Charleston Area Medical Center-CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

CAMC's integrated vascular surgery residency is a high-volume, community-based tertiary referral program in Charleston, WV, built around an unusually large open and endovascular case mix (200+ CEAs, 100+ EVARs, complex aortic and branched/fenestrated work) supported by an IAC-accredited vascular lab that is the busiest in the Mid-Atlantic region. The 0-5 structure front-loads broad surgical exposure (cardiothoracic, plastics, trauma, general surgery) before three dedicated vascular years, reflecting a service-driven training model rather than a purely academic research pipeline, though the program still requires substantive scholarly output. Research is mandatory and structured (three projects for residents, faculty producing 600+ peer-reviewed publications), but the emphasis throughout the site is on procedural volume, technical mastery, and RPVI credentialing rather than physician-scientist development. The program values trainees who thrive in a high-acuity, high-volume clinical environment with early technical responsibility and who can meet a defined scholarly-output requirement alongside heavy operative training.