Valley-Wide Health Systems is pleased to offer the Alamosa Rural Training Track as one of our special programs. The mission of the Alamosa Rural Training Track is to provide medical education and training for Family Medicine Residents in an accredited residency program while they live and work in a rural community. During the residency, participants live and work in a rural Colorado community.
It all starts with a one-year internship at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in the mid-sized city of Pueblo. Residents spend the next two years in rural Alamosa. The curriculum is longitudinal and deliberately structured for a 24-month continuity practice. It is designed to mimic the practice of primary care physicians. This means that over the 24-month period, the residents will track their patients, get a better understanding of chronic illness, and build a solid patient-physician relationship.
The residency program is integrated with Valley-Wide Health Systems, a Community Health Center that provides health care in a respectful and inclusive manner for all with special consideration for the medically underserved populations and with San Luis Valley Health hospital for specialty rotations.
Alamosa Rural Training Track Faculty Providers
Tammy Gregg, DO (Site Director, Alamosa RTT Family Medicine/OB)
I grew up in Fort Worth Texas in a family where my father was an electrician and my mother an accountant. While in high school, I met a teacher with diabetes who taught anatomy and physiology class and she was the one who inspired me to go into medicine. I wanted to understand her diabetes more and why she was unable to heal after having a surgery done. Since then, I have pursued my career in medicine.
I went to University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and graduated in 2005. I then went to Southern Colorado Family Medicine Residency and graduated in 2008. Since then, I have been living and working in Alamosa, Colorado.What drew me to living in such a small community was the ability to be a part of the community as well as take care of the residents that live here. I am able to see my patients in their everyday life and understand how they fit with the community here. It’s also a great environment to raise my son. We have also started going to the local rec center and learning Taekwondo. I look forward to having a residency program here so I can teach the residents that there is more to life that being a physician. You can become a teacher, a friend, a student and a community leader all at once.
Sarah White, DO (Faculty Provider)
I grew up in Conifer, CO and went to college at the University of San Diego in CA. After college I worked for a year with refugees as a health care navigator in Cleveland, and this solidified my desire to be a primary care physician. I went to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pennsylvania, and finally moved back to Colorado for residency with HealthOne Family Medicine Residency in Denver.
I love family medicine, especially being able to see patients from pediatrics to prenatal care to geriatrics and even nursing home care, and everything in between. I love the variety of each day and wonderful patient relationships I am able to build as a family medicine doc. I am grateful for the privilege to precept residents in their clinic training as well, and walk with them in their medical education journey.
My husband and I enjoy the small town of Alamosa, the beautiful outdoors surrounding us, and raising our little family here in the San Luis Valley.
Allison Peddle MD, (Faculty Provider)
I am a Colorado native. I went to high school in Greeley, CO and attended the University of Denver for college. After college, I moved to Texas where I went to University of Texas Southwestern for medical school and then John Peter Smith Hospital for my family medicine residency and geriatric fellowship.
I enjoy practicing full-spectrum medicine, including prenatal visits, pediatric visits, adult medicine, and geriatric medicine. My favorite aspects of family medicine are delivering babies and dignifying the end of life. I fell in love with international medicine during my training—visiting rural parts of South America, Asia and Africa during my training tenure. Rural medicine is very similar to international medicine, and I love practicing in small communities. As their family physician, I get to walk through life with my patients, including having our children play on the same sports teams.
I recently moved her with my young family to San Luis Valley after practicing full spectrum medicine in La Junta, CO for 7 years. My family and I enjoy the multiple outdoor activities that Alamosa has to offer, and the beautiful mountain views surrounding us. I do hope to take my family internationally in the future.
Alamosa Rural Training Track Residents
Class of 2027
Athri Kodali, M.D
Dr. Athri Kodali’s journey in medicine began in southern India, where she developed a strong desire to help underserved communities. Her passion for family medicine was cultivated during her studies at Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences in her home country and deepened through her clinical experiences. Athri’s medical journey took her to the United States, where she gained invaluable experience through clinical rotations, volunteering as a heart health coach and researching. She relishes the opportunity to explore Colorado’s diverse landscapes and indulge in her hobby of cooking, particularly experimenting with local ingredients
She is especially interested in primary care, community outreach, rural medicine, preventative health measures, holistic health management, lifestyle medicine, women’s health, geriatrics, colonoscopies, patient-centered care across all age groups.
Rider Rivera Hart, MD
Dr. Rivera Hart was born and raised in Puerto Plata, a small town on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. He completed his medical studies at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, graduating with honors. Following graduation, Rider relocated to south Florida, where he assisted patients in transitioning from hospital care to home settings. He also served as a provider in a free clinic, dedicated to supporting the underserved community surrounding his church. Rider enjoys running, hiking and martial arts, as well as spending time with his three sons and wife.
He is especially interested in sports medicine, outpatient medicine, obesity medicine, procedure, and community outreach.
Find more about the Alamosa Rural Training Track Residency Program here.
