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Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mountainview Hospital Is Part of the HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education Network Internal Medicine RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT MountainView Hospital Welcome to the AboutInternal HCA Medicine Healthcare Residency Program at MountainView Hospital The Internal Medicine Residency Program at MountainView Hospital is part of the HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education network. HCA Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider of quality, patient-centered care. We are also the leader in graduate medical education, all brought together by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. ACGME ID: 1403100498 Tracks & Positions Tracks NRMP # Available Positions Categorical 1884140C0 22 Salary PGY1 PGY2 PGY3 $55,543 $57,251 $59,686 Dear Applicant, Welcome and thank you for your interest in the HCA Healthcare Sunrise Health GME’s Internal Medicine program at MountainView Hospital. I am pleased and delighted to share our program details with you. We are an ACGME accredited categorical residency program, with 10 years continuing accreditation, located in the heart of Las Vegas. With 65 categorical residents, we are the largest GME program of the HCA Sunrise Health GME, a member of the HCA GME family. Our mission is to train the next generation of high quality internists to meet the ever-evolving demands of Internal Medicine. The larger focus of our training program is to create a balance between clinical training, fostering research and practicing evidence-based medicine. As Program Director, I diligently work to create a balance of these diverse yet inter-related content areas. Our clinical rotations are based at MountainView Hospital, a community-based hospital, providing healthcare to a diverse patient population in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are proud of our comprehensive didactics curriculum and research curriculum. Understanding that each of our residents has unique professional goals and perspectives, you will find our program offers an environment of collegiality and values cultural diversity. I am especially proud of our robust Wellness curriculum through which we strive to create a healthy work-life balance. Our Internal Medicine program sponsors the following fellowships: Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Diabetes. Please visit our website for more information and to view my video about our program. https://www.sunrisehealthgme.com/GME-Programs/Internal-Medicine/Program-Director- Welcome.aspx I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Warm Regards, Kartika Shetty, MD, FACP Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program Sunrise GME, MountainView Hospital Our faculty Kartika Shetty, MD Program Director Alex Akhondi, MD APD Birjees Ahmed, MD APD Andre Manov, MD APD Vipindas Chengat, MD Rosaly Diaz-Torruelles, MD Our faculty Hatim Gemil, MD Don Pepito, MD Pinak Shah, MD Current residents Erene Abdelmeseeh, MD Olivia Astor, MD Sameera Baig, MD St. George’s University American Universit Ross University PGY-1 of the Caribbean PGY-1 PGY-1 Elizabeth Benge, MD Mina Bhatnagar, MD R. Akhil Bogabathina, MD St. George’s University St. George’s University Narayana Medical College PGY-1 PGY-1 PGY-1 Alexander Castillo, MD Eric Chang, DO Benjamin Delgado, MD Ross University Touro University, Nevada Ross University PGY-1 PGY-1 PGY-1 Aushin Francis, MD Amanpreet Kaur, MD Katrina Lopez, DO St .George’s University American University AT Still University PGY-1 PGY-1 PGY-1 Zaid Naji, MD John Ong, DO Eujean Park, DO University of Queensland SOM Western University of Health Touro University Nevada PGY-1 PGY-1 PGY-1 Juan Quevedo Raygoza, MD Dipti Rai, MD Nazanin Sheikhan, MD Universidad Autonoma de American University of the American University of the Guadalajara Caribbean Caribbean PGY-1 PGY-1 PGY-1 Harrison Sun, DO Charmaine Tan, DO George Trad, MD Campbell University Kansas City University of St. George’s University SOM PGY-1 Medicine PGY-1 PGY-1 Erie Uy, MD Najwa Abdullah, MD Alex Chao, DO St. George’s University SOM Al-Baath University Touro University Nevada AboutPGY-1 HCA HealthcarePGY-2 PGY-2 Andrew Chen, MD Abdul Gheriani, MD Ebifade Imarayi, DO Ohio State University Al Arab Medical University New York College PGY-2 PGY-2 PGY-2 Shobhit Keswani, MD Kieran Kubac, MD Kunal Lal, MD Ross University St. George’s University American Univ of the Caribbean PGY-2 PGY-2 PGY-2 Kathryn Ledyard, MD Vy Mai, MD Chidimma Njubigbo, MD Univ of East/Ramon Magsaysay University of Mississippi American Univ of the Caribbean PGY-2 PGY-2 PGY-2 Marti Norman, MD Ikechukwu Ogbu, MD Darren Pang, MD George Washington University St. George’s University University of Queensland PGY-2 PGY-2 PGY-2 Alfred Paz, DO Amber Quave, MD Elnaz Saberi MD Rocky Vista University Albany Medical College American Univ of Antigua