VCOM 2020 Annual Report
2019-2020 Rural and Community-Based Education
V COM provides clinical instruction to its third- and fourth-year medical students by partnering with community-based hospitals throughout Appalachia and beyond. Through exposure to rural and medically underserved areas, students receive significant hands-on clinical training where they also gain an appreciation for the many rewards of rural medicine. Students spend six of the nine months of their third year in community- based hospitals that hold 100 to 400 beds. They spend a minimum of three months in affiliated practices where core primary care training is available.
West Virginia
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Virginia
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16
27
20
15
4
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11
26
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28
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18
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North Carolina
25
22
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30
46
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32 31
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38
47
36
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40
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Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
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45
39
VCOM–Virginia VCOM–Carolinas VCOM–Auburn
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50
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Working under the guidance of faculty physicians at these clinical sites, students are well prepared for the rotations of the fourth year. These sites provide exposure to a more traditional academic health center and residency structure.
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Florida
Welcome to VCOM-Louisiana’s New Clinical Hospital Partners! The College’s newest clinical hospital partners in the Louisiana and Delta regions can be found on page 43.
Welcome to VCOM-Louisiana’s New Clinical Hospital Partners!
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