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About the program
The MAHEC General Surgery Residency Program is in collaboration with Mission Hospital.
- Specialty
- General Surgery
- Track
- residency
- Location
- Asheville, NC
- Institution
- Mountain Area Health Education Center
What the program states
- Program length
5 years
“During the five-year residency, residents will complete a number of surgical rotations including rural hospital surgery, wound, breast, burn, acute care surgery, pediatric surgery, trauma surgery, vascular surgery, endocrine surgery, minimally invasive surgery, oncology and colorectal surgery, and hepatobiliary and pancreas surgery.”
- Visa sponsorship
Does not sponsor visas
“MAHEC does not directly sponsor residents or fellows that need a J-1 Sponsorship VISA.”
“MAHEC does not sponsor H1B or other visas.”
- International graduates
Considered
“holds a currently-valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) prior to appointment; or”
- DO applicants
Considered, COMLEX accepted
“Passed USMLE Steps 1 and 2 or COMLEX 1 and 2 within three attempts, as required by the North Carolina Medical Board.”
Quoted from the program's own page, read . More General Surgery programs for international graduates
Open General Surgery residency vacancies
No General Surgery residency vacancy is open on ResidencySpot right now.
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Find the application route
Most residencies take applications through ERAS and fill their places in the NRMP Match; a few specialties use their own match. The program's page gives its route, deadlines and interview season.
Check eligibility first
Look for the program's visa policy, licensing and exam requirements (USMLE or COMLEX), any limit on years since graduation, and for a residency, the training it expects you to have completed.
Need a place sooner?
Programs also fill places outside the regular cycle, when a trainee leaves or a new position is funded. Those are listed on ResidencySpot as vacancies, and a saved search tells you the day one is posted.
Where training happens
The program is listed in Asheville, North Carolina. Some programs rotate trainees across several hospitals, so confirm the main training site and any required moves.
Questions about this program
How do I apply to the General Surgery residency program at Mountain Area Health Education Center?
Through the program's own application process, which its official page sets out with its dates and requirements. Most residencies recruit through ERAS and the NRMP Match. The program's contact name, email and phone, and the link to its official page, are part of ResidencySpot Premium.
Where is the program?
At Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Confirm the main training site with the program, since some rotate trainees across hospitals.
How current is this information?
ResidencySpot last checked the program's own page on October 17, 2026. Dates and requirements change each cycle, so confirm them on the program's page before applying.
Are there open General Surgery residency positions right now?
Not on ResidencySpot at the moment. Save a search for General Surgery to hear about one the day it is posted.
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