Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph’s/Candler will add 103 medical residency positions over the next five years after Georgia lawmakers approved $20 million in the amended state budget to expand physician training programs in coastal Georgia, NBC affiliate WSAV 3 reported March 10.
The largest share of the funding —$16.7 million —will go to St. Joseph’s/Candler to develop residency programs in internal medicine, family medicine, cardiology and general surgery.
The first residency class in internal medicine is expected to begin July 1, 2027. The expanded programs are projected to graduate about 40 residents each year, helping address physician shortages across coastal Georgia. The residency expansion is being developed in partnership with Augusta (Ga.) University and its medical school, which will provide academic oversight and support for the training programs.
Hospital leaders said residents will also train at new outpatient clinics planned for the historic Georgia Infirmary in Savannah, where about 35 physicians are expected to work daily and see roughly 320 patients.
