FAMILY MEDICINE

Mountain Area Health Education Center (Asheville) Program

Asheville, North Carolina

Our residency offers broad-scope family medicine training rooted in our Clinic First curricular model; this allows us to emphasize continuity of care

Program Type

Community-based

Application Deadline

January 9, 2026

Year 1 Seats

12

Interviews Last Year

160
67%

Interview Ratio

13.3

% US MD

77.1

% IMG

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H-1B VisaNo
F-1 VisaNo
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Application Criteria

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Graduation Year Requirement

5

Min Letters of Recommendation

3

Max Letters of Recommendation

4

Chair Letter Required

No

Faculty Letter Required

No

Specialty Letter Required

No

Medical Education Gap Policy

Clinical experience in the US

Offers Prematch

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USMLE Requirements

Minimum USMLE requirements for IMG applicants

USMLE Step 1 (IMG)

Yes

USMLE Step 2 CK (IMG)

Yes

Minimum USMLE Scores

Step 1
196
Step 2 CK
218

Compensation Trend

PGY-1
$60,349
PGY-2
$62,394
PGY-3
$64,553

Signal Data

Interview invite rates by applicant signal type

Step 2 CK (All Invited)

229-263

Silver Signal → Invite

54%

Gold Signal → Invite

31%

No Signal → Invite

76%

US IMG → Invite

0%

Non-US IMG → Invite

0%

Highlights

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Year 2 Size

12

Year 3 Size

12

Offers Preliminary Positions

No

Night Float

Yes

Moonlighting Allowed

Yes

Total Positions

36

Accredited Length

3

Faculty:Resident Ratio

1.1

Avg Hours/Week (PGY-1)

59

Contact Details

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Contact Person

Contact Phone

Contact Email

Program Director

Director Phone

Director Email

Characteristics

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% DO Residents

22.9 %

Total Physician Faculty

41

Night Float (PGY-1)

Yes

Compensation & Leaves

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PGY-1 Vacation Days

20 days

PGY-2 Vacation Days

20 days

PGY-3 Vacation Days

20 days

Max Consecutive Hours (PGY-1)

16 hrs

Avg 24hr Off-Duty Periods/Week

1.2

Medical Insurance

Institution & Resident Share Cost

Application Information

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Interview Period (2025–26)

2025-10-09 to 2026-01-22

Interview Period (2026–27)

2026-10-05 to 2027-01-22

Start Dates

July

Grad Year Limit N/A

No

Contact Information

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Director Degrees

Program Location

Teaching Site

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Primary Teaching Site

MAHEC Family Health Center

Sponsor Institution

Mountain Area Health Education Center

Primary Institution

MAHEC Family Health Center

Participant Institutions

Mission Hospital-Memorial Campus | CarePartners | Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community Inc | MAHEC Family Health Center | Buncombe County Department of Health | Cherokee Indian Hospital | Allergy Partners of Western North Carolina | MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists | MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness | Hope Women's Cancer Center | Planned Parenthood | Four Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care | Blue Ridge Community Health Services

Annual Hospital Admissions

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Annual ED Visits

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Program Offerings

Benefits, perks, and curriculum offerings for residents

Additional Benefits

Free parkingOn-call meal allowanceiPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowancePlacement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

Resident / Fellow Curriculum

  • Integrative medicine curriculum
  • Curriculum to develop health systems leadership skills (e.g., QI project leadership, community/organizational advocacy)
  • Formal program to foster interprofessional teamwork
  • Alternative/complementary medicine curriculum
  • Economics of health care systems curriculum
  • Debt management/financial counseling
  • International experience/global health
  • Resident/fellow retreats
  • Off-campus electives
  • Hospice/home care experience

Residency Programs by Year

Quota vs Filled positions over the years

PGY-1 Residents

Country-wise distribution and profile cards

United States 32

Amy Golinker, MD

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT, United States

Cicely Krebill, MD

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Providence, RI, United States

Hannah Motes, DO

A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Missouri

Kirksville, MO, United States

Chad Owens, MD

University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Memphis, TN, United States

Bahtya Peterson, DO

NSU -KPCOM

Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

Michaela Schreyer, MD

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA, United States

Ashley Smith, MD, MPH

University of California Davis

Sacramento, California, United States

Elizabeth “Liz” Strauss, MD

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, VA, United States

Marcia Thacher, MD

East Tennessee State

Johnson City, TN, United States

Trenton “Trent” Younts, MD

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC, United States

Aya Abou-Jaoude, MD

UMass Chan

Worcester, MA, United States

Julia Bielanin, MD

Vanderbilt

Nashville, TN, United States

Alden “Jackson” Carr, MD

Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Greenville, NC, United States

Lindsey Clemson, DO

Campbell University

Lillington, NC, United States

Morgan Ferone Greenwood, MD, MPH

UNC

Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Melissa Jenkins Soares, DO

Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Buies Creek, NC, United States

Emilia Rose Kaslow-Zieve, MD

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Washington, DC, United States

Jordan “Joe” Alec King, MD

FSU

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Nichole Moore, MD, MPH

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, MA, United States

Afreen Siddiqui, MD

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, United States

Jordan Soupiset, MD

The University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, TX, United States

Anicka Gajar, DO

Rocky Vista University’s Colorado campus

Parker, CO, United States

Ellen Guyer, MD

University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle, WA, United States

Amanda Husein, MD

LSU School of Medicine

New Orleans, LA, United States

Caroline Jonsson, DO

Rocky Vista University in Utah

Ivins, UT, United States

Christopher “Chris” Lee, MD

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA, United States

Nicole Phan, DO

Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Southern Utah

Ivins, UT, United States

Omar Saad, MD

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA, United States

Meghan Sadler, DO

Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lynchburg, VA, United States

Cameron “Camie” Sanchez, MD

UT Health San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Alexis Thomas, MD

Southern Illinois University

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Carlisle Washburne, MD, MPH

Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, LA, United States
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