Internal Medicine Residency Program
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Our program Mission is to develop physicians with the competency and skillset required to become the healthcare leaders of the future by exhibiting excellence in academics and high quality patient centered care.
Our Vision is to recruit and produce the best community trained internal medicine physician while improving the healthcare of our region through education, collaboration and commitment to the patients we serve.
Please check out our website below, as well as our social media page, and see what are residents are up to – in and out of the hospital.
If you’re looking to train in a supportive, challenging, clinically excellent environment, MRHC is the place for you!
John Peyton Preece, D.O. FACOI
Internal Medicine Program Director
*Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
MRHC’s Internal Medicine Residency program accepts applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
MRHC abides by the CMS COVID vaccination mandate requirements. New hires are required to be fully vaccinated or granted exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Associate Professors of Internal Medicine/Core Faculty
J. Peyton Preece, D.O., FACOI
Program Director Internal Medicine Residency
Director of Student Medical Education
Cody Stroupe, M.D. MSHA
Associate Program Director
Director of Scholarly Activity
Valerie Norton, D.O.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine/Core Faculty
Director of Ambulatory Medicine
Ben Long, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine/Core Faculty
Director of Quality and Safety
Magnolia Hospitalist Group Director
Chris Tucker, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine/Core Faculty
Director of Simulation
Sidney Pace, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Mary Avery Poole, D.O.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine/Core Faculty
Director of Wellness
Saurabh Khurana, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine/Core Faculty
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Training Program Highlights
- Journal Club
- MKSAP Board Review
- Multidisciplinary Grand Rounds
- Morbidity and Mortality
- Case Presentation
- Community Volunteer Opportunities
- Formal Resident Presentations
- Research Opportunities
- Ambulatory clinic experience weekly
- Month at a Glance
Salary & Benefits
- Competitive annual salary
- Health & Life Insurance
- 21 PTO Days annually PGY 1-3
- Educational Days PGY1=4, PGY 2=6, PGY3=6
- Long Term Disability
- White Coat Annually
- MRHC Stipend / Loan Repayment Program
- Complimentary Meals
- Board Review
- Library Resources
- Mobile Device
Additional Benefits Information MPS Benefit Summary Sheet
Application Process
Active in ERAS and NRMP; AAMC ID 1402700210
We recently increased our class size to 9, with a total of 21 IM resident physicians currently. Planning to accept 9 positions for the 2023-2024 cycle.
Research and Scholarly Activity
We are pleased to report that several of our internal medicine residents have presented at regional and national conferences around the country. Although most have been done virtually this past AY, please see some of our previous presentations.
Residents are allotted a scholarly activity stipend that may be utilized toward such conferences each PGY year.
- Scholarly activity funds are utilized to help residents pay for attendance to present posters and/or case abstracts at educational conferences, cost of posters and other materials needed.
Chief Resident Tara George presents at AAIM 2022
Some of our residents were excited for the opportunity for “live” presentations again at ACP Annual Abstract Day @UMMC – and to meet up with old friends!
(L-R) Dr Chelsey Stewart, Dr Rami Saakan, Dr Bennett Davis, Dr Mary Avery Poole, Dr Abe Abdallah (alumni) and Dr Victor Camba
Dr. Abe Abdallah presented a research poster at the 2019 American College of Gastroenterology Conference in San Antonio, TX.
Dr. Heather Lusby, IM Residency alumna, presented a research poster at the Johns Hopkins HPVAA Conference
Dr. Aaron Brooks, Dr. Dantwan Smith, Dr. Taylor Smith, and Dr. Jared Mullins presented research posters and participated in the oral presentation category (and won 1st and 2nd place) at the Southern Medical Association Meeting in 2019.
Carlos Pfeiffer presenting Challenges and Implications of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Patient with Pre-Existing Neurological Deficits poster at Alabama-Mississippi Chapters ACP Scientific Meeting June 2023 in Meridian, MS.
Madilyn Slater presenting EVALI or COVID-19? A Diagnosis of Exclusion poster at Alabama-Mississippi Chapters ACP Scientific Meeting June 2023 in Meridian, MS.
WELCOME 2023 Incoming Class of Internal Medicine Residents
Click here to Meet our Internal Medicine Residents 2023-2024!
Contact Us
Office of Graduate Medical Education
Jamie Hajek
Internal Medicine Residency Coordinator
Division of Internal Medicine
Magnolia Regional Health Center
611 Alcorn Drive
Corinth, Ms. 38834
Office (662) 293-1143
Fax (662) 293-4347
Email: jhajek@mrhc.org