Charleston Area Medical Center-CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

CAMC Pediatrics is a community-based academic program in Charleston, WV, serving as a regional referral center for southern Appalachia and a WVU/West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine clinical campus, with residents caring for a population marked by significant health and socio-economic challenges. The absence of pediatric fellows means residents perform all procedures themselves and work directly with subspecialty faculty at the state's first free-standing children's hospital, producing strong outcomes in both general pediatrics jobs and fellowship placement. A longitudinal, half-day research curriculum with dedicated faculty mentorship, funding, and statewide/national presentation opportunities is built into training, alongside explicit advocacy, quality improvement, and medical education tracks. The program emphasizes individualized resident development and appears to value residents drawn to hands-on, primary-care-heavy training in an underserved, rural-facing environment rather than a purely subspecialty-referral model.