PGY-2 PGY-2 PGY-2 Meika Shah, MD Varun Sodhi, MD Amir Varedi, MD Univ of Med. & Health Sciences Punjab Institute of University of Utah PGY-2 Med Sciences PGY-2 PGY-2 Kelly Wang, DO Leo Yamaguchi, MD Sadik Acaralp, MD Touro University Nevada Creighton University Uppsala University PGY-2 PGY-2 PGY-3 Lucianne Alers-Sanchez, MD Zeeshan Asif, MD Nermila Ballmick, MD San Juan Bautista SOM Uppsala University Jr. Chief Resident PGY-3 PGY-3 St. George’s University About HCA Healthcare PGY-3 Sarah Bryan, MD Nitin Egbert, MD Ashan Hatharasinghe, DO St. George’s University Jr. Chief Resident Campbell University PGY-3 Ohio State University PGY-3 PGY-3 Daniel Hekmat, DO Vanessa Josef, MD Kimball Kaufman, DO Touro University NY St. Georges University Des Moines University PGY-3 PGY-3 PGY-3 Jiri Kubac, MD Michael Lin, DO Rylee McCracken, DO St. George’s University San Juan Bautista SOM Jr. Chief Resident PGY-3 PGY-3 Kansas City University of Med PGY-3 Amir Nasiri, MD Paul Riuli, DO Kavosh Rouhani, MD St. George’s University Arizona College of Osteopathic University of Nevada SOM PGY-3 PGY-3 PGY-3 Iqra Saqib, DO Idean Sotoudeh Deilamy, MD Maycky Tang, DO Western University St. George’s University Jr. Chief Resident of Health PGY-3 College of Osteopathic Medicine PGY-3 PGY-3 Victor Wang. DO Touro University Nevada PGY-3 About the program Core Curriculum Utilizing the 3+1 model each resident will be assigned 3 weeks of rotation across variable clinical rotations including inpatient medicine wards, night float and other subspecialty rotations followed by 1 week of ambulatory care in the continuity clinic. Residents are also assigned 4 weeks of ICU each postgraduate year and 4 weeks of Emergency department in the senior year. Residents also experience inpatient medicine educational training at VA Southern Nevada Health Care System. This provides an opportunity to care for our Veterans and learn the VA EMR system, CPRS, used by every VA Health Care System in the US. We also offer a robust Quality Improvement elective at the VA. Electives To fulfill our mission of training high-quality internists and further expand the clinical learning and experience for the residents, our program offers the following electives: Cardiology; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology; Geriatrics; Hematology & Oncology; Infectious Disease; Nephrology; Neurology; Rheumatology; Anesthesiology; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Ophthalmology; Orthopedic Surgery; Palliative care/Hospice; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Psychiatry; Public Health; Pulmonology; Quality Improvement; Sleep Medicine and Wound Care. https://www.sunrisehealthgme.com/documents/Core-Curriculum.pdf Didactic curriculum We have a robust didactic curriculum including noon conference, academic half-day, monthly M&M, journal club, and grand rounds along with ambulatory curriculum. We also conduct weekly Board Review sessions for PGY2 and PGY3 residents. We offer a structured research curriculum in the form of dedicated systemic lecture series preparing residents for research. Each resident participates in a scholarly activity/ research curriculum during their 3rd year. Wellness Our goal is to create well-rounded future physicians by teaching them lifelong skills of resilience, reflection and mindfulness in addition to excellent medical training. Our program has a dedicated wellness committee that meets on a regular basis to identify the needs of our residents, plan events, and activities promoting wellness. In addition, residents select a faculty mentor to help guide them during their training and to assist the residents in achieving their future goals. https://www.sunrisehealthgme.com/GME-Programs/Internal-Medicine/Wellness.aspx Resources for residents Adjacent to the hospital is the GME facility that provides a dedicated space with classrooms, research space, residents’ lounge and resident on-call rooms. Educational resources: Up-to-Date, John-Hopkins curriculum, Decker online modules, IHI modules, ACP membership, MKSAP subscription, Laptop, and Cellphone Simulation Center We offer a state-of-the-art simulation lab to our residents. https://www.sunrisehealthgme.com/About-Us/Simulation-Center/High-Fidelity-Equipment. aspx FACT SHEET ABOUT MountainView Hospital 408-bed Teaching Hospital • Staff: 2,150 • Physicians: 1,200 MountainView Hospital is a state-of-the-art, full-service medical facility located in the heart of Northwest Las Vegas, one of the fastest growing areas in the valley. MountainView features nationally recognized programs including a top cardiovascular and thoracic center, the renowned Las Vegas Institute for Robotic Surgery, an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Certified Stroke Center. Other areas of excellence include emergency care, urology, wound care and gynecological services, orthopedics, vascular care and an inpatient rehabilitation unit. About HCAThe Sunrise
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