Program Overview
The Internal Medicine Residency Program is a mid-sized fully ACGME accredited, three-year University Program.
The resident learning experience is structured around three overlapping components:
- Clinical Learning - learning IM core competencies through inpatient and elective rotations.
- Academic Learning - learning IM core competencies through workshops, didactics, simulation, and conferences.
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Personal and Professional Learning - learning to hone your craft through mentorship, wellness activities, professional committees, and leadership training.
Mission
Our mission is to provide each resident with the unique substrate they need to define what success means for them and materialize it.
Vision
Our vision is to develop the next generation of collaborative and innovative healthcare leaders for our region.
Curriculum & Coursework
The core curriculum and rotation descriptions are given to and reviewed with each resident at the beginning of his or her first year of training. The curriculum is reviewed and appended / revised every six months by the Curriculum Committee consisting of representatives from the full-time and clinical faculty as well as selected residents from each year of training. Curriculum changes are implemented before the next curriculum review.
How to Apply
The Department of Internal Medicine only accepts applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Information about the service may be obtained from your Dean's Office or from the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). International medical graduates may obtain information about ERAS through the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Resident application deadline is November 1.
Online Application
Applications are only accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). We do not accept applications via e-mail.
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
View our SOM House Staff Policies and Procedures, SOM Administrative Policies, as well as a sample contract.
- Applications are only accepted through ERAS.
- Submit the following documents:
- ERAS Application
- Medical School Transcripts
- USMLE Score Reports
- Dean's Letter
- Three (3) Recommendation Letters
- Personal Statement
- USMLE scores of 240 or higher on first attempt preferred.
- US clinical experience is preferred.
- Medical school graduation within the last five years is preferred.
- TTUHSC policy mandates that only J-1 Visas be sponsored for physicians in training. TTUHSC will accept EAD and green cards. Candidates requiring visa sponsorship should provide specific information in their application.
- Applicants must be eligible for a Texas Medical Board Physician in Training permit.
Applicants must be ECFMG certified when they apply or they will be withdrawn from the review process. - Our program participates in the National Resident Matching Program.
- The PGY level requested should be clearly specified.
Interview Process
The Internal Medicine Residency Program will conduct all interviews virtually this year, with invitations sent to applicants.
Permian Basin Resident and Fellow Salaries 2025-2026
| Salaries for 2025-2026 (These amounts are for the Permian Basin Campuses only) | ||||||
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| PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 | PGY-4 | PGY-5 | PGY-6 | |
| Annual | $65,764.23 | $67,251.00 | $69,375.00 | $72,533.00 | $74,686.00 | $76,842.00 |
| Monthly | $5,480.35 | $5,604.25 | $5,781.25 | $6,044.42 | $6,223.83 | $6,403.50 |
| Previous Years' Salaries | ||||||
| Year | PGY 1 | PGY 2 | PGY 3 | PGY 4 | PGY 5 | PGY 6 |
| 2024-2025 | $61,569.96 | $62,961.96 | $64,950.00 | $66,936.96 | $68,924.04 | $70,914.11 |
| 2023-2024 | $57,650.38 | $58,953.74 | $60,815.40 | $62,675.71 | $64,535.89 | $66,398.98 |
| 2022-2023 | $55,971.24 | $57,236.64 | $59,044.08 | $60,850.20 | $62,656.20 | $64,465.03 |
| 2021-2022 | $54,341.05 | $55,569.54 | $57,324.32 | $59,077.83 | $60,831.34 | $62,587.41 |
| 2019-2021 | $54,341.05 | $55,569.54 | $57,324.32 | $59,077.83 | $60,831.34 | $62,587.41 |
| 2017-2018 | $49,729.76 | $51,352.57 | $52,974.19 | $54,594.62 | $56,215.07 | $57,837.88 |
| 2016-2017 | $48,754.67 | $50,345.66 | $51,935.48 | $53,524.14 | $55,112.81 | $56,703.80 |
| 2015-2016 | $48,754.67 | $50,345.66 | $51,935.48 | $53,524.14 | $55,112.81 | $56,703.80 |
| 2014-2015 | $48,754.67 | $50,345.66 | $51,935.48 | $53,524.14 | $55,112.81 | $56,703.80 |
*Effective 10/10/2025
Additional benefits include:
- Malpractice Coverage is $100,000 per incident and $300,00 annual aggregate
- Group Health Insurance for residents/fellows and eligible dependents
- Dental Insurance for residents/fellows and eligible dependents
- Vision Insurance for residents/fellows and eligible dependents
- Basic Life Insurance for residents/fellows and eligible dependents
- Long-term Disability Insurance for residents/fellows
- Worker's Compensation
- Vacation is approved for not more than 15 working days for PGY levels 1 & 2 and not more than 20 working days for PGY 3 and above**
- Sick Leave for up to 12 working days per year (and accumulates from year to year). Leave policies vary by program and may not apply to all programs. Program-specific leave details, including the number of days available, may be listed below.***
- Family and Parental Leaves of Absence
- Educational Leave
- Military Leave not to exceed 15 working days per year
- 8 free sessions for Individual or Family Counseling
- Eligible for voluntary TDA 403(b)
