Graduate Medical Education
Welcome! Thank you for your interest in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center’s internal medicine residency program, a collaboration with Health Education Services (NRMP number: 2335140C1).
The internal medicine residency is a three-year program designed to train skillful physicians and instill ethical modes of practice within a community hospital setting. Faculty and staff are dedicated to the training of highly skilled and compassionate physicians, capable of thriving in the most demanding clinical and academic environments. We have high expectations of our faculty, nurses, and ancillary staff, and hold our students and residents to these same high standards. We also recognize the important contribution that each one makes to the success of our programs and to the quality of the health care delivered to our patients.
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center is a full-service medical center that includes two campuses licensed for 410 beds in rural southeast Missouri. We have the only emergency room in the primary service area, four rural health clinics, and stand-alone Imaging and women’s center. We’re also affiliated with Regional Physician Services, a multi-disciplinary group practice with more than 35 physicians. Residents are supported by a range of clinical services, including nurses, phlebotomists, radiology technicians, case managers, pharmacists, allied health professionals, nutritionists, and pastoral care. Residents are exposed to interventional cardiology and radiology, a wide range of orthopedic procedures, and complex medical cases on the hospitalist services.
Our learning environment offers experiences that allow each resident to discover the best in themselves and to become competent, proficient, and professional physicians. Residents will learn from direct patient care, morning report, bedside rounds, and a robust didactic schedule that complements the rotations. Additionally, residents will have an active role in quality improvement committees and patient safety initiatives.
The internal medicine program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and approved for 18 positions, with six (6) residents for each PGY. We accept both D.O. and M.D. applicants through ERAS. Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center does not sponsor visas or allow observations.
An Inside Look at PBRMC
2021 Statistics
- 410 licensed-bed facility
- 2,500 emergency room visits
- More than 7,600 surgeries
- 201,000+ outpatient admissions
- 10,400+ inpatient admissions
- $173 million facility - built 2013
- 425,000 square foot facility