WVU School of Medicine Offers Increased Opportunities for Residents and Fellows
As medical students around the country participate in interviews to determine where they will complete their specialized medical training, the West Virginia University( WVU) School of Medicine has announced increased opportunities through expansions to several graduate medical education programs.
In 2025 alone, WVU launched 10 new programs, while also expanding the annual cohort size of nine residencies and fellowships. The expansions not only support learners but also patients who can benefit from additional clinical capacity and specialized care.
“ It has been an exciting time for growth at the School of Medicine, as we proudly launched two new residencies and eight new fellowships in July,” said Sarah Sofka, MD, associate dean for graduate medical education.“ We look forward to watching these young physicians grow as they excel through the curriculum and make history by becoming the first graduating class in their respective programs.”
Newly-launched programs in 2025 include the Berkeley Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency, Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac
Electrophysiology Fellowship, Diabetes Fellowship, Emergency Medical Services Fellowship, Global Health Fellowship, Movement Disorders Fellowship, Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship, and Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship.
“ Additionally, we further strengthened several of our flagship graduate medical education programs by expanding the annual class size of six residencies and three fellowships,” Sofka said.
Programs that expanded their annual cohort in 2025 included the Anesthesiology Residency, Neurosurgery Residency, Ophthalmology Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Pathology Residency, Pediatric Residency, Endocrinology Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, and Rheumatology Fellowship.
“ These expansions to our programs represent a significant investment in our trainees, teaching faculty, and state as a whole,” Sofka said.“ We hope these advancements will continue to attract young and talented physicians to our campuses to receive the unparalleled medical training that the WVU School of Medicine is known for.”
Image: Dr. Deena Dahshan performs an eye exam at the WVU Eye Institute. Photo by Davidson Chan, WVU.
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