A dynamic educational setting, often using rural communities as actual classrooms, exposes students to the full spectrum of medical care.
Students learn in rural outpatient clinics and city hospitals.
They integrate the scientific principles of medicine, taught by Marshall s outstanding basic science faculty, with the ir clinical findings, and they become well-versed in health concerns of West Virginians and ways to address them effectively. Students determine their own career goals after exploring primary care and specialty rotations at Marshall and electives at other national and international sites. Distinguishing features for students at Marshall include options and flexibility. The school seeks to improve the quality of health care for West Virginians and others who live in rural areas of our region. This mission has been reaffirmed and strengthened through Marshall s leadership role in the West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnership Program.