VCOM 2022 Annual Report

Residency Specialties in the Areas of Greatest Need V COM recruits many students who grew up in medically underserved and rural areas. The College outcomes report shows that

VCOM Graduate Matches by Specialty Classes of 2019-2022

Specialty

Number of Students

most return to live and practice in communities in urgent need of medical professionals, thus providing valuable hands-on experience. Following graduation, VCOM alumni enter residencies and begin to focus on their individual specialties. A high percentage choose to enter primary care, upholding the College’s mission to meet the growing need for physicians in the Appalachian and Delta regions and beyond.

Family Medicine Internal Medicine

485 456 185 188

Pediatrics

Emergency Medicine

General Surgery

78

Obstetrics and Gynecology

101 79 23 65 79 26 27

Psychiatry

Traditional Rotating

Anesthesiology

Transitional Neurology

Orthopedic Surgery Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

VCOM was ranked in the Best Medical Schools list for “Which Schools Turn Out the Most Primary Care Residencies?” by the 2021 U.S. News & World Report.

10 15 13 19

Radiology

Medicine - Preliminary Surgery - Preliminary

Pathology

9 6 8 2 5 3 3

Otolaryngology

Medicine - Primary Urological Surgery

71 % Alumni chose

Ophthalmology

Primary Care Residencies 4-Year Average Classes of 2019-2022

Urology

Dermatology

Neurological Surgery

1

Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

1

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