Justin T. Ertle, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Dr. Justin Ertle had the opportunity to join the Internal Medicine Residency program as an Associate Program Director in 2019. He is passionate about ensuring both that patients receive high-quality care and that trainees receive high-quality education.
Originally from Oregon, he attended the University of Oregon, completing a degree
in Molecular and Cellular Biology with a minor in Biochemistry. He earned his medical
degree at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He completed his first two
years of Internal Medicine residency at George Washington University, receiving the
“Intern of the Year” honor. For his final year of residency, he transferred to Mercer
University in Macon, Georgia to join his wife.
He began his career in academic medicine by joining the Mercer University Internal
Medicine faculty after residency. There he served as attending for the resident clinic
and inpatient teaching services, as well as in the university student health center.
He had the opportunity to join the excellent Internal Medicine faculty at Augusta
University in 2019. He serves as an outpatient clinician, including as a supervising
attending for trainees in the resident clinic. He also teaches medical students in
their pre-clinical Patient-Centered Learning longitudinal course, and is the Internal
Medicine Liaison to the MCG 3+ Peach State Scholars program.
He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, and has completed IHI Certification in
Quality Improvement, the Teaching Scholars Fellowship at Augusta University, and is
a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
He enjoys spending time outdoors with his family at the beach, the mountains, and
everywhere in between.
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