Campbell University-Sampson Regional Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a small, unopposed transitional year at an independent, community-based rural hospital in Clinton, NC, sponsored by Campbell University's osteopathic medical school and structured around a traditional rotating internship model with osteopathic principles woven into monthly didactics. Its most distinctive feature is the built-in linkage to Campbell's Dermatology program, offering two pre-matched TY/Derm positions, which anchors the program's identity as a launching pad for that specific specialty pathway rather than a general internal medicine or surgery prep year. The curriculum is broad and unopposed (no competing residencies for procedures or cases), with heavy inpatient internal medicine exposure, one-on-one attending mentorship, and access to CUSOM's SIM lab, but research infrastructure is modest and tied mainly to the Dermatology and Family Medicine programs rather than the TY itself. The program values residents oriented toward rural, community-based medicine and those pursuing a specific advanced specialty (especially dermatology) who need a structured, low-competition preliminary year.