Augusta University Family Medicine

10/30/2025

Maternity care is often disconnected from primary care, making it difficult for women to receive continuous care. This gap in care is concerning, especially for those who develop gestational diabetes mellitus, which can have long-term effects on the health of women.

Our team visited Wellstar Douglas, where we are collaborating across the state to understand why gaps in care happen and how we can improve the care for women with GDM and their children.

10/21/2025

If your “cold” has fever, chills and a body ache, it might be pneumonia. Brandon Bentley, MD, explains that most people will recover from pneumonia on their own, but a trip to the physician is imperative for older adults with underlying respiratory problems.
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As for the pneumonia vaccine, the current recommendation is for all adults 65 and older and adults aged 19 to 64 with certain underlying medical conditions to get the Prevnar 20 shot.

10/17/2025

Our wonderful staff wearing pink for "Pink Out" to show support and raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🩷

10/15/2025

“In family medicine, we prepare our residents to take care of all conditions that a patient might show up with at the office.”

The work being done by the Department of Family and Community Medicine doesn't just impact the CSRA, we are striving to advance the health of Georgian's every day. Our rural health fellowship is one of the many ways we are making a difference.

Read the full story here 🔗

“Residents and fellows are key to attracting and retaining more doctors in Georgia," says David C. Hess, MD.

10/14/2025

Congrats to Drs. Amersi, Mulaffer, Hernandez, Sandhu, & Ku for winning the pumpkin carving contest 🎃🤮!

10/06/2025

Our sports medicine fellow, Dr. Evan Miller, helped out at the PaceLine Medical tent this weekend! PaceDay is a community event where walkers, riders, and runners come together and support the innovative and live saving research happening at Georgia Cancer Center

09/24/2025

It has been just over one year since Hurricane Helene devastated the CSRA, and the mental impacts of Helene can linger even when things return to “normal”. Dr. Jessica Britt-Thomas talks about Helene and how it continues to impact mental health in our community. If your mental health impacts your day-to-day life, it might be helpful to reach out, either to a friend or a healthcare professional.

Hurricane Helene's impact on mental health

09/23/2025

Original research from Dr. Dean Seehusen in Annals of Family Medicine exploring the relationship between educational debt and burnout among early career family physicians, finding those with higher educational debt worked more hours. High levels of debt may increase the risk of burn out, impacting individual family physicians and the specialty as a whole.

PURPOSE Educational debt among physicians is growing and contributes to burnout symptoms. Work hours have been associated with burnout symptoms among medical learners and early-career physicians. It is not known if medical debt is directly associated with increasing work hours among early-career fam...

09/22/2025

Some of our outstanding Medical College of Georgia students presented their work at the Georgia Rural Health Association Annual Meeting! Dr. Ashley Saucier is pictured with student doctor Sarah Fiedor and her poster, “Quality Improvement Project to Improve Colon Cancer Screening Rates Using Cologuard in Rural Areas.” Her study explored why colorectal cancer screening rates are lower in rural areas and found that location itself can be a significant barrier in the counties studied.

09/17/2025

RSV can look and feel like a common cold, but in certain age groups, it can be much more serious. Dr. Brandon Bentley discusses RSV, those at risk, and who should be vaccinated on The Mix WRDW

Wellness Wednesday: The truth about RSV

09/10/2025

Check out Dr. Brandon Bentley and student doctor Michael McGrath on The Mix WRDW discussing the importance of finding the right doctor: https://www.wrdw.com/video/2025/09/10/wellness-wednesday-finding-right-doctor/

09/10/2025

Stress impacts both mental and physical health, and research shows it specifically affects the health of Black women. Want to learn more about how stress may be affecting you? Join our researchers at Diamond Lakes Library on Monday, September 22, from 1–5 PM.