Southeast Health Graduate Medical Education (GME) is proud to introduce this year’s internal medicine residency class of 2027.

This year’s class of 16 incoming residents consists of 11 graduates from United States medical schools, as well as five US graduates from international medical schools.

Our 16 residents who begin on July 1 are:

• Motunrayo Adeleye, MD, Dallas, Georgia
• Rowan Bandaranaike, MD, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Samid Bhatti, MD, Edison, New Jersey
• Rebeen Darwish, MD, Vancouver, Canada
• Farhan Hashimi, MD, Auburn, Indiana
• Abdul Khatri, MD, Chicago, Illinois
• Mohamad Khedari, MD, Cairo, Egypt
• Elizabeth Lirette, DO, Cumming, Georgia
• Ahsan Masood, MD, Brooklyn, New York
• Osama Naveed, MD, Chicago, Illinois
• Saawan Patel, MD, Middletown, Connecticut
• Milan Regmi, MD, Fortworth, Florida
• Luis Ruiz Marrero, MD, Maricao, Puerto Rico
• Siddharth Sharma, MD, Detroit, Michigan
• Abinaya Sivakumar, MD, Bengaluru, India
• Humza Syed, MD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

“We continue to attract quality students who match into our program,” said James C. Jones, DO, FACEP, dean of the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine and designated institutional official (DIO) of Southeast Health GME and the residency program. “We look forward to the next three years as these talented physicians continue their training at the Medical Center.”

During the three year program, residents will rotate on patient care floors, critical care, emergency medicine, and subspecialties such as pulmonology, nephrology and hematology/oncology.

In addition to their rotations, they will also complete a research project and provide care to patients in the Southeast Health Medical Center Clinic who may not have access to a primary care physician.

The three-year residency program is accredited by ACGME and is administered through GME under the leadership of James Jones, DO FACEP, dean of the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine and director of Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official (DIO).

The internal medicine team is comprised of Tom Tosto, MD, internal medicine program director; associate program directors Kristy Johnson-Pich, Carlos Sequera-Sanchez, MD; and Tiffany Sexton, MD and program coordinator Lisa Goodwin.

Approximately 1,334 candidates applied for the residency program at Southeast Health. The internal medicine team interviewed 216 applicants for the 16 spots. The internal medicine team is comprised of Tom Tosto, MD, internal medicine program director; associate program directors Kristy Johnson-Pich, DO; Carlos Sequera-Sanchez, MD; Tiffany Sexton, MD, SFHM; and program coordinator Lisa Goodwin.

The Match Process
For applicants, the process of matching to a residency program begins in the fall of their final year of medical school, when they apply to the residency programs of their choice. They interview with programs during the fall and winter. From mid-January to late February, applicants and program directors rank each other in order of preference and submit the preference lists to National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

About NRMP
The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) is a private, non-profit organization established in 1952 to provide an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the preferences of applicants for U.S. residency positions with the preferences of residency program directors.