Mountain Area Health Education Center (Boone) Program | Boone, NC

Overview

Program & Work Schedule

Features & Benefits

Life & Culture

Our program is specifically designed to train full-scope family doctors to serve in rural and underserved settings like the one here in the beautiful mountains of Boone, NC. Our curriculum includes training in MAT, wilderness medicine, LGBTQ care, POCUS and procedures. Our close-knit residents and faculty believe in the importance of personal and professional well-being during residency and beyond.

Information
Program best described as	Community-based
Primary Teaching Site	Watauga Medical Center
Accredited length of training	3
Required length	3
Accepting applications for training that begins in 2026-2027	Yes
Will be accepting applications for training that begins in 2027-2028	Yes
Program start dates	June 0
Participates in ERAS®	Yes
Affiliated with U.S. government	No
Web Address	https://mahec.net/fm-boone-residency	Web Address https://mahec.net/fm-boone-residency
Video	Not Available	Video Not Available

Program Director: Molly A Benedum MD
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System
Ste 102
148 Hwy NC-105 Ext
Boone, NC 28607
Tel: (864) 546-0129
Fax:
E-mail: [email protected]

Person to contact for more information about the program: Franklin Pierce
MAHEC Boone Family Medicine Residency

Boone, NC 28607
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail: [email protected]

Survey Received: 7/16/2025

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