West Virginia University Program

Program Identity & Fit

WVU's Diagnostic Radiology program is the only university-based academic radiology residency in West Virginia, anchored at a 692-bed tertiary/quaternary referral hospital with a Level 1 Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center, serving a large and diverse statewide referral population including rural and underserved patients reached through outreach efforts like Bonnie's Bus mobile mammography and the LUCAS mobile lung screening unit. The program explicitly states its goal is to prepare residents for both academic and private-practice careers, with structured board preparation (including AIRP course support), a laddered peer-mentoring model, and a recently expanded complement to 32 residents reflecting institutional growth. Research infrastructure is substantive, centered on the Center for Advanced Imaging with active nuclear medicine instrumentation and clinical neuroimaging research programs, and residents are expected to publish and present at national meetings, though research is not framed as mandatory for graduation. The program values residents who function within a close-knit, team-based teaching-learning community and contribute to both clinical service and educational/QI missions in a state flagship setting.