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Get to Know the Inaugural Class of Resident Physicians at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi

We are pleased to announce the inaugural class of Internal Medicine Resident Physicians at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi. These resident physicians will complete a three-year residency training program, the mission of which is to train clinically and procedurally competent physicians in the specialty of Internal Medicine who will provide high quality, safe, cost-effective, and patient/family-centered care for adults in North Mississippi, upholding the greater Baptist Memorial Health Care mission of "Healing, Preaching and Teaching.”

The twelve incoming clinicians each meet the program’s mission in their own unique way and already hold impressive accomplishments in their personal journeys toward careers in medicine.

They matched with BMH-NM in the National Resident Matching Program’s Main Residency Match after a rigorous recruitment, interview, and ranking process that took place from October – February. The program received over 340 applications, and a committee comprised of program leadership and core faculty physicians conducted over 110 interviews to determine a ranked list of trainees to fill the 12 positions. The new resident physicians will begin an orientation process in mid-June this year before starting their clinical rotations on July 1, 2021, and will serve communities in our region for years to come.

Inaugural Class of Internal Medicine Physicians
at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi

	Alexander Crossett, MD Hometown: Jackson, TN Moving to Oxford from: Memphis, TN Undergraduate: University of Tennessee-Chattanooga – Chattanooga, TN Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis, TN
Mahmoud Elshawwaf, MD Hometown: Zagazig, Egypt Moving to Oxford from: Houston, TX Medical School: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine - Cairo, Egypt
	Michael Ghaly, MD Hometown: Savannah, GA / Montreal, Canada Moving to Oxford from: Savannah, GA Undergraduate: McGill University – Montreal, Canada Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine  - Cupecoy, St. Maarten
Johnny Green, DO, MBS Hometown: Chalmette, LA Moving to Oxford from: Mandeville, LA Undergraduate: Holy Cross College – New Orleans, LA Graduate: Master’s of Biomedical Science, William Carey University – Hattiesburg, MS Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Hattiesburg, MS
	Garrett Hadley, DO Hometown: Shawnee, OK Moving to Oxford from: Fort Smith, AR Undergraduate: University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR Medical School: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine - Fort Smith, AR
Simra Kiran, MD, MSHA Hometown: Sheikhupura, Lahore, Pakistan Moving to Oxford from: Cincinnati, OH Undergraduate: Punjab University – Lahore, Pakistan Graduate: Master’s of Science in Health Administration, University of Louisville – Louisville, KY Medical School: King Edward Medical University - Lahore, Pakistan
	Joseph Kordsmeier, DO Hometown: Morrilton, Arkansas Moving to Oxford from: Fort Smith, AR Undergraduate: University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR Medical School: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine - Fort Smith, AR
Shravanti Muthu, MD, MPH Hometown: Blue Bell, PA Moving to Oxford from: Blue Bell, PA Graduate: Master’s of Public Health, Boston University – Boston, MA Medical School: Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research - Tamilnadu, India
	Juvarez Ogbuneke, MD, MBA Hometown: Charlotte, NC Moving to Oxford from: Charlotte, NC Undergraduate: North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University – Greensboro, NC Graduate: Master’s of Business Administration, Davenport University – Grand Rapids, MI Medical School: Windsor University School of Medicine (Cayon, St. Kitts & Nevis)
Swetha Priyadarshan, MD Hometown: Kozhikode, Kerala, India Moving to Oxford from: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Medical School: P.S.G. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (Coimbatore, India)
	Sajan Sarker, DO Hometown: Carrollton, TX Moving to Oxford from: Fort Smith, AR Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin – Austin, TX Medical School: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine - Fort Smith, AR
Swarna Sarker, DO Hometown: Carrollton, TX Moving to Oxford from: Fort Smith, AR Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin – Austin, TX Medical School: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine – Fort Smith, AR