ROME, Ga., June 28, 2025 – Eight physicians have graduated from the Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency program.

​The Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Family Medicine Residency program opened in 1976 and is one of the oldest family medicine residency programs in Georgia. The program offers hands-on experience to residents in preparation for full-time medical careers.

“It is another great year of celebration for our program as we graduate eight family physicians,” said Dr. Kelly Culbertson, program director and designated institutional official. “They have all accomplished great things, and we look forward to the impact they will have in their communities.”

Six of the graduates will remain in Georgia, with one of those returning to practice with Atrium Health Floyd. The others will be serving in Tennessee and Oregon.

“Family medicine is the cornerstone of a healthy society — providing comprehensive, continuous and compassionate care across all stages of life,” Culbertson said.

“The training we provide is not just about clinical excellence; it’s about preparing physicians to lead in prevention, build trust in communities and deliver care where it’s needed most,” Culbertson added. “Family medicine training is a worthwhile investment into a better future for health care, and since physicians are trained locally, they often become rooted in our communities, understand the unique health needs of our region, and are more likely to remain and make a lasting impact.”

 This year’s graduates include the following:

 Sierra Armbrust, DO, a chief resident, will be seeing patients in the Chattanooga area. Armbrust received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee, Georgia.

Jacob Collier, MD, a chief resident, will be staying in the area and providing care at Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Family Medicine & Pediatrics Polk in Cedartown. Collier received a Doctor of Medicine from Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia.

Meg Dotson, MD, is moving to Oregon, where she will be a primary care physician. Dotson received a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas.

Jordan Grizzle, MD, will return to his home in Blairsville, Georgia, where he will be working in an outpatient clinic. Grizzle received a Doctor of Medicine from Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados.

Sophia Kirchhoff, DO, will be providing outpatient primary care in Polk County. She received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, Alabama.

Gracie Murray, DO, will be treating patients at an outpatient medicine clinic in Ringgold, Georgia. She received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, Alabama.

Taylor Murray, DO, will provide care at an outpatient family medicine location in Chatsworth, Georgia. He received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, Alabama.

Caleb Swindell, MD, will be a primary care physician in Chatsworth, Georgia. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia.

About Atrium Health Floyd
The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd strategically combined with Harbin Clinic in 2024 and employs more than 5,200 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at four facilities: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 361-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; and Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health, also in Rome. Together, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic provide primary care, specialty care and urgent care throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd also operates a stand-alone emergency department in Chattooga County, the first such facility to be built from the ground-up in Georgia.

About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Advocate Health is nationally recognized for its expertise in heart and vascular, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs more than 160,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to redefining care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.