VCOM 2025 Annual Report

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Affiliated Programs

Graduate Medical Education C ompleting a medical degree is just one preparing professionals for a wide range of healthcare roles and partnering with organizations that share a commitment to serving rural and medically underserved communities. For these reasons, VCOM has developed graduate medical education (GME) programs and partnerships aligned with the College’s mission. GME includes residencies, fellowships, and other training that occurs after medical school. Physicians pursue fellowships following residency to gain advanced education in a specialty or subspecialty. These programs are accredited and monitored by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). step in becoming a fully qualified physician. Improving health access also requires VCOM partners with HCA LewisGale Hospital Mongomery in Virginia and Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown in Columbus, Georgia, to offer ACGME-accredited Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship programs at VCOM-Virginia and VCOM-Auburn. These programs train fellows to diagnose and manage athletic illnesses and injuries across all levels of competition, from Division I university athletes to high school and recreational participants. Fellows also conduct physicals and care for patients with sports-related injuries. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on clinical experience and the development of the medical knowledge, technical skills, professional judgment, and interpersonal abilities—all through an osteopathic lens—that are required for successful sports medicine practice. Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship