HCA Healthcare-Mercer University School of Medicine-Memorial Health University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, HCA Healthcare/Mercer University-affiliated pediatrics residency at Memorial Health's Willett Children's Hospital in Savannah, combining a Level 1 trauma center, dedicated pediatric ED, NICU, and PICU with a longitudinal continuity clinic and community pediatrics rotations at a Federally Qualified Health Center. The curriculum emphasizes broad clinical exposure across general pediatrics, subspecialty electives, and critical care, with an individualized curriculum track in PGY3 that flexes toward a resident's specific career trajectory (e.g., additional PHM, ambulatory, or subspecialty time). Scholarly activity is supported through HCA's national research infrastructure (data from 30+ million annual patient encounters, dedicated research coordinators, the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine) but is structured to meet ACGME expectations rather than positioned as an academic research mission. The program's explicit focus on community pediatrics, vulnerable populations, and advocacy, paired with its trauma/critical-care exposure, suggests it values residents oriented toward direct clinical service to underserved children and flexible career paths spanning general and subspecialty pediatrics.