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Where are They Now

One of the hallmarks of excellence in our residency program is the number of University of Virginia residents who are accepted to UVA's nationally acclaimed fellowship programs. The high proportion of residents who apply to UVA fellowships attests to resident satisfaction with the hospital system and the quality of life in Charlottesville. Additionally, the professional continuity among residents and fellows creates a unique collegial and educational environment.

Facts about our 2003-2010 Medicine Residency Program graduates:

  • Approximately 75% have chosen fellowship and 25% have pursued a career in general medicine.

  • Of those entering general medicine, about 54% have become hospitalists and 46% have taken outpatient primary care positions.

  • Residents have taken positions throughout the country from Maine to Florida and as far west as Arizona, Oregon, and Hawaii.

  • By Specialty, our graduates have gone on to fellowships in:


 fellowships chart

Allergy & Immunology
University of North Carolina, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia, University of Texas at Galveston
Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, Lahey Clinic, Lankenau Philadelphia, Medical College of Virginia, Medical University of South Carolina, Scott and White, Texas A&M, Thomas Jefferson, University of Chicago, University of Connecticut, University of Florida, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Pittsburgh, University of Texas-MD Anderson, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Wake Forest University, Washington Hospital Center
Endocrinology
Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health, Oschner Health System, University of California San Francisco, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia, University of Washington

Gastroenterology
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Baylor College of Medicine, Beth Israel, Medical College of Georgia, University of Southern Alabama, University of Louisville, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia, University of Texas Southwestern

Geriatrics
University of Virginia
Hematology & Oncology
Boston University, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Medical College of Virginia, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, University of North Carolina, University of Pittsburgh, University of Texas-MD Anderson, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Wake Forest University
Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at San Diego, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, University of Washington, Vanderbilt University
Nephrology
Johns Hopkins University, University of Virginia
Palliative Care
Duke University, University of Pittsburgh

Pulmonary & Critical Care
Denver Jewish, University of Massachusetts, Medical College of Georgia, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of California, University of North Carolina, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University

  • Recent graduates have also entered programs for the Master's Degree in Public Health and for a Ph.D. in Vascular Biology. Several are pursuing research positions at the National Institutes of Health. One graduate holds a position combining attending duties with a hospice/palliative care group and an instructor role in clinical ethics at UVA. Another is on staff at a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinic in the Northern Marianas Islands.