Goings On

  • Women in Medicine Symposium 2023

    Women in Medicine Symposium 2023

    On November 17th, GME at RCH hosted our second annual Women in Medicine and Healthcare Symposium, organized by internal medicine resident Rutuja Bhalerao! Topics included women in leadership roles, maternity leave, and pregnancy topics. Our panelists included: Dr. Alina Popa – program director, internal medicine Dr. Hoveda Mufti – teaching faculty, internal medicine Dr. Mimi…

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  • Kidney Week 2023

    Kidney Week 2023

    Two of our internal medicine residents, Dr. Al-adroos and Dr. Truong, presented their research projects at Kidney Week 2023, the national annual meeting held by the American Society of Nephrology. Read about their projects at ASN’s website. Direct links to projects by Dr. Al-adroos and Dr. Truong. Bonus appearance by former preliminary resident Jeff Liu!

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  • Bugs, Bugs, and more Bugs

    Bugs, Bugs, and more Bugs

    This week Nirusha Abeydeera PGY2 attended IDWeek 2023 in Boston, MA. She presented her findings on coccidiomycosis trends during the COVID pandemic, showing that masking policies may have had an impact on hospital presentations.

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  • Thinking about the Lungs

    Thinking about the Lungs

    This week Linda Pham PGY3 and Waqqas Mirza, our chief resident, presented their projects at CHEST 2023 annual conference in Honolulu, HI. Check out the article about Linda’s project on Healio!

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  • Team IMRiverside at ACP Southern California

    On October 7, the intern class presented clinical vignettes at the ACP Southern California Scientific Meeting at UCLA. This meeting brings together the programs throughout Southern California. Each intern’s poster was accepted for the competition. Ashley Tang won on the clinical vignette competition for region 2! She will present her case on Gordon syndrome at…

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  • Virtual Meet and Greet for interested applicants

    It’s soon time for our annual virtual meet and greet series! These sessions are geared toward interested applicants. For these sessions, you will meet our residents and learn about our IM residency program, Riverside Community Hospital, and life in Riverside. This year, we’ll have three sessions. All times are listed in Pacific time/August 7, 4PMAugust…

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  • Welcome Dinner 2023

    On July 15th, we welcomed 26 new residents to our internal medicine program. It was an evening filled with warm welcomes, great food, and the promise of an exciting journey ahead.

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  • Financial updates for 2024-2025

    The Residency Advisory Committee composed of residents across all the GME programs at Riverside Community Hospital have been advocating for salary increases in the coming year. Updated salaries reflect an additional market-adjustment stipend of $10,000. Year Salary PGY1 $79,532 PGY2 $81,883 PGY3 $84,712 Updated for 2024-2025. Includes on-call meal stipend.

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  • Graduation 2023

    On June 8, we celebrated the accomplishments of 15 categorical and 10 preliminary residents at the Canyon Crest Country Club in Riverside, CA. As they embark on the next chapter of their medical careers, we salute these graduates and their invaluable contributions to our program. Congratulations! Our graduating PGY-3 residents: Our graduating preliminary residents: We…

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  • Advocating for physicians at ACP Leadership Day

    Dr. Haseeb recently attended the American College of Physicians’ Leadership Day in Washington, DC. This annual two-day advocacy event brings together physicians from across the country to address policy priorities and influence legislative decisions on behalf of internal medicine. Leadership Day offers valuable opportunities for participants. Dr. Haseeb had the chance to meet with legislators…

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