<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0teEi0_0yrGH4I200" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0teEi0_0yrGH4I200" width="1200" height="600" >LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - South Central Regional Medical Center is taking one step further in improving the healthcare system by adding a teaching institution to the hospital.Hospital and county leaders cut a ribbon today to introduce the new and first Internal Medicine Residency Program.For a year and a half, this plan has been in the works, to bring the first program to the center.The hospital was approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education at the end of January.“It’s always great starting your residency program. As we all know, Mississippi is a place where we really need to work on rural healthcare,” said Dr. Sam Dabit, associate program director. “A lot of places are very underserved, not just in our state, but regionally. So, it’s going to be great bringing in physicians from all over — students, residents and teaching them and hopefully have them stay here and provide for the local population."Beginning in July, 10 residents will be brought in for the three-year program which includes hands-on experience in the hospital and clinical.“They are required to have a panel of patients that we will work on,” said Kathy Greer, director of Graduate Medical Education. “They’ll get many the first year and it will increase for their second year and their third year.”Narrowing down the huge list of applicants to 10 will be a process as they’re expecting that number to grow daily. Requirements are based on a number of things. “We will do our filters. we will look at grades, previous work experience, clinical experience, research — all the little factors that will help determine whether they fit in our program,” said Greer.With new residents also comes new economic development for the City of Laurel over the next several years.“...Not only with us creating these brand new jobs, but where they live, where they shop, the local tax revenue that’s generated, but ultimately this is designed to enhance the patient experience,” said Greg Gibbes, President and CEO of South Central Regional Medical Center.This is the ninth internal medicine program in the state. The next goal is to open a Family Medicine Program.Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.</div></body>

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LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - South Central Regional Medical Center is taking one step further in improving the healthcare system by adding a teaching institution to the hospital. Hospital and county leaders cut a ribbon today to introduce the new and first Internal Medicine Residency Program. For a year and a...

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LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - South Central Regional Medical Center is taking one step further in improving the healthcare system by adding a teaching institution

SCRMC cuts ribbon for new residency program

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