The program began accepting residents in 1995, with the intent to fill with four residents at each of three years of training. Some pediatricians in rural areas serve as teaching faculty by precepting residents on office rotations. While a resident s practice choice cannot be dictated, it is a primary goal of the program to train general pediatricians who will meet the need for pediatricians in our state. Click here to visit The Department of Pediatrics at the Mercer University School of Medicine. The Transitional Year Residency Program was designed to provide a broad experience in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics.
Numerous electives are also available in almost all subspecialities.
The program offers an optimal balance of supervised educational activities and didactic experiences. Each clinical rotation is structured to maximize the educational interaction with attending physicians and specialty residents.