Residency

Internal Medicine at White River Health System

Batesville, Arkansas
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “Current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) prior to appointment or; Full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Arkansas.”
  • Accepts graduates within 5 years of graduation
    “if graduation date was five years prior or more to application”
  • Minimum USMLE Step 2 CK 225
    “Step 2 minimum score is 225 (USMLE) or 500 (COMLEX).”
per whiteriverhealth.org ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $56,000 PGY-2 $57,000 PGY-3 $59,000
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 42 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 80 Longest shift (Y1) 12 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents (US + non-US) 82.8% (2025 survey) DO 3.4% US-MD 13.8% Total positions 30 Interviews per spot ~15 Faculty:resident 0.7 Setting Community-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2021
Requirements
Prior US GME No Step 1 pass required of IMGs Yes Step 2 CK pass required of IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 2–4 Required letters Faculty, Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US or outside the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist, Rural Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-24 Interviews begin 2025-10-27
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance

From the AMA's 2025 program survey. Confirm with the program.