- Free parking at affiliated hospitals
- Free gym membership at Mission Fitness, MCH and MMH
**Each program sets their own vacation guidelines, not to exceed the maximum.
***Each program may set their own sick leave
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Medical Center Hospital
Medical Center Hospital located in Odessa, Texas is a 402 bed Joint Commission accredited acute care facility. The campus has an active Emergency Room and busy Intensive Care and Coronary Care Units. A Simulation Center and Dedicated Educational Unit have been established on the 7th floor to serve Texas Tech physicians, students and patients. MCH is a is a leader in diabetes care, cardiovascular services and interventional radiology. MCH also offers CareStar, the exclusive air ambulance service of the Permian Basin. Specialty areas within the hospital include the MCH Center for Heart Disease, MCH Diabetes Center, and the MCH Ann Roden Deaderick Cardiac and Pulmonary Center.
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland Memorial Hospital located in Midland, Texas is a 272 bed Joint Commission accredited acute care facility, essentially new as of December 2012 with the opening of its new patient care Tower. The campus also features the Allison Cancer Center, the MMH Heart Institute and inpatient Hospice. The Emergency Room receives 35,000+ patients per year. The Intensive Care and Coronary Care Units are also active.Support services such as Dietary, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Wound Care, Ostomy Care, and Social Service are readily available at both hospitals.
Approximately seventy percent of the residents' time (combined inpatient and outpatient experiences) is spent in Odessa and thirty percent in Midland. The distance between the cities and hospitals is approximately twenty miles (20 - 30 minute drive). Physicians based at Medical Center Hospital, Midland Memorial Hospital, as well as full-time faculty, supervise elective rotations in internal medicine subspecialties as well as non-medical specialties. Under special circumstances, with approval from the Program Director and the Graduate Medical Education Committee, elective rotations may be taken at other academic institutions.
West Texas VA Healthcare System
The Big Spring VA Medical Center, 40 miles east of Midland, formerly an inpatient hospital, but now an extensive outpatient and intermediate care facility, hosts a required 4-week Geriatric block and a variety of clinic/teaching experiences (including Musculoskeletal, Radiology, Psychiatry, Pre-op, and Nutrition).Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic
The outpatient clinic was added in 2016, serving the region's veterans.Ambulatory Clinics
Each resident is assigned to one of our 2 continuity clinics sites:- The Texas Tech Physicians Odessa clinic primarily serves the population of Odessa and follows up with MCH patients.
- The Texas Tech Physicians Midland clinic primarily serves the population of Midland and follows up with MMH patients. Texas Tech Physicians clinics utilize the Cerner EMR.
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Class of 2024
- Cardiology
Rami Al-Ayyubi - South Illinois University. Springfield, IL
Alejandro Herrera - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin. Odessa, TX - Critical Care Medicine (CCM)
Raksha Venkatesan - Mayo Clinic. Jacksonville, FL - Rheumatology
Hema Kondakindi - UT Southwestern. Dallas, TX - Endocrinology
Pedro Rojas - Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX
Class of 2023
- Cardiology
Prince Ernest - TTUHSC. Lubbock, TX
Muhammad Qudrat Ullah - TTUHSC. Lubbock, TX - Gastroenterology
Genesis Perez del Nogal - UAMS. Little Rock, AK - Advanced Clinical Nutrition and Small Bowel Disease Fellowship
Rangesh Modi - , Chicago, IL - Hematology-Oncology
Karthik Chamarti - University of Texas. San Antonio, TX - Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine
Anosha Anwar - TTUHSC. Lubbock, TX - Endocrinology
Vedesh Kumar Babu - University of California. Davis, CA
Goutami Mangu - Louisiana State University. Shreveport, LA
Priya Darshini Velumani - TTUHSC. Odessa, TX
Ivania Salinas - TTUHSC. Odessa, TX
Class of 2022
- Cardiology
Nithin Venepally - Summa Health. Akron, OH
Juan Sierra - Naples, FL - Cardio-oncology
Carlos Matute Matinez - Yale School of Medicine. New Haven, CT - Infectious Diseases (ID)
Ahmad Hamdan - TUFTS. Boston, MA - Geriatrics
Mandeep Sidhu - Chicago, IL
Raheem, Abdur Raheem - UTMB. Galveston, TX - Critical Care Medicine (CCM)
Neha Panchagnula - Baylor University. Houston, TX - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM)
Thao Dang - University of Arizona. Phoenix, AZ
Govind Jha - University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma city, OK
Class of 2021
- Critical Care Medicine (CCM)
Gabriella Orellana, MD – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM)
Bilal Zafar, MD – University of Texas HSC at Houston, Houston, TX
Faizan Malik, MD - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA - Geriatrics
Ali Jabur, MD - University of Texas HSC at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Shohana Ahmed, MD - University of Texas HSC at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX - Palliative Care
Carlos A. Perez, MD - University of Texas HSC at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX - Endocrinology
Eliana Milazzo D'Attoma, MD – Medical University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC - Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
Ammar Aliuddin, MD - Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Cincinnati, OH
Class of 2020
- Cardiology
Jessica Hayden, MD – Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA - Critical Care Medicine (CCM)
Chandra Kodavanti, MD – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Saranya Rajasekar, MD – University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM)
Hasham Sarwar, MD – Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX - Nephrology
