Want to graduate medical school in 3 years instead of 4? The FIRST Program (Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training) is a 3-year curriculum with direct progression into affiliated residency programs in family medicine, general surgery, psychiatry, and pediatric. This is followed by 3 years of service to the state of North Carolina
Are you interested in joining the FIRST Program? Today is the deadline to apply. Fill out the application in its entirety and have a letter of recommendation sent to FIRST@med.unc.edu. We look forward to reviewing your application!
We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting a Residency Open House for the FIRST Program on Thursday, November 11, 2021 from 5pm – 6pm. This event will be held via Zoom. The first 40 minutes of the event will be dedicated to hearing about each of the affiliated residency programs either … Read more