Marshall University School of Medicine Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Aug 31, 2026

Marshall University School of Medicine Program

Marshall University School of Medicine Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Huntington, West Virginia, directed by Morgan C. Stickler, MD and coordinated by Heather France. The program accepts applications through February 1, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at Heather.France@mhnetwork.org or (304) 691-1100. 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

Marshall's Family Medicine Residency is a nearly 50-year-old university-affiliated program in Huntington, WV, training generalist physicians for the Appalachian region through a broad primary care curriculum reinforced by six named tracks (Health Policy, International Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Physician Leadership, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Rural Medicine) plus in-house fellowships in Addiction Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Sports Medicine. Its most distinctive feature is the International Medicine Track, the first of its kind in the US, which funds a two-month clinical rotation in a resource-poor country, a tropical medicine diploma pathway, and has produced graduates working with the CDC, State Department, and global NGOs. The program's identity is explicitly community- and mission-oriented, emphasizing "respect and appreciation for marginalized peoples" and service to the underserved population of West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southern Ohio, rather than research output as an end in itself. Individualized programming and flexibility across tracks (rural, global, leadership, sports) suggest the program values residents who arrive with a defined interest area they intend to deepen and eventually export back into practice or teaching.

Who it fits

An applicant with sustained global health, underserved-community, or rural-service experience (mission work, NGO involvement, international electives) who intends to build a career blending hands-on family medicine with community leadership or global health work rather than pursuing subspecialty fellowship.

Research intensity

Low - research is available and can be pursued within tracks (e.g., global health publications, leadership projects) but is not positioned as central or expected of all residents.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Primary Care, Other (with the "Other" component reflecting the program's distinctive global/international health and physician-leadership career pathways).

Important

The program states a preference for a personal statement describing "the evolution of your interest in Family Medicine" and requires three letters of reference from faculty members plus a Dean's Letter and photo as part of the application.

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Deadline 02/01/2027

109 days left

Accreditation Status N/A

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