Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
The Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Family Medicine residency in Smyrna, GA is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
Wellstar Kennestone Family Medicine Residency (Smyrna/Marietta area, GA) states a 100% board passage rate and a family-oriented culture. Residents run their own inpatient family medicine service (residents from each year plus a supervising family physician); inpatient call starts in PGY2 and OB call for the family medicine OB service runs through all three years. Academic half days are Wednesdays 1-5 PM. A licensed clinical health psychologist works with residents across all years, research is supported by a research director with monthly Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) meetings, and graduates have entered palliative and sports medicine fellowships, hospitalist roles and teaching positions.
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Own inpatient family medicine service staffed by residents of all years; ask about census, procedures and how PGY2/PGY3 24-hour and 12-hour shifts are scheduled
- OB call for the family medicine OB service in every year; ask about delivery volume and supervision, and emphasise full-spectrum care of pregnant, pediatric and geriatric patients
- Research and COPC longitudinal curriculum: PGY2 group preventive health project, PGY3 individual project presented at year end, focus on social determinants; bring a population-health project idea
- Longitudinal behavioral medicine with a clinical health psychologist and an optional behavioral medicine elective
- Graduates have gone into palliative and sports medicine fellowships and hospitalist roles within Wellstar; ask about current fellowship matches
- Protected Wednesday afternoon academic half days with board review and a monthly wellness Wednesday on fifth Wednesdays
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Viktoria Nurpeisov, MD
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.
About Family Medicine residency training
Family Medicine residency training typically lasts 3 years.
Training covers care across ages, including obstetrics, pediatrics and outpatient continuity of care.
General information about the specialty, not a statement about this program. Confirm details with the program.
How to apply to this residency
- Register with ERAS, the application service of the AAMC, and with the NRMP Main Residency Match.
- Apply to this program through ERAS during the application season, with the documents it asks for.
- If you interview here, rank the program on your NRMP rank order list by the deadline; Match results are released in March.
Deadlines, required documents, interview policy and visa sponsorship differ between programs and years. The program’s own website is the authority.
Prepare your application
- The NRMP Residency Match, explained
- Residency interview preparation: a four-week plan and question bank
- Residency interview strategies for USMLE candidates
- How to create a resume or CV for residency
- The Dean's letter (MSPE): what it is and how to get it from your medical school
- After the interview: highlight your strengths and send thank-you letters
- NRMP ranking algorithm & rank-list strategy
- Save money on USMLE and interview travel
- Study books by exam
- International medical graduates: ECFMG and visas
Questions to ask this program
Strong applicants use the interview to learn how a program trains its residents. Questions worth asking:
- How much autonomy do residents have at each training level, and how is supervision handled?
- Where do graduates go next: practice, fellowship or academic positions? Ask for recent examples.
- What are the call and night-float schedules, and how many hours do residents typically work?
- How are residents supported in preparing for board exams, and what is the program’s recent pass rate?
- What research, quality improvement or teaching opportunities are protected with time?
- What benefits, parental leave and wellness support does the program provide?
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Family Medicine residency?
This directory lists the program in the NRMP Main Residency Match. Use the program and application links on this page for the current instructions, deadlines and required documents.
How long is the Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Family Medicine residency?
The program length recorded for this entry is 3 years (PGY1-PGY3). Confirm it with the program.
How many positions does the Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Family Medicine residency offer?
The number of positions is not recorded here. Ask the program or check the match service’s program listing for the current cycle.
What does the Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Family Medicine residency pay?
Salaries have not been verified for this program. Many institutions publish a resident and fellow salary schedule on their graduate medical education office page.