DVA - Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Introduction

The Salem VA Medical Center Residency Program is a well rounded comprehensive training program based at a large veterans hospital, which is a primary referral site for several outpatient clinics. The hospital is a full service complex medical center with adequate resources to support the educational program. The podiatry service is staffed by a large dedicated group of teaching faculty, all fully trained in comprehensive medical and surgical care of the foot and ankle. The program requires a GPA of at least 3.0 and passing of Boards Part 1 and 2 to apply.
Clerkship Program Contact
Aliza Lee
Director
5409822463
aliza.lee@va.gov
Residency Program Coordinator
Sonia Chacko
540-982-2463
Sonia.Chacko@va.gov
Public Contact Information
aliza.lee@va.gov
5409822463

https://www.va.gov/salem-health-care/
1970 Roanoke Boulevard
Salem, VA 24153
USA

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Attending Physicians

Aliza Lee DPM, MS, DABPM, FACPM

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliza-lee-dpm-ms-dabpm-1a02006b
Specialties:
Wound Care Limb Salvage
Podiatry
Podiatry Surgery

Mark Wilt DPM, ABFAS, FACFAS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilt-22980b79?trk=people-guest_people_search-card
Specialties:
Podiatry
Podiatry Surgery

Robert Schopf DPM, ABFAS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-schopf-597b492?trk=people-guest_people_search-card
Specialties:
Podiatry
Podiatry Surgery
Trauma

Benjamin Klopfenstein DPM

Specialties:
Podiatry
Podiatry Surgery

Richard Conley DPM, ABFAS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-w-conley-4041a878
Specialties:
Office Rotations
Podiatry
Podiatry Surgery

Program Overview

Program Emphasis

The program aims to have a well rounded experience; there is a heavy presence of wound care and minimal experience with pediatrics (this is a veterans hospital and exposure is obtained through outside rotations).

Experiences Offered

Anesthesiology
Behavioral Science
Dermatology
Emergency Room
Infectious Disease
Neurology
Office Rotations
Orthopedics
Outpatient Clinic
Pathology Lab
Podiatry
Podiatry Surgery
Radiology
Rehabilitation
Rheumatology
Surgery
Trauma
Vascular Surgery
Wound Care Limb Salvage
Book Club
Grand Rounds
Journal Club
Research
Lecture Series

Clerkship Information


Residency Overview

The Salem VA Medical Center Residency Program is a well rounded comprehensive training program based at a large veterans hospital, which is a primary referral site for several outpatient clinics. The hospital is a full service complex medical center with adequate resources to support the educational program. The podiatry service is staffed by a large dedicated group of teaching faculty, all fully trained in comprehensive medical and surgical care of the foot and ankle. The program requires a GPA of at least 3.0 and passing of Boards Part 1 and 2 to apply.

Residency Information

Residency Start Date: January 01, 0001

Available Residencies

PMSR: 0
PMSR-RRA: 1

Affiliated Institutions

Salem VAMC has three active medical school affiliations with the University of Virginia, the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Virginia Tech Carilion.

Other Residency Requirements

Accreditation: AAAHC
Staff DPMs Count: 5
Other qualifications
COTHMember
RescueFund
Additional Residency Programs
SVAMC hosts a variety of different residency programs.