AdventHealth Redmond Program

Transitional Year Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

AdventHealth Redmond Program

AdventHealth Redmond Program is a residency program specializing in Transitional Year, located in Rome, Georgia, directed by Billy G. Chacko, MBBS, FACP, MRCP, MS and coordinated by Susan Alexander. The program accepts applications through November 15, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or 706-802-3063. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

AdventHealth Redmond's Transitional Year is a customizable, community-based launching pad built on the infrastructure of the hospital's larger Internal Medicine residency, sited in a 230-bed tertiary referral center in Rome, Georgia that draws patients from Northwest Georgia and Alabama and offers notable cardiac and stroke care volume. The program explicitly positions itself as preparation for entry into a wide range of specialties (anesthesiology, dermatology, neurology, radiology, radiation oncology, PM&R, ophthalmology, occupational medicine) rather than a stand-alone clinical year, with individualized elective scheduling rather than a fixed curriculum. Faith-based mission ("extend the healing ministry of Christ"), affiliations with Medical College of Georgia and PCOM, and rotation sites including a faith-based free clinic and a large independent multispecialty group (Harbin Clinic) reflect a community-service, whole-person-care orientation rather than a research-intensive identity. The program values residents who arrive with a clear next-step specialty plan and want a flexible, low-friction foundational year in a smaller academic-community setting rather than a competitive quaternary center.

Who it fits

An applicant who has already secured or is targeting a categorical PGY-2 position in a specialty like anesthesiology, radiology, dermatology, PM&R, neurology, or radiation oncology and wants an individualized, low-intensity preliminary/transitional year with broad elective flexibility rather than a research-heavy or highly structured intern experience.

Research intensity

Low - Research participation is available through faculty-mentored projects but is not emphasized as central; the program frames itself around clinical foundation-building rather than scholarly output.

Career orientation

Fellowship - The program is explicitly structured as a bridge year into advanced specialty residencies (anesthesiology, radiology, dermatology, PM&R, radiation oncology, neurology, ophthalmology) rather than an endpoint career track itself.

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