Carilion Clinic is a great place to train, and Roanoke is a great place to live. We hope that you will get a glimpse of the educational opportunities that await you at the Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine GME programs and what it is like to live and work in Roanoke, the Star City of the South.
Residency and fellowship trainees at Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) receive a superior education. Together with our primary and specialty physician practices, our network of hospitals provides ample opportunities to gain hands-on clinical experience in an academic setting. Nestled in Roanoke, Virginia, residents and fellows enjoy affordable living in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, while receiving advanced training through dynamic educational programs that form the core of our academic medical center. We offer:
- A university-based academic medical center
- On campus medical school (VTCSOM)
- Integration with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
- Training at a medium-sized graduate medical education training site
- 28 accredited training programs
- 300+ trainees
- Faculty committed to your education
- Association with the Salem VA Medical Center for some training programs
- Diverse patient population and cultures derived from urban, suburban, rural and refugee populations
- Lifestyle—
- Low cost of living
- Little traffic congestion
- Beautiful four-season climate
- Many outdoor activities immediately accessible or very close by
- A mid-size city with great restaurants, cultural activities and housing options
- Unique location near the mountains of Southwest Virginia
- Quick access to regional airport
The strength of Carilion Clinic resides in our team, who teach, explore and provide outstanding care to our patients. Our superb faculty and staff are dedicated to the goal of training highly competent and compassionate physicians and other health care professionals capable of thriving in the most demanding clinical and academic environments.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine offers the following fellowships and subspecialties.
Carilion Clinic takes great pride in the Graduate Medical Education programs we offer, and in each resident and fellow who learns side-by-side with our faculty and providers. Within this directory, you can browse our trainees in alphabetical order or choose a program to view a list of residents in specific programs.
Roanoke's location in the Blue Ridge Mountains allows access to the Blue Ridge Parkway with vast hiking, biking, riding trails and parks surrounded by panoramic vistas. The Blue Ridge Marathon is held in Roanoke. The city includes 60 parks and recreational venues, and Roanoke Valley Greenways feature miles of greenway corridor with multiple trails. Smith Mountain Lake, with 500 miles of shoreline, is only a 30-minute drive from Roanoke, and offers water sports, fishing and scenic relaxation. Twenty miles of the Appalachian Trail stretch through the Roanoke Valley, allowing immediate access to the world-famous trail. In addition, Roanoke has a very active equestrian community, and outstanding snow skiing and whitewater kayaking are only a short drive away.
Carilion Clinic has several departments and buildings with multiple entrances. You may click on the interactive map to search by department and building for your desired destination.
There are 300+ residents and fellows in the 28 Graduate Medical Education programs sponsored by Carilion Medical Center and in affiliation with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
Advocating for Residents at Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech Carilion
The Carilion Clinic House Staff Association (HSA) represents the interests and concerns of residents and fellows at Carilion Clinic. The HSA advocates for house staff, supports continued education and promotes and maintains high medical and ethical standards.
Mission
The mission of the HSA is to:
- Represent the interests and concerns of the residents and fellows holding active appointment at Carilion Clinic
- Advocate for the house staff employed by the Carilion Clinic and address specific concerns that shall be presented by each divisional representative
- Support continued education
- Promote and maintain high medical and ethical standards in the practice of medicine, scientific research and allied professional fields
Representation and advocacy is accomplished through regular meetings of the HSA, regular and open communication with resident leaders in all clinical departments, and interactions with clinical faculty and hospital administration.
