Transitional Year Residency
Asheville, NC is a vibrant small city surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina. The city is well-known for its art deco style, live music, award-winning cuisine, craft breweries, outdoor recreation, and eclectic arts scene. Asheville frequently tops national and international lists of the most desirable places to live, work, and play.
250+ independent restaurants | An eclectic mix of exellence
Beer City USA | More microbreweries per capita than any other city
Outdoor recreation | Waterfalls, rivers, hiking trails and biking trails
North Carolina Arboretum | Botanically diverse natural setting
Asheville Regional Airport | Five airlines; 25 non-stop destinations
Featured in: THE 100 MOST LOVED TRAVEL DESTINATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
Tourism Sentiment Index - February 2, 2023
THE 50 BEST PLACES TO TRAVEL IN 2023 Travel + Leisure - November 17, 2022
SINCE 1978
700+
MEDICAL & DENTAL graduates from MAHEC GME programs
$602 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT IN WNC of MAHEC graduates
250,075 patient visits
• family medicine
• internal medicine
• ob/gyn
• psychiatry
• dental CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
706 events 100,000 participants
2,386 babies delivered 1,100+ MAHEC EMPLOYEES
(includes full and part-time)
6 RURAL FELLOWS placed in 5 WNC counties
20,300 LIBRARY service interactions VR SIMULATION CENTER
9 RURAL TEACHING practices in 6 rural counties
1,800 hours of simulation programs for 4,600 participating learners
Mission Hospital
• Daily meal stipend
• 815 licensed beds
• 94 ER bays
• 82 behavioral health beds
• 51 level III NICU bassinets
• 47 operating rooms
• CCU, ICU
• Level II trauma center
• Quaternary referral system
• Large hospitalist program
• All specialties (except transplant)
50 Best Hospitals
Healthgrades - Overall Quality
Level II Trauma
State of North Carolina
Magnet® Recognized ANCC
3-start CABG, AVR, AVR+CABG
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
50 Top Cardiovascular
IBM Watson Health
Comprehensive Stroke Center
The Joint Commission
About ASHEVILLE
Asheville, NC is a vibrant small city surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina. The city is well-known for its art deco style, live music, award-winning cuisine, craft breweries, outdoor recreation, and eclectic arts scene. Asheville frequently tops national and international lists of the most desirable places to live, work, and play. Learn more about Asheville’s housing, arts, dining, and more by visiting the Asheville Chamber of Commerce website and ExploreAsheville.com.
250+ independent restaurants | Four-star cuisine to down-home cooking
Beer City USA | More microbreweries per capita than any other city
Outdoor recreation | Waterfalls, rivers, hiking trails and biking trails
North Carolina Arboretum | One of the most botanically diverse natural settings in America
Asheville Regional Airport | Five airlines; 25 non-stop destinations
Asheville ranked as the Most Beautiful Small City in North Carolina — msn.com, 2021
North Carolina ranked as the #1 on the Best States For Business for 3rd year in a row — Forbes.com, 2020
Asheville ranked 3 of the Top 50 Best Places to Travel in 2020 — Travel + Leisure, 2020
Asheville’s River Arts District named one of the “hippest neighborhoods to hang out in” — msn.com, 2021
www.ashevillechamber.org/live-visit/
RESIDENCY PROGRAM
The MAHEC Family Health Center, perfectly suited for the practice and teaching of family medicine, is a beautiful 40,000 square foot outpatient facility located five minutes from downtown Asheville and Mission Hospital. We have on-site laboratory, x-ray, mammogram, DEXA, retinopathy screening, and well-equipped minor-surgery rooms. You will train in an array of specialty clinics housed in the Family Health Center, taught by our faculty, including:
Osteoporosis
Vasectomy
Hepatitis C
Reproductive health
Medication Assisted Treatment
Nutrition
Lifestyle medicine
Procedures
Group visits
Dermatology
Sports medicine
Simulation Center
Our 15,000 square foot center is located on MAHEC’s campus and features labor and delivery, task training, and simulated patient and clinic rooms as well as conference rooms for debriefing. We also have a robust standardized patient program to enhance our simulated learning scenarios.
BENEFITS
Benefits
• Employer-paid liability insurance
• Professional membership coverage
• License renewals
• National Health Service Corps-approved site
• Workers’ Compensation
• On-site continuing education programs with low or no fees
• Resources to access credit union
Health and Wellness
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision; No premium changes in 5 years
• Free preventative care visits
• Employer values work/life balance
• Employee Assistance Network
Income Protection
Benefits
• Employer-paid short and long term disability and life insurance
• Individual disability plan resources
• Shared PTO donation program
Local Love
• Discount program for local businesses
MAHEC has had an academic partnership with UNC School of Medicine for decades. In 2009, UNC SOM opened its Asheville Campus, housed at MAHEC, which provides clinical education for third- and fourth-year medical students at MAHEC, regional hospitals, and outpatient practices in Western North Carolina utilizing an innovative longitudinal curriculum. Residents are part of the education of these students as well as teach fourth year medical students from across the nation on electives and acting internships.
Located on MAHEC’s main campus in Asheville, UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC includes the UNC School of Medicine Asheville Campus, a master of public health program jointly led by UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and UNC Asheville, and innovative educational and research collaborations with UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and UNC Adams School of Dentistry.
UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC is supported and informed by our Department of Program Evaluation and Research and the Library Science Department which focus on rural healthcare workforce development, academic medicine, clinical research, and practice transformation to improve patient, community, and population health.
