environment
Congenial residents that blend well I can't think of any personal conflicts that are/have been an issue.
There are no fellows.
Many things for me As I said, it's a really good mix of academic and community-based programs. I am very interested in research and that's acceptable. Residents are not carbon-copies, but many of us have a lot in common.
Early operative experience close group of residents
Early operative experience great group of residents community program excellent academic program
The residents are great. Everyone works together.
Large hospital with many private and faculty attendings leads to a vast and varied quality of cases. The hospital and administration are very supportive of surgery residents.
Resident cooperation; open lines of communication between residents and attendings; demonstrated history of attaining desired fellowships and post-graduate success.
Good people, see private practice side of surgery as well as staff surgery (hospital based side)
Mixed community and academic surgical practice, proximity to family, great training with the opportunity to get a great fellowship and the people in the program
Heavy amount of pediatric cases and penetrating trauma
Great mix of general surgery cases and the people are not only great colleagues, but great friends.
Close knit group of residents
The Mercer program at AHN offers a strong sense of camaraderie and fellowship not just among the residents but including the faculty as well, The program is very family friendly, and offers a very pleasant work environment.
