Are there big bugs in Atlanta, Ga?

I am thinking about attending medical school in Georgia or Tennessee, but I have a very very bad phobia of insects (I experience: rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and become light headed). I tried to get help, but it hasn't and probably will not work in the future. The palmetto roach things would just be too much. No insects are okay except smallish to medium sized spiders I can handle killing. Is there a way to never encounter the odder selection of insects and live in Georgia.