Clarion Hospital Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

Clarion Hospital Program

Clarion Hospital Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, directed by Ashley N. Kunselman, DO and coordinated by Kaitlin Shreckengost. The program accepts applications through January 1, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (812) 226-1305. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Clarion Hospital's Family Medicine Residency is a small, rural community-based program (4 residents per year) embedded in a critical-access hospital serving Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, and Venango counties in north-central Pennsylvania. The curriculum emphasizes broad-scope, full-continuity generalist training-longitudinal outpatient clinic, obstetrics with prenatal-through-delivery continuity, and nursing home/geriatric longitudinal panels-reflecting preparation for unsupervised rural practice rather than subspecialty pipeline. Scholarly work is required but structured as a practical quality-improvement plus research project pairing rather than a hypothesis-driven research program. Notably, the program is merging into the Butler Family Medicine Residency as a "Clarion Rural Track" starting with the 2027 academic year, signaling a transition toward a rural-training-track model within a larger sponsoring program.

Who it fits
A generalist-minded applicant committed to full-spectrum rural family medicine (including OB and nursing home/geriatric care) who wants broad procedural and continuity exposure in a small-town, underserved setting rather than a subspecialty or urban academic track.
Research intensity
Low - a scholarly/QI project is required, but research is not emphasized as a career pathway or program identity.
Career orientation
Community Practice
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01/01/2027
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Deadline 01/01/2027 49 days left
Accreditation Status N/A
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ECFMG CERTIFICATE

CURRENT RESIDENTS
Residents
Current Residents.pdf
Program Director
Name: Ashley N. Kunselman, DO
Program Coordinator
Name: Kaitlin Shreckengost Email: [email protected] Phone: (812) 226-1305 Address: ,Clarion
Program Website
https://www.independence.health/careers/clarion-hospital-medical-education/family-medicine-residency/
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