Carilion Clinic- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine's OB/GYN residency is a university-affiliated, tertiary/quaternary program centered at the 703-bed Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, the sole major referral center and largest maternity/NICU service in Southwest Virginia, giving residents a robust surgical volume and high-risk obstetric caseload. The program partners closely with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, embedding a two-year repeating didactic curriculum with problem-based learning, simulation, and structured research alongside teaching responsibilities for medical students. Residents rotate across multiple community hospital sites (Roanoke Community, Franklin Memorial, Rockbridge) and are exposed to all five OB/GYN subspecialties, with graduates pursuing a genuine mix of generalist practice and fellowships (MFM, MIGS, Urogynecology, Gyn Onc, REI). The program explicitly aims to produce independently practicing physicians through mentorship and hands-on surgical/obstetric training in a regional referral, underserved and refugee-inclusive population.