Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center welcomed 28 Pediatric or Internal Medicine/Pediatric interns. They include:

• Scott Adelman, University of Tennessee
• Ben Bowman, University of Tennessee
• Ben Braun, Wayne State University
• Keith Perkins, Meharry Medical College
• Cyrilyn Walters, University of Minnesota
• Emily Young, Southern Illinois University
• Leah Smith, University of Tennessee
• Jack Carey, University of Tennessee
• Andrea Murray, University of Kentucky
• Chris Dill, East Tennessee State University
• Blake Bergeron, University of Tennessee
• Kim Buie, University of Tennessee
• Zeena Al-Rufaie, University of Tennessee
• Carlenda Smith, East Tennessee State University
• Aubrey Clark, University of Texas - Houston
• Lynzie Boudreaux, Louisiana State University
• Lynn Seidenstricker, Southern Illinois University
• E rika  Morris, University of Tennessee
• Kacy Ramirez, University of Texas – San Antonio
• Blakley Fowler, University of Mississippi
• Theresa Sheppard, Southern Illinois University
• Mary Kay Bartek, University of Washington
• A shley Davis, University of Louisville
• Whitney Sanders, University of Tennessee
• Annie Glover, University of Tennessee
• Monique Foster, Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Megan Higgins, East Tennessee State University
• Lauren Chipman, East Tennessee State University

During the first year, interns will spend six months in inpatient care, one month in the emergency department and one month in an acute care clinic or urgent care clinic.  The interns will also spend some time working outside of Le Bonheur.  One month of outpatient responsibilities will consist of adolescent healthcare in two large high school clinics and a neighborhood clinic, and one month will be spent in a community pediatric rotation.  Other sites include primary care clinics and the neonatal intensive care unit at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis.

The interns are supervised by second and third year residents, and at the end of the year, the interns will become supervising residents as well.  Pediatric medical residency programs last three years and Internal Medicine/Pediatric programs are completed in four years. Upon completion, physicians may choose to apply for a fellowship in order to specialize in specific areas, such as pediatric cardiology or emergency medicine.