​8 Complete Floyd Family Medicine Residency Program​

ROME, Ga., June 25, 2022 – Eight physicians have graduated from the Floyd Family Medicine Residency Program, and four of those will remain in the community to provide care.

The eight graduates are Dr. Benjamin Steven Bell, Dr. Romy Jayendra Bhagat, Dr. Trever Ray Biles, Dr. Ashley Dawn Corey, Dr. Diego Fernando Herrera, Dr. Logan Caleb Minshew, Dr. Ra'Shead Shakaer Pompey, and Dr. Jordan Moss Simpson. Dr. Herrera and Dr. Minshew served as chief residents.

Two graduating physicians are joining Floyd Primary Care Cartersville:

• Dr. Bhagat, who earned a Doctor of Medicine from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica
  
• Dr. Corey, who earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Two graduates are joining InCompass Health in Rome to provide care as hospitalists at Floyd Medical Center:

• Dr. Minshew, who earned a Doctor of Medicine from the American University of Integrative Sciences School of Medicine in Bridgetown, Barbados
• Dr. Simpson, who earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia

“Our program provides physicians with robust training in all areas of family medicine and gives them the opportunity to practice in multiple locations across our healthcare system. It's exciting to have these graduating physicians choose to stay with our organization and in the community," said Dr. Kelly Culbertson, Program Director/Designated Institutional Official of Floyd Family Medicine Residency.

Other graduates of the program include:

• Dr. Bell who earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia. He will complete a Rural Critical Care Fellowship with Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana.
  
• Dr. Biles who earned a Doctor of Medicine from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. He will be in private practice in Griffin, Georgia.
• Dr. Herrera who earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He will complete a Sports Medicine Fellowship with Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
• Dr. Pompey who earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia. He will join Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington, Georgia.

About Floyd Family Medicine Residency Program

The Floyd Family Medicine Residency Program trains physicians in the specialty of family medicine. The program, established in 1976, provides three years of academic and clinical post-doctoral education to medical school graduates and offers hands-on experience to residents in preparation for full-time medical careers.

​About Atrium Health Floyd
Since 1942, Floyd, now Atrium Health Floyd, has worked to provide affordable, accessible care in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Today, Atrium Health Floyd is a leading medical provider and economic force. As part of the largest, integrated, nonprofit health system in the Southeast, it is also able to tap into some of the nation's leading medical experts and specialists with Atrium Health, allowing it to provide the best care close to home – including advanced innovations in virtual medicine and care. At the hub of these services is Floyd Medical Center, a 304-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center. Atrium Health Floyd employs more than 3,400 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at three hospitals: Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia; Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia, as well as Floyd Behavioral Health Center, a freestanding 53-bed behavioral health facility, also in Rome; and a primary care and urgent care network with locations throughout the service area of northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama.