Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson Campus

2024 American College of Cardiology Conference Presenters
Congratulations to our 2025-26 IM Chief Residents
When on ICU Service Residents and Med Students always find reasons to Smile
Associate Program Director, Dr. Anthony Witten with our IM Residents thriving on Inpatient Service!
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson - 2024-25 U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Hospital, ranking No. 1 in Tucson, No. 3 in Arizona and the best hospital in Southeastern Arizona.
IM Core Faculty Member, Dr. Ian Coe presenting All About Echo's at Academic Half Day
Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson Campus 2024 Meet-and-Greet Event - Department of Medicine Faculty members and IM Residents chat with UA medical students.
2024 Internal Medicine Chiefs bonding with our new IM Interns on a Chiefs' Hike in Mount Lemmon.
Internal medicine residents, fellows and students share thoughts on their projects and posters during Research Academic Half Day competition in Kiewit Auditorium
Tucson Campus former Internal Medicine resident Dr. Alexander Peck presents his report, “The Case of MC,” at Medicine Grand Rounds for ACP Clinical Vignettes competition.

Over nearly five decades, we have developed a highly collegial, mid-sized academic training program that offers diverse experiences at multiple state-of-the-art training sites. With Tucson nestled in the northern region of the Sonoran Desert and in the heart of the Old West, our residents gain exposure to a broad range of patients and faculty. We also offer centers of excellence on arthritis, cancer, diabetes, geriatrics, heart, liver, lung disease and more, in which University of Arizona faculty welcome our residents into their labs and allow them to participate in both clinical and bench research.

If you are looking for a friendly program with high academic standards and rigorous clinical models, we welcome you to visit and meet our leadership, faculty and residents as part of our interview process. Tomorrow is here today. Come grow with us!

Laura E. Meinke, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical Scholar
Associate Vice Chair, Office of Education, Department of Medicine
Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus, Department of Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson Campus

Housestaff training in internal medicine at the University of Arizona originated in 1972. Since then, we’ve graduated more than 700 physicians trained in all aspects of primary care. We consider this training experience to be highly competitive and successful. Residents learn the fundamentals of inpatient medicine while caring for patients on the general medical wards and in state-of-the-art intensive care and cardiac care units. The experience is broadened by ample exposure to ambulatory medicine. We also enjoy one of Arizona’s highest board passage rates.

Our primary clinical partner is Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, which is part of the academic division of Phoenix-based Banner Health along with multiple clinical facilities in Tucson that include the Banner – UMC South community hospital, UA Cancer Center Peter & Paula Fasseas Cancer Clinic and, adjacent to that, the new adult multispecialty outpatient center known as Banner – University Medicine North. Along with other community partners such as the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS), residents are now able to care for patients in a range of settings: a University hospital, community hospital and VA medical center, in addition to various outpatient clinical operations.

Residents are expected to focus on three major goals — education, clinical skills and research excellence. Research opportunities are plentiful and encouraged. Our intent is to provide the necessary background for the successful practice of medicine and to allow growth and interest in clinical and basic sciences research at an early stage in training. To accomplish this, three major teaching facilities are utilized: Banner – UMC Tucson, the SAVAHCS, and Tucson Medical Center. In addition, outpatient continuity clinic experiences are available at Banner – UMC Tucson, SAVAHCS as well as with specialty and general practice groups and community physicians.

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Meet our Residents

Amrutha Doniparthi, MD

PGY-2

MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, AZ 2023

Hi! My name is Amrutha and am so excited to be here at UACOM – Tucson for Internal Medicine! I chose this program because I had such a wonderful experience as a medical student here; why go elsewhere when you already love where you’re at? The welcoming culture, amazing attendings, and comraderies within and between classes were all major pluses! I also love Tucson for its diverse patient population – a group that I’ve come to love and want to keep serving. When I’m not in the hospital, my interests are varied; you’ll find me sampling the Tucson food scene, enjoying the outdoor scenery on hikes, and hosting dinner parties. You’ll also find me enjoying a good book, honing my culinary skills, and just overall having a good time with my co-residents! I’m from a big family and love spending my free time with them and my German Shepherd, Koda. Super excited to be a physician here!

Resident News - Internal Medicine Residency - Tucson Campus

[Image of signage outside the University of Arizona Cancer Center at Banner – University Medicine North, 3838 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson]

U of A Cancer Center at Banner – University Medicine North re-accredited for breast care

Accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons, acknowledges center’s excellence. This recognition makes it the only accredited breast cancer center in Tucson and one of just three in Arizona.

[Image of Dominica Padilla for Woman of Impact fundraising campaign by Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Heart Association]

Local AHA chapter nominates DOM’s Dominica Padilla as ‘Woman of Impact’

The stroke survivor and DOM operations support program manager embraces recognition to help raise awareness, funds for women’s heart health for Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Heart Association. Read about her experience and help her win the title!

[Images of Department of Medicine faculty who won 2025 College of Medicine - Tucson Faculty Awards presented Feb. 27 at the HSIB Forum on the U of A Health Sciences Tucson campus.]

Fanfare at 2025 College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Teaching Awards Rewarding for All

The Department of Medicine took 19 of 68 total awards presented Feb. 27 at the HSIB Forum. Eight divisions were represented by faculty winners, with three each to Inpatient Medicine and General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, two to Hem-Onc, PACCS and Nephrology, and one for Cardiology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases. See who won and a mini-photo gallery.