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Internal Medicine Residency Program

Conway Regional Health System
Conway, AR
Continued AccreditationACGME #1400400001Community

Conway Regional Health System is an ACGME-accredited community-based Internal Medicine residency program in Conway, AR. It has 5 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 15 residents in training. It reports 53.3% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $60,496. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

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Overview

Positions / year
5
15 residents · 15 approved
PGY-1 salary
$60.5k
IMG percentage
53.3%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2250140C0

Accredited since 2021 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2023

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3
Reference letters needed
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2250140C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Conway Reg Health Sys-AR”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

No tracks listed

No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
53%
x
US MD
0%
x
DO
47%
x
Women
53%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
60
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
1.1
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

Smoke-free workplace.

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Conway Regional Health System provides complete health care services to a seven-county service area of North Central Arkansas including Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren and Yell Counties. Centered on a 150-bed, acute care medical center, the health system provides patients with a variety of services including heart health, orthopedic care, neuro-spine surgery, vascular surgery, gastroenterology services, women’s health, surgery, and rehabilitation. Conway Regional operates an expansive physician enterprise, including ten primary care clinics and seven specialty clinics. Additionally, the health system operates a Rehabilitation Hospital and a 70,000-square-foot Health and Fitness Center. In June of 2019, Conway Regional announced a management agreement with the Dardanelle Hospital, since renamed as the Dardanelle Regional Medical Center. With more than 200 physicians providing services at Conway Regional, the organization partners with the medical staff in an Accountable Clinical Management Model (ACM). This one-of-a-kind partnership creates a model of shared governance to promote meaningful engagement of physician leaders with hospital administrative leadership—all in an effort to improve patient experience and enhance care. Conway Regional maintains an employee engagement score in the top 20% of hospitals throughout the country and a Medical Staff engagement score in the top 5%, as compared to hospitals of similar size and scope. Conway Regional was the first hospital in Arkansas to partner with Arkansas Children’s Hospital in the Nursery Alliance, allowing more babies to receive care closer to home. Conway Regional is the only hospital in Arkansas named to Modern Healthcare’s National Best Places to Work in 2018, 2019, and received the honor again in 2020. Conway Regional has been named an Arkansas Best Place to Work in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Learn more at conwayregional.org.

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care2 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 9 same · 1 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 12 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeD
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$661
Research
$0
Payments
2

Top payer: Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC ($625)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Primary teaching site: Conway Regional Health System · Conway, AR

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Clinical sites

Conway Regional Health System

Primary
Conway, AR

Conway Regional Medical Center

Conway, AR154 beds

CHI St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center

Little Rock, AR319 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,846/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~19.8% of pay
Take-home$3,846/mo
Rent (1BR)$999/mo
State tax$197/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $60,496 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 3.9% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Faulkner County, Arkansas (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
3.9%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$65,071
−$13k vs US median
Avg Commute
25 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Gregory Kendrick, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Blaire Williams, MBA

Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Conway Regional Health System located?
Conway Regional Health System is located in Conway, AR.
What type of program is Conway Regional Health System?
Conway Regional Health System is a community-based residency program.
Is Conway Regional Health System ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Conway Regional Health System holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Conway Regional Health System?
Conway Regional Health System has approximately 15 residents in training.
How much is rent near Conway Regional Health System?
Median rent near Conway, AR is ~$999/month for a 1BR and ~$910/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Conway Regional Health System accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 53.3% of Conway Regional Health System's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Conway Regional Health System sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Conway Regional Health System does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Conway Regional Health System require?
Conway Regional Health System does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Conway Regional Health System?
Conway Regional Health System reports a PGY-1 salary of $60,496. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Conway Regional Health System?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Conway Regional Health System to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Conway Regional Health System have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Internal Medicine residency program positions as they appear.