Message from Chief Residents
Sylvia Dang-Crane, MD
- CHIEF RESIDENT
Mitchell Nichols, DO
- CHIEF RESIDENT
Arika Shaikh, MD
- CHIEF RESIDENT
From our Chief Residents
Dear Prospective Resident:
We are excited that you are considering our wonderful program! As this year鈥檚 Chief
Residents, we would like to introduce you to the Medical College of Georgia鈥檚 (MCG)
Family and Community Medicine Residency. Since 1973, we have been home to passionate,
well-rounded, and highly skilled family physicians. Our alumni practice all over the
country, but the majority of graduates end up staying right here in Georgia and the
Southeastern United States.
We value community service, collaboration, resident education and wellness, quality
improvement, and research, among others. In addition to offering high-quality allopathic
training, as a dually accredited program, we provide robust osteopathic medicine training
with a thriving OMT clinic. Additionally, we receive a broad and comprehensive clinical
training at a top academic center with a curriculum including integrated Point of
Care Ultrasound (POCUS), collaborative behavioral health, practice management, in-office
procedures, sports medicine, and integrative medicine. Our program is also home to
sports medicine, ultrasound, and rural health fellowships!
With all that to offer, the program can individualize your experience based on career
goals and interests, in addition to providing a strong foundation with the essential
skills and tools necessary to begin a successful and rewarding career. What we love
most about our residency, however, is the positive and collaborative environment we
have with our peers and faculty that creates a fun learning environment. We could
go on all day about how much we love our program! If you'd like to learn more, please
reach out to us or our leadership, and we would love to get in touch!
Your chiefs,
Sylvia, Mitch, and Arika