Boone Rural Family Medicine Residency
We believe family medicine is at its best when physicians know the people and places they serve—and when they have the skills, curiosity, and commitment to care for their communities in all their complexity.
At the MAHEC Boone Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, we train full-spectrum family physicians who are prepared to meet the needs of rural communities and inspired to become part of them. We call this physician-citizenship: a commitment not only to excellent patient care, but to showing up for your neighbors, understanding the challenges your community faces, and helping shape a healthier future.
Our small, unopposed residency in the mountains of North Carolina offers the kind of hands-on, relationship-centered training that prepares physicians for the breadth and responsibility of rural practice. Residents care for patients across generations and clinical settings—from the clinic to the hospital, the emergency department to the delivery room.
Our residents are entrusted with meaningful responsibility and supported by faculty who practice and teach the breadth of family medicine. Training here means working hard, learning together, and developing the clinical judgment, procedural skills, and confidence to serve as a first call for your patients and a steady presence in your community.
Along the way, you'll explore the distinctive opportunities of practicing in the mountains: wilderness medicine, point-of-care ultrasound, rural emergency care, and community-based partnerships. Boone is more than a beautiful backdrop. It is a place to belong, to contribute, and perhaps to stay.
Molly Benedum, MD
FMRP.Boone@mahec.net
In North Carolina, retaining one newly graduated physician adds approximately $2.1 million to the state economy and supports about 13 jobs. In total, over $743 million in economic output for WNC has been generated by MAHEC GME graduates since our programs began.
Of the 880 MAHEC graduates with available data,
practice in the state of North Carolina.
Of the 445 MAHEC graduates practicing in the state,
practice locally in Western North Carolina.
Of the 880 MAHEC graduates with available data,
serve in rural or partially rural areas.
51% of our total graduates practice in the state of North Carolina.
40% of our total graduates practice locally in Western North Carolina.
29% of our total graduates serve in rural or partially rural areas.
Supporting
4,496 jobs locally in Western North Carolina and
1,156 jobs in other areas of the state.
Generating
$ 743 million in local economic output for Western North Carolina and
$ 191 million in economic output for other areas of the state.
Above data includes only graduates whose employment status could be located.
*The AMA defines “output” as direct (medical revenues, jobs/wages and salaries created by the physician, and taxes paid) and indirect (supplies/equipment purchased by physicians, practice administrative services, cleaning/property maintenance services, and clinical and laboratory services) benefits.
MAHEC offers a variety of student rotations in Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Surgery, Rural Medicine, and Psychiatry for both in-state and out-of-state students interested in our residency programs. Learn more about our 4th year medical student rotations
MAHEC is committed to inspiring and equipping the next generation of healthcare professionals and expanding access to care for all. Our vision is to create a healthier community in Western North Carolina and beyond.
