West Virginia University School of Medicine MATTER Program 

What is MATTER?

The purpose of the Mountaineer Accelerated Track to Enter Residency (MATTER) is to present an accelerated pathway toward residency for medical students who have committed to a core specialty at West Virginia University School of Medicine.  As a component of our career advising system, MATTER is a potential option for students to secure a residency position at one of our three clinical campuses. Students may apply to a core specialty, including family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology or pediatrics. If selected through a competitive process, medical students will complete the M.D. curriculum in 134 weeks, which is 26 weeks shorter than the typical curriculum. Students will be able to graduate in just over three academic years (3+) in August and then seamlessly transition into their residency program.  While MATTER is a modified curriculum, selected track students must acquire and demonstrate proficiency of all of the WVU School of Medicine Outcomes for the Competent and Reflective Physician.

The rationales for implementing MATTER include the following:

• present a career option for students who are committed to a core specialty residency program at WVU

• address student debt by minimizing the cost of medical education without losing academic quality

• transition medical students into a residency program with more efficiency and expediency

• attract talented students who may ultimately become physicians serving the needs of our citizens and communities

https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/md-admissions/programs/mountaineer-accelerated-track-to-enter-residency/program-overview/