Charleston Area Medical Center-Greenbrier Valley Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a small (15-resident), rural, community-based Family Medicine program in Ronceverte, WV, affiliated with the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine and closely tied to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, emphasizing full-scope rural practice across hospital medicine, outpatient continuity clinic, and community outreach. Clinical training spans a rural community hospital (GVMC), a federally-oriented community clinic (Robert C. Byrd Clinic), the Beckley VA, county health department, and critical-access sites (Rainelle, Pocahontas Memorial), giving residents broad exposure to underserved southern West Virginia populations. The program maintains a strong osteopathic curriculum (ONMM rotations, combined didactics) alongside allopathic training and is pursuing formal osteopathic recognition, while research exists mainly as an institutional resource (CAMC Research Day, CHSOR) rather than a core resident expectation. Graduates predominantly enter outpatient and inpatient community practice, hospitalist/nocturnist roles, and some pursue fellowships (geriatrics, sports medicine, EM), reflecting a program that values rural commitment, adaptability across care settings, and comfort with a close-knit, low-resource community environment.