Vidant Medical Center-East Carolina University Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is one of only 13 combined EM/IM programs nationally (and one of five EM/IM/Critical Care programs), based at ECU Health Medical Center, a tertiary referral hospital serving the majority of rural, underserved eastern North Carolina with a high-acuity, resource-limited patient population. The five-year curriculum interleaves EM and IM blocks with a built-in transition pathway into the institution's Critical Care fellowship for residents in good standing, reflecting a strong critical care identity woven into the combined training. Research is a structured, required component for every resident, supported by a dedicated Vice Chair of Research and Academic Activity, with consistent resident output at regional/national conferences (SAEM, ACMT, NACCT) and peer-reviewed publications. The program frames residents as active drivers of program direction and emphasizes longstanding institutional commitment to education, research, and care of an underserved regional population.