Georgian Academy of Internal Medicine

The Georgian Academy of Internal Medicine (GAIM) is an organization set up to support residents, physicians and colleagues across internal medicine and all of its subspecialties in Georgia. Our aim is to strengthen the medical community by sharing evidence-based academic material and knowledge, and by discussing clinical cases and new findings regularly — and to strengthen communication between specialists working in Georgia and outside its borders.

Supporting residents is one of GAIM's main goals. We know that residents are an irreplaceable and vital part of the country's health system: they put enormous effort into learning and working, and often do so in difficult conditions. GAIM's mission is to add to that effort — by creating a space that encourages professional growth, academic development and collaboration with colleagues.

Projects such as the Morning Report — an interactive conference in the American morning-report tradition — along with assessment and support for residents who excel, all serve the same purpose: to make the residency years a steadier and more rewarding experience, and to raise the quality of a resident's education and life.

We firmly believe that every physician, resident and colleague across medicine deserves decent working conditions, recognition and a collegial professional environment in which they can realise their full potential and improve people's quality of life.

We recognise that creating such an environment calls for deep, systemic change; what GAIM can do is strengthen the medical community as far as it is able.

GAIM's aim is to be a trusted academic partner — offering resources and opportunities that encourage the motivation to learn, innovative approaches and residents' professional development. We are ready to work with professionals inside the country and beyond, so that together we build a medical culture in Georgia founded on education and on support for growth.

• Creating and sharing evidence-based material
• Regular academic meetings: Morning Reports and clinicopathological conferences
• Writing and translating clinical algorithms
• A self-assessment platform and support for continuous development
• A merit-based scholarship programme
• A mentor network in Georgia and internationally
• Support for professional development and a culture of equal treatment

Our work is guided by five principles.

1. 1Evidence-based approach
2. 2Academic integrity
3. 3Quality
4. 4Merit-based recognition
5. 5Transparency and organizational independence

GAIM was founded on 11 August 2025 by its founding board.

Today GAIM has more than 450 members — physicians, residents and medical students.

The founding board →

GAIM is run by a seven-member board. Each board member leads one working team: academic, evaluation and quality, communications, legal, and operations.

We work as a core with a wider circle: a small core carries the day-to-day work, while the wider circle is the members who join individual projects.

The board →

For questions, suggestions or collaboration, write to us at info@gaimteam.org.