VCOM - 2019 Annual Report

Practicing in Rural or Medically Underserved Areas A fter completing four years of medical school at VCOM, graduates move on to residency and focus their education on an area of specialty.

Alumni in Primary Care Residencies 64% of graduates have entered Primary Care Res dencies to date Classes of 2015-2018

Virginia Campus Alumni in Primary Care Residencies

Family Medicine & Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 25%

The College curriculum, including hands-on experience gained through community and international outreach programs, seeks to direct the graduates to return to these areas and practice within medically underserved communities with shortages of physicians. The successful placement of VCOM graduates in primary care residencies holds true to the College’s mission, focusing future physicians to meet the growing need for primary care providers throughout the Appalachian region and beyond.

OB/Gyn 6%

64 %

Pediatrics 10%

Internal Medicine

23%

60 - 62 % of graduates have remained in primary care practice after residency.

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