Your Opportunity
Appalachian Regional Healthcare is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Gastroenterologist to join our dedicated specialty team in Middlesboro, Kentucky. This role offers a chance to deliver comprehensive GI care in a supportive and collaborative health system focused on improving community health throughout Southeastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia.
You'll join a physician-led organization that combines advanced clinical resources with a deep commitment to patient-centered care in a medically underserved region.
Key Responsibilities
-Diagnose and treat a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions including liver, pancreatic, esophageal, and colorectal disorders
-Perform diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopy, upper endoscopy (EGD), and other interventions
-Collaborate closely with primary care, surgery, oncology, and radiology teams within the ARH network
-Engage in quality initiatives and multidisciplinary case discussions
Why ARH?
-Competitive salary with RVU-based incentives, sign-on bonus, and relocation support
-Comprehensive benefits package medical, dental, vision, malpractice with tail coverage, 403(b), CME stipend and paid time off
-Student loan repayment and immigration sponsorship (H-1B/J-1) available
Your Location: Life in Middlesboro & Surrounding Region
Middlesboro, a 96-bed acute-care hub, sits at the gateway of the Cumberland Gap and Bell County's scenic foothills.
-Outdoor adventure: Hiking, fishing, rafting, and festivals in and around Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
-Affordable living: Housing and cost of living well below national averages
-Tight-knit community: Friendly neighborhoods, strong public schools, and cultural traditions like the Mountain Laurel and Cumberland Fall Festivals.
-Regional connections: Easy access to tri-state areas & higher education via nearby colleges and the Bell County Chamber of Commerce region
About ARH
Appalachian Regional Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system comprising 14 hospitals and over 80 outpatient clinics across Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. We serve more than 400,000 patients and are recognized nationally for clinical quality and innovation.
At ARH, physicians find collaboration, purpose, and the resources needed to provide outstanding care in their communities.
Candidate Profile
-Board-Certified or Board-Eligible in Gastroenterology
-Skilled in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
-Committed to community-focused, patient-centered care
-Collaborative and adaptable to a rural health system environment
Next Steps
For more information or to apply, contact Tiffany Longworth at or visit .
Benefits
- Generous starting bonuses and relocation assistance
- Competitive salary with RVU production model
- Loan forgiveness programs
- Stipend considerations
- Great comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and vision
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Paid time off (PTO): 29 days annually
- CME reimbursement with 5 additional PTO days
- Malpractice coverage
- J-1 to H-1 immigration legal support
Simply boundless.
The Appalachian Mountains are a majestic world that is full of life and opportunity. History, adventure, culture, hospitality and natural wonders beg to be explored throughout Kentucky and West Virginia.
Diversity and inclusion are at home in appalachia.
The roots of diversity run deep in the mining and lumber communities of this region. Industrious individuals from all over the world flocked to the region to find prosperity within these once booming business sectors. The rich global heritage and traditions of our earliest settlers still exist within these communities. It's incumbent on ARH-as a business and community leader-to carry that legacy of diversity into the future and beyond.
Established for the community.
From our very beginning, we've been rising to meet the healthcare needs of the people in Appalachia. Our independent, not-for-profit health system was formed in the 1960s when thousands of Appalachian citizens were going to lose their local hospitals. Since then, we've remained steadfast in our commitment to ensure that the people of southeastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia would always have a health system that works as hard for them as they do for one another.
