Mountain Area Health Education Center Boone Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

Mountain Area Health Education Center Boone Program

Mountain Area Health Education Center Boone Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Boone, North Carolina, directed by Molly Benedum, MD and coordinated by Amber Cook. The program accepts applications through January 30, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (864) 546-0129. 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

A rural, community-based residency in the mountains of western North Carolina run by the Mountain Area Health Education Center, which the program describes as the largest Area Health Education Center in the state and the nation. Training is full-scope and longitudinal, spanning the delivery room, intensive care unit, nursing homes and home visits, with emphasis on rural medicine, women's health, behavioral medicine, geriatrics and care of patients with substance use disorders. The program is small and community-embedded, and describes leadership roles in community outreach, school-based health and hospital committees as part of training. The program reports that 51% of its graduates practice in North Carolina, 40% practice in Western North Carolina and 29% serve rural or partially rural areas.

Who it fits
An applicant committed to full-spectrum rural practice in a small mountain community who wants high procedural volume in an intimate learning environment.
Research intensity
Low; not presented as a program priority.
Career orientation
Primary Care / Community Practice.
Important
The program is explicitly built around rural service in Western North Carolina and frames commitment to small-town practice and community leadership as central to fit.
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Mountain Area Health Education Center Boone Program
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01/30/2027
78 days left

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Deadline 01/30/2027 78 days left
Accreditation Status N/A
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USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 2
USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

VISA

GRADUATION CUT OFF

GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

CURRENT RESIDENTS
Program Director
Name: Molly Benedum, MD
Program Coordinator
Name: Amber Cook Email: [email protected] Phone: (864) 546-0129 Address: ,Boone
Program Website
https://mahec.net/fm-boone-residency
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