Our Pediatric Residency Program is a community-based, academic medical center program nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, and serves a diverse population including many rural communities across southern West Virginia. Many of our patients face significant health and socio-economic challenges, and we teach our residents the skills necessary for optimal impact on patients and families. In addition to the focus on primary care and preparing residents for practice or fellowships, our program emphasizes cultivating your individual interests by providing training in advocacy, clinical research, and quality improvement. Over the decades, our program has contributed greatly to the pediatric workforce locally and across the country.
Charleston Area Medical Center is one of the largest health systems in West Virginia and serves the entire southern area of the state with the following mission, "Striving to provide the best health care to every patient, every day."
CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital
Our pediatric residents value their training in the first free-standing children's hospital in the state under the supervision of a dedicated group of pediatric sub-specialists and generalists who provide comprehensive care to our patients.
Hear From Our Residents
Here at the pediatrics team, we strive to make sure every team member feels the support and encouragement needed to leave each day feeling like they made a difference. Attendings become mentors, staff becomes friends, and co-residents become family. Every day, you will be presented with opportunities to enhance your learning through patient interactions, independence, and procedures. These opportunities and quality of our team members are the reasons you will leave this program as an accomplished physician with memories to last a lifetime.
Each of us has a story. This story is woven together with the challenges and triumphs we have each experienced on our journey toward residency. Here at our program, we cherish these individual stories, and we work to bring these stories together to form a unified, collective story of compassion, respect, resilience, and love. We bloom together.
Within the Pediatrics team here at CAMC, we not only work towards becoming great pediatricians, but also effective teachers, lifelong learners and valuable members of the community. Being one of the only few children's hospital in the state, we are entrusted with the care of West Virginia's youth. We accomplish this important task with a tight-knit group of co-residents, attendings and staff all willing to support one another. Not only do we cheer each other on with career goals, but we recognize the importance of wellbeing and balance during your time in the residency.
Advocacy
Our program is dedicated to advocating for children in and outside the hospital. Residents from our program attended the WV AAP Day of Advocacy at the West Virginia State Capitol. Residents and faculty members also participate in community events and national conferences.
Diversity
The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine's mission is innovation and education. The program is part of a leading medical education and academic institute, serving the health care needs of West Virginia and our community.
Charleston Area Medical Center is committed to fostering, developing and maintaining a culture of diversity and inclusion. We recognize the value of diversity and believe the individual differences that comprise a health care team will help us achieve excellence in our teaching, learning and in the clinical care of our patients. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Education and Patient Care
Our program is accredited by the ACGME. Our residents learn to identify social determinants of care relevant to their patient population and communicate effectively with patients and their families, understanding the unique characteristics of Appalachian and rural cultures.
Relationships
Our Pediatrics Residency program has 23 residents, which allows us to develop long-lasting relationships. Our faculty is committed to the well-being of our residents. Our residents and faculty gather outside of work for dinners, celebrations and local events.
Research
The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine has been committed to improving health in our local and surrounding communities through research for more than 40 years. Learn more about our research opportunities.
