About

The Hunt Regional Internal Medicine Residency Program, sponsored by the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is committed to providing an exceptional, advanced education in internal medicine. In alignment with ARCOM’s mission, we blend teaching, clinical service, comprehensive patient care, and research to cultivate competent, academic, and clinical leaders. Our program is dedicated to educating physicians committed to lifelong learning and focused on serving the underserved, ensuring compassionate care in communities in need.

Contact Information

  • Institution: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Program: ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE PROGRAM
  • Specialty: Internal Medicine
  • ERAS #: 1404800014
  • NRMP Program #: 2295140C2

Current Residents

Rao Afzal, MD
PGY1
Waleed Aljayyousi, MD
PGY1
Saad Hasnain, MD
PGY1
Zainab Javeed, MD
PGY1
Hafsa Khan, DO
PGY1
Rameen Shahid, MD
PGY1
Khulood Shahid, MD
PGY1
Mohammed Youssef, MD
PGY1

Salary

For 2024 – 2025

  • PGY 1 – $59,500
  • PGy 2 – $60,000
  • PGY 3 0 $61,000

Benefits Information

  • 401k Plan
  • Health Care coverage
  • Dental Coverage
  • Vision Coverage
  • Life insurance and Accidental Death Dismemberment
  • Options for dependent health, dental, vision and life insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Professional liability Insurance
  • (2) Personalized coats are provided
  • Paid Physician-In-Training (PIT) Permit
  • Resident meals
  • Paid vacation and sick time
  • Leave of Absence
  • Counseling and psychological support services, through employer sponsored EAP
  • CME allowance $1,000 PGY1/PGY2; $1,500 PGY3
  • Paid ACLS and BLS course registration
  • Board preparation

  • On-site call rooms, separate male and female sleep rooms, private showers, and computer stations

Curriculum Schedule

Schedule Details

Residents are provided a unique geriatric rotation with hospice, palliative care, and inpatient rehab.

  • Residents will have protected time in their PGY-3 years to work on scholarly activity.

  • No more than 80 hours per week is spent on patient care duties.

  • Residents have at least one full day out of seven free of patient care and responsibilities.

Elective Months

Electives occur in the primary care and specialty offices (which may include inpatient consults). Residents will have opportunities with physicians at Hunt or in the surrounding area for electives in: 

  • Endocrine
  • ER
  • ID
  • GI
  • Radiology
  • Psychiatry
  • Women’s Health
  • Palliative Care
  • Heme/Onc

  • Nephrology

Resident-Run Clinic

Educational experience devoted to one ½ day a week per PGY1 resident and two ½ days for PGY2/PGY3 residents.

Program Leadership and Core Faculty

Marc Demyun, MD
Core Faculty
Ehab M Faheid, MD
Associate Program Director
Syed Hamid, MD
Core Faculty
Mohan P. Philip, MD
Core Faculty
Asim Usman, MD, FSHM
Program Director

How to Apply

All applicants are required to apply using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) application process. ERAS: (number) We participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). Please register with NRMP if you wish to be matched with our program. Our program participates in SOAP through the NRMP for any unfilled positions remaining after the matching algorithm has been processed. We will not accept any applicants outside the NRMP Match. NRMP: (Number)

Information needed to apply on ERAS:

  • ERAS application form
  • Medical School Transcript
  • United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) and/or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Exam (COMLEX) transcripts, as applicable
  • Minimum of three physician references
  • Dean’s Letter of Medical Student Performance
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Photograph
  • Personal Statement
  • Email: internalmedresidency@huntregional.org
  • Institution: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Program: ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE PROGRAM
  • Specialty: Internal Medicine
  • ERAS #: 1404800014
  • NRMP Program #: 2295140C2

Application Eligibility

An applicant must meet one of the following qualifications to be eligible for appointment: 

  • Graduation from a medical school in the United States or Canada, accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or graduation from a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States, accredited by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOACOCA); or
  • Graduation from a medical school outside of the United States or Canada, and meeting one of the following additional qualifications:
    • Holding currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) prior to appointment; or
    • Holding a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States licensing jurisdiction in which the ACGME-accredited program is located.
  • All prerequisite post-graduate clinical education required for initial entry or transfer into ACGME-accredited residency programs, AOA-approved residency programs, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)-accredited or College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)-accredited residency programs located in Canada, or in residency programs with ACGME International (ACGME-I) Advanced Specialty Accreditation.
    • Residency programs must receive verification of each resident’s level of competency in the required clinical filed using ACGME, CanMEDS, or ACGME-I Milestones evaluations from the prior training program upon matriculation.

 

Appointments

Applicants who successfully match with our program must provide the following documentation prior to the start of the program: 

  • Official medical school transcript with degree issued and date of issuance
  • Copy of medical school diploma
  • Copy of social security card
  • Copy of current driver’s license
  • Copy of permanent resident card, if applicable
  • If required documentation is in different names, then proof of name change (i.e. marriage certificate or court document) must be provided

In addition, applicants must successfully complete all HRH employment requirements prior to the appointment date. Requirements include a background check and pre-employment drug screening.

Failure to provide any required documents or to successfully complete all HRH pre-employment requirements by the date of appointment will result in automatic withdrawal from the program. 

Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine