University of Virginia Medical Center Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 18, 2026

University of Virginia Medical Center Program

University of Virginia Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, directed by Sarah N. Dalrymple, MD and coordinated by Myrtha Veldhuis. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (434) 982-4153. 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

UVA's Family Medicine residency is a university-affiliated academic program embedded in a tertiary medical center, explicitly organized around training future leaders in family medicine with emphases on refugee and vulnerable-population care, integrated behavioral health, evidence-informed decision-making, and preparation for academic careers. The department maintains an active research division (led by a dedicated Director of Research) spanning maternal-child health, refugee health, sports medicine, and practice improvement, and offers a competitive Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship with structured research/teaching expectations and Division I athletics coverage. Community engagement is substantial and structured, including work with Charlottesville's Free Clinic, refugee-serving partners, and recurring school and mass-event sports physicals, reflecting a program identity built on interprofessional teams, advocacy, and service to an underserved and immigrant-heavy local population. The program values residents oriented toward full-scope family medicine practice, quality improvement, and leadership, rather than narrow procedural volume alone.

Who it fits

An applicant with demonstrated longitudinal work in refugee/immigrant health, community-based advocacy, or behavioral-health integration who is aiming toward academic family medicine or a primary care sports medicine fellowship will find this program's stated mission and structure a natural match.

Research intensity

Moderate - a formal research division and scholarly output exist and are supported, but research is not positioned as mandatory for categorical residents outside the sports medicine fellowship.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Community Practice, Fellowship

Important

The program states an aim to recruit and train residents who reflect the demographics of the community and patient population served, with explicit emphasis on caring for refugee populations as a training focus.

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