The GMEC mission is to improve access to high quality primary care for citizens of Southwest Virginia by forming educational partnerships between communities, local physicians and primary care residency programs in a five state region–Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, and West Virginia. GMEC creates and supports medical residency preceptor sites in rural and underserved communities in Southwest Virginia.

The GMEC service area includes the Virginia counties and cities of Bland, Bristol, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Galax, Grayson, Lee, Norton, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe.

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