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Welcome to the White River Health (WRH) Internal Medicine (IM) Residency Program. We are an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited program taking ten (10) residents per year. The WRH IM Residency Program is located at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas 90 miles north of Little Rock, Arkansas and 120 miles west of Memphis, Tennessee.
Our program is a traditional three-year Categorical Internal Medicine Residency Training. Our WRH community-based residency program partners with the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Residents have the unique opportunity to train in a vibrant, relational community and hospital with the advantages of training with a recognized academic medical center.
| Title | Time | Days | Description | Supervision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Report | 8:00 am | Monday-Friday (exception Thursday) | PD, APD or at least one core faculty | |
| Core Lecture | 12 Noon to 1:00 pm | Monthly | ||
| Grand Rounds | 12 Noon to 1:00 pm | Thursday | ||
| Tumor Board | Tuesday | |||
| Mortality and Morbidity | Monthly | |||
| Research Lecture | Introductory lecture at beginning of year, then quarterly sessions. | |||
| Journal Club | 12 Noon to 1:00 pm | Monthly | Attending | |
| Introductory Lecture Series | 12 Noon to 1:00 pm | First five weeks | ||
| Geriatrics, Ethics, and Palliative Care | Four weeks | Board Certified Geriatricians | ||
| Quality Improvement | Monthly | |||
| Board Review | 12 Noon to 1:00 pm | Thursday | At least one Attending |
We are looking for enthusiastic, hard working physicians with a passion for serving a rural community.
Submit an application through the Electronic Residency Application Service®. The link is provided below for your convenience.
Eligibility Qualifications for the White River Health ACGME Accredited Internal Medicine Residency Program
Our program sponsors only ECFMG J1 visas. A minimum USMLE Step 2 score of 230 is required.
Designated Institutional Official
Internal Medicine Program Director
Internal Medicine Program Coordinator, 2025 APDIM Program Administrator Rising Star Award Recipient
WRH Internal Medicine Residency Program provides residents with quality education through access to a professional learning environment in an engaging community. WRH offers a high quality, innovative, and unique Graduate Medical Education experience. Residents at WRH, mentored by an outstanding faculty, develop the skills to provide excellent medical care to patients from diverse backgrounds.
We wish our residents the best in their professional careers. Our graduates and their last known professional career locations are listed below.
Keren George
Anupriya Gupta
Aakash Hans
Vallerie Jain
Michael Johnson
Henna Khan
Joseph Markey
Sanket Nayyar
Duska Riaz
Tyler Barker, MD
Hospitalist, St. Bernard's Healthcare, Jonesboro, AR
Deanna Cochran, MD
Geriatric Fellowship University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
Neelima Gonugunta, MD
Hospitalist & Outpatient Internist, White River Health Batesville, AR
Nathanael Hall, MD
Hospitalist, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX
Silpa Kumar, MD
Geriatric Fellowship Duke University Durham, NC
Jackson Musuuza, MD
Assistant Professor/Hospitalist University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
Dheeraj Posa, MD
Hospitalist, Louisiana State University Health Sciences, Shreveport, LA
Sagarika Ranga, DO
Internal Medicine Physician, Optum, New Port Richey, FL
Joey Sanders, MD
Hospitalist, St. Bernard’s Healthcare Jonesboro, AR
John Clark Shell, MD
Infectious Disease Fellowship University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
Stephen Deji Adedokun, MD
Cardiology Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Soubhi Alhayek, MD
Infectious Disease Fellowship, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA
Omar Alkhatib, MD
Nocturnist, Southeast Health, Dothan, AL
Jero Bean, MD
Hospitalist, St. Francis Health System, Cape Girardeau, MO
Steffie-Ann Dujon, MD
Outpatient Medicine, Norman Regional Health System, Norman, OK
Raman Kutty, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Sean Salonga, MD
United States Army Physician
Kemuel Telemaque, MD
Hospitalist, BJC Medical Group Memorial, Belleville, IL
Sara Whyte, MD
Hospitalist/Nocturnist, Samaritan Albany General Hospital, Albany, OR
Salem Al Rabadi, MD
Hospitalist, Abrazo West Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Surya Boopathy, MD
Sleep Medicine Fellowship, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Christiana Jeukeng-Wang, MD
Hospitalist Mobile Infirmary, Mobile, AL
Mitchell Keel, MD
Hospitalist/Outpatient Care Provider, GME Faculty, White River Health, Batesville, Arkansas
Isaac Dodd, MD
Hospitalist, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Khalid Sawalha, MD
Cardio-Metabolic Fellowship, Kansas City, MO
Parth Shah, MD
Barnes Jewish Alton Memorial Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Philip Sobash, MD
Hematology and Oncology Fellowship, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Edwin Suarez, MD
Hospitalist/ GME Faculty, White River Health, Batesville, Arkansas
Shiyu Wang, MD
Rheumatology Fellowship, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
Michael Andryka, MD
Hospitalist/GME Faculty, White River Health, Batesville, Arkansas
Ankitha Antony, MD
Faculty/Primary Care Physician, University of Connecticut Internal Medicine Residency, Farmington, Connecticut
Sai Desikan, MD
Leukemia Fellowship, MD Anderson, Houston, Texas
Ebonee Dikas, MD
Palliative Care Fellowship, UAMS, Little Rock, Arkansas
Igor Dykan, MD
Nocturnist, Reid Health System, Richmond, Indiana
Shoaib Khan, MD
Nocturnist, GME Faculty, White River Health, Batesville, Arkansas
Eddie Liu, MD
Internal Medicine Primary Care, Tennova Healthcare System, Cleveland, Tennessee
Wyatt Lydolph, MD
Hospitalist/GME Faculty, White River Health, Batesville, Arkansas
Krishna Vedala, MD
Internal Medicine Primary Care, Norman Regional Health System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Shifang David Wang, MD
Hospitalist, Mobile Infirmary, Mobile, AL
Writing informative healthcare articles for area residents is a very fruitful and rewarding aspect of the White River Health Internal Medicine Residency program. One of the key components of our residency curriculum is community outreach. We believe in prioritizing resident physicians developing competent clinical skills, and in helping them understand the importance of talking to their patients and reaching out to their community. A significant issue in our society today is the rise in a mistrust of science. While the reasoning is multifactorial, a lack of evident outreach from the medical community may contribute to the uncertainty between providers and patients. Our hope with this project is to play our part in alleviating the spread of misinformation and allow our residents to earn the trust of our community.
All of our residents are accepting patients at White River Health Internal Medicine.
| PGY Level | Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Program Year 1 (PGY-1) | $ 54,000.00 |
| Program Year 1 (PGY-1) Educational Stipend | $ 800 |
| Program Year 2 (PGY-2) | $ 55,000.00 |
| Program Year 2 (PGY-2) Educational Stipend | $ 800 |
| Program Year 3 (PGY-3) | $ 57,000.00 |
| Program Year 3 (PGY-3) Educational Stipend | $ 800 |