- HSA Constitution and Bylaws (pdf)
- Anonymously report a duty-hour violation (Carilion intranet)
Executive Council
- Katie Howe, M.D., President, General Surgery Residency
- Caroline Tippett, D.P.M., Vice President, Podiatry Residency
- Kurtsy Oswald, D.O., Treasurer, Emergency Medicine Residency
- Kiley Fagan, M.D., Secretary, Dermatology Residency
Policies
- ACGME Extraordinary Circumstances (pdf)
- Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Placement (pdf)
- Clinical and Educational Work Hours (pdf)
- DEA
- Developing a New Training Location (pdf)
- Disaster Plan (pdf)
- Discipline - Academic Remediation (pdf)
- Discipline - Administrative Sanction (pdf)
- Discipline - Appeal Process (pdf)
- Discipline - Institutional Probation (pdf)
- Discipline - Institutional Suspension (pdf)
- Discipline - Non-Renewal of Contract (pdf)
- Discipline - Dismissal (pdf)
- Dress Code (pdf)
- Drug Free Workplace (pdf)
- Establishing a Residency or Fellowship Program/Increasing the Permanent Program Complement (pdf)
- Evaluation and Advancement - ACGME (pdf)
- Evaluation and Advancement - CPME (pdf)
- Evaluation and Advancement, Dental GPR (pdf)
- Faculty Appointment and Renewal (pdf)
- Faculty Evaluation_(pdf)
- Fraternization (pdf)
- Graduate Medical Education Committee (pdf)
- Harassment (pdf)
- Impaired Residents & Fellows (pdf)
- Institutional Supervision (pdf)
- Leave of Absence (pdf)
- Life Support Training (pdf)
- Moonlighting Policy (pdf)
- Non-Competition_Policy (pdf)
- Out Rotation Policy (pdf)
- Posting Procedure Certifications (pdf)
- Primary Specialty Board Certification Exam
- Professionalism
- Professionalism Boundaries-Resident (pdf)
- Program Closure and Reduction (pdf)
- Promotion and Renewal of Residents (pdf)
- Record Retention Policy_(.pdf)
- Recruitment and Appointment (pdf)
- Redress of Grievances (pdf)
- Resident Transfer (pdf)
- Salary – Residents (pdf)
- Special Review Process - ACGME only (pdf)
- Transitions of Care (pdf)
- Vacation (pdf)
- Vendor Relations (pdf)
- Visiting Resident Policy (pdf)
- USMLE STEP 3 AND COMLEX LEVEL 3 Policy (pdf)
- Well-Being Policy (pdf)
Forms
Insurance
- Carilion Clinic medical plan subsidized by program: employee only, employee + 1 child, employee + spouse, and family coverage available with partial premium paid by resident
- Basic dental coverage provided for resident and family (comprehensive plan available at additional low cost)
- Disability, life and malpractice insurance provided
- We offer coverage under our medical, dental, vision, supplemental spouse life insurance and dependent child life insurance plans to domestic partners of our full-time and regular part-time employees, as well as their eligible children
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| PGY 1 | $56,387 | PGY 3 | $60,491 | PGY 5 | $66,343 | PGY 7 | $71,403 |
| PGY 2 | $58,359 | PGY 4 | $63,067 | PGY 6 | $69,085 |
Vacation
- Three weeks per year
- One week off for either Christmas or New Year's
Educational Meetings
- Reimbursement for approved educational conferences for senior residents
- Reimbursement for approved presentations at meetings
Meal Allowance
- Allocated to residency programs based on in-house work hours
Parking
- Free
Recreation
- Paid membership at Carilion Wellness
- Tickets to Virginia Tech football and basketball games via lottery system
Library Services
- 24/7 access to both electronic and print books and journals
- Online resources include AccessMedicine, AccessEmergency Medicine, CINAHL, Medline/PubMed, Cochrane, ClinicalKey, DynaMed Plus, UpToDate, PsychiatryOnline, Pediatric Care Online and many others
- Staff assistance with online resource instruction, literature searches, journal articles and other services
Cell Phone
- Provided for clinical use; optional $15 charge per pay period for personal use
Other
- Security/escort service
- Counseling and support services
- Lab coats provided
Carilion Clinic is committed to addressing resident wellness for individuals. The creation of a learning environment with a culture of respect and accountability for resident well-being is crucial to the ability of those working in it to deliver the safest, best possible care to patients. By supporting our residents and focusing on their personal health, we are able to maintain a high standard of care for our patients.
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Additional Resources
If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.
EAP Contact Information
Phone: 800-992-1931 or 540-981-8950 An EAP consultant can be reached after hours in case of an emergency by calling the Carilion Clinic Switchboard at 540-981-7000 and asking to page the EAP counselor on call.
24-Hour Contact Information
Phone: 540-981-8154 or 800-992-1931 After hours, a voicemail message will provide the phone number of the person on call.
Donald W. Kees, M.D.
Designated Institutional Official dwkees@carilionclinic.org 540-581-0322
Keel Coleman, D.O., M.B.A.
Associate Designated Institutional Official kecoleman@carilionclinic.org 540-520-2907
Rhonda Miller, M.B.A. Senior Director rhmiller@carilionclinic.org 540-581-0319
Nikki Zimmerman Manager knzimmerman@carilionclinic.org 540-581-0320
Emily Wilhelm Consultant edwilhelm@carilionclinic.org 540-581-0321
Alaina Lawrence Consultant aabradford@carilionclinic.org 540-581-0310
Branden Robertson Quality Improvement Facilitator brrobertson@carilionclinic.org 540-266-6331
Tammy Ling Assistant TVLing@carilionclinic.org 540-581-0322
The Graduate Medical Education (GME) office is involved in all aspects of a resident’s role here at the Carilion Clinic, from orientation through graduation from our programs. We participate in the following activities:
- Oversight of residency and fellowship programs
- Oversight of resident recruitment
- Management of residents' contracts
- Development of GME policies
- Oversight of the hiring process
- Approval of salary and benefits