Gaurav Rajashekar, MD – Washington University, St. Louis, MO - Endocrinology
Devi Suravajalla, MD – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX
Class of 2019
- Cardiology
Katherine Shreyder, MD – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA - Critical Care Medicine (CCM)
Orlando Garner, MD – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Alfredo Iardino, MD – University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM)
Rami Batarseh, MD – Marshall University, Huntington, WV - Nephrology & Critical Care Medicine (CCM)
Zakariah Hindi, MD – Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA - Geriatrics
Rizwan Asim, MD – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX
Class of 2018
- Critical Care Medicine (CCM)
Alejandra Garcia, MD – Geisenger Medical Center, Danville, PA - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM)
Heloise Labuschagne, MD – ECU Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC - Endocrinology
Ana Ramirez, MD – University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Class of 2017
- Cardiology
Dr. Mukarram – University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT - Endocrinology
Dr. Mok – UT San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Dr. Qureshi – Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Dr. Siddiqui – University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - Hematology-Oncology
Dr. Bulumulle – ECU Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC
Dr. Nutalapati – UT San Antonio, San Antonio, TX - Nephrology
Dr. Eduwu – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX - Gastroenterology
Dr. U Malik – Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Class of 2016
- Cardiology
Dr. Y. Hindi – UT San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Dr. A. Zedan – University of Miami, Miami, FL - Hematology-Oncology
Dr. Vera-Aguilera – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - Nephrology
Dr. Beltran – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN - Rheumatology
Dr. Sharma – University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Class of 2015
- Critical Care Medicine (CCM)
Dr. K. Ayyagari – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - Endocrinology
Dr. Bahu – Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - Rheumatology
Dr. I. Umer – Wayne State University/Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit, MI - Geriatrics
Dr. Yepez-Kuri - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX
Class of 2014
- Cardiology
Dr. Ghosheh – UT San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Dr. Raja – Louisiana State University
Dr. Subramaniyam – Michigan State University - Hematology/Oncology
Dr. Meda – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
- Cardiology
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Publications, Presentations and Abstracts
Journal Clubs
Journal Clubs are presented by our PGY-2 residents and organized by the Educational Chief Resident.The series itself take place once monthly during a pre-scheduled noon conference hour during the academic year. A trial of the resident's choosing is presented. All in all, the goal of this series is to familiarize residents with the most current nation wide discussions in Internal Medicine, how to interpret the (biostatistical) language in the trials themselves, and to use critical thinking to assess each trial's potentially practice-changing capabilities.
First, our second year residents review the most current and relevant landmark trials in the field of Internal Medicine with our dedicated faculty. Next, they pick an article of their choosing to present and develop a detailed PowerPoint presentation. PGY-2s are encouraged to invite one of our many in-house specialists in the field covered by their trial. Prior to the day of, our second years will rehearse their presentation with our faculty.
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Welcome you to our page and hope you find it helpful in learning more about us!
Dr. Sai Siva J Mungara, our Program Director, is a distinguished physician and educator with extensive experience in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) from Narayana Medical College in India and completed her Internal Medicine Residency (M.D.) at the University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Centre in Maryland.
Since 2016, she has held various roles at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, including Associate Professor, Associate Program Director, and Vice Chair in the Department of Internal Medicine. Her leadership roles also include serving as the Site Director for the Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum. Additionally, she was the Medical Director of the Texas Tech Physicians Clinic and is an esteemed member of the Institutional Review Board at both the Amarillo and Lubbock campuses of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Her expertise is recognized through board certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, as well as a certification from the American Hypertension Specialist Certification Program.
Dr. Mungara is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and has received several accolades for her teaching, including the Outstanding Faculty Award, Resident’s Choice – Dean’s Awards, and the Best Teaching Faculty Award. Her professional interests include holistic medicine, quality improvement initiatives, and medical education. She is dedicated to advancing the field through innovative teaching and research, with a strong commitment to supporting the ambitions of emerging doctors.
Sai Siva J Mungara, M.D.
Program Director
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Internal Medicine Residency Permian Basin
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Address
701 W 5th Street
Odessa, TX 79763
United States
- Phone (432)-703-5340
- Email lisset.escontrias@ttuhsc.edu
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Hours
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday