Graduate Medical Education Office
GME Leadership
John Bartmess, MD
Designated Institutional Official
Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee
North Alabama Medical Center/ North Alabama Shoals Hospital
Jan Westerman, MD
Chairman Department of Medicine
Program Director Internal Medicine
Residency Program Director of Critical Care
Praveen Narahari, MD
Founding Program Director
Psychiatry Residency Program
North Alabama Shoals Hospital/ North Alabama Medical Center
Ahmed Gohar, MD
Associate Program Director
Intensivist, Core Faculty
Priyanka Kapoor, MD
Associate Program Director
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Rachna Valvani, MD
Director, Geriatrics
Director, Continuity Clinic - Internal Medicine Residency
GME Administrative Staff
Emily Harless
Graduate Medical Education
Institutional Coordinator
Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Resident Programs
Miranda Bales
Rebecca Uhlman
Program Coordinator
Psychiatry Residency Program
Micalyn White
Office Coordinator
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Training Program Liaison
Contact Information:
Internal Medicine Residency Program:
Email: Miranda.Bales@namccares.com
Phone: 256-629-1950
Psychiatry Residency Program:
Email: rfuhlman@shoalshospital.com
Phone: 256-386-4930
Institutional Sponsor:
North Alabama Medical Center
Institution ACGME Code: 019200
ACGME Accredited Programs: 2
Categorical Internal Medicine, ACGME Accreditation number: 1400100901
Number of Residents: 19 per year
Total accredited residents: 57
Status: Continued Accreditation
Psychiatric, ACGME accreditation number: 4000100001
Number of Residents: 5 per year
Total accredited residents: 20
Status: Initial Accreditation