Comprehensive Clinical Training
The fully accredited psychiatry residency program combines university and community resources to train psychiatric physicians. CAMC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) as a sponsoring institution of graduate medical education residency and fellowship programs. The CAMC Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry Residency is sponsored by CAMC. West Virginia University Charleston Campus is an affiliate educational partner.
This arrangement offers a diverse patient population and the opportunity to train in a tertiary center, which also functions as a community hospital. We offer training in general psychiatry (4 years), and combined internal medicine/psychiatry (5 years).
You will receive frequent informal feedback as you progress through the residency via rounds and supervision with faculty, but a very structured evaluation process also takes place which includes evaluations for each rotation, semi-annual evaluations to assess your overall performance in the previous six months, the annual written Psychiatry Residents in Training Exam (PRITE), and clinical exams ("Mock Boards") to prepare you for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification Exam at the completion of training. This formal evaluation process goes both ways as residents are asked to evaluate faculty, rotations, and courses to help maintain a high quality training experience. Graduates of our program enjoy a high pass rate on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certification exam, a final measure of training quality. For more information on ABPN, please go to www.abpn.com.
The affiliation of the Charleston Area Medical Center and the West Virginia University School of Medicine gives you the opportunity to train in a setting that has the advantages of an academic medical center blended with the diverse patient population of a large community hospital. One-third of WVU medical students complete their clinical rotations at Charleston Area Medical Center. In addition to working with and teaching medical students, you will share the training experience with residents from other fully accredited residencies at CAMC, interns from our fully accredited clinical psychology internship, as well as social work interns, nursing students, and other health sciences students.
Education and Research
This broad array of faculty and students creates wonderful cross fertilization opportunities in clinical service, training, and research. As a large clinical campus we enjoy the administrative, research, and library services of a university medical center. All ancillary services are provided at CAMC leaving residents more time to learn. Night call averages every seventh night over the residency and is not more than every fourth night on any rotation.
Community and Culture
Recreational activities are plentiful with white water rafting, snow skiing, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, and camping for outdoor enthusiasts, not to mention several golf courses, tennis facilities, professional baseball, and a new ice skating facility. Cultural opportunities in Charleston include the WV State Symphony, Mountain Stage, local theatre, and national touring performances. Many of these are housed in the Clay Arts Center, across the street from CAMC General Hospital.
Our residency program and the city of Charleston offer a perfect balance of academic excellence and recreational activities. Visit with us and explore the exciting possibilities waiting for you in wild and wonderful West Virginia.
Salary and Benefits
CAMC offers a comprehensive salary and benefit package for residents and fellows.
Hear from our residents
There is a large variety of psychiatric pathology at CAMC that is unmatched. The Psychiatry program at CAMC will prepare you for any aspect of psychiatry, whether it is general psychiatry or a subspecialty. If you express your interest, you will find someone willing to mentor you. These are some of the most compassionate and intelligent people I have had the privilege to work with and learn from. West Virginia is an excellent place to learn and grow with plenty of opportunities.
Explore Charleston and West Virginia
Charleston is a small city with a metropolitan culture, and is close to some of the best outdoor recreation in the country.
