Brian E. Wood, DO, Chair
2265 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA. 24060
Dear Students:
Your core rotation in the discipline of psychiatry will be an initial opportunity to study and eventually master many skills that will be integral to your practice of medicine as an
Osteopathic physician. Having clear goals set for yourself and making contact with your preceptor prior to your arrival will help to assure your comfort in exploring a new clinical field and perhaps a new location as well as introducing yourself in a positive way to your preceptor(s). This is a set of instructions and descriptions of your clinical sites and contacts for each. If you have any questions that are not answered please let me know. Good luck on your core psychiatry rotation and have fun!
2010-2011
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Primary Preceptors : Drs. Chahil, Perez, Sapra, Griffeth and Bhandari.
1970 Roanoke Blvd.
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 982-2463 x 1652
Primary Contacts: Ms. Linda Ferguson-Saunders, Coordinator, Psychiatric
Education, (540)982-2463 x 1652
Students will report on first day of rotation to Bldg 11, 1 st floor Psychiatric Education
Office at 0800. For specific directions/instructions as needed, please contact Ms.
Ferguson-Saunders prior to arrival for your rotation.
2265 Kraft Drive ● Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 ● Phone: (540) 231-4000 ● Fax: (540) 231-5252 ● www.vcom.vt.edu

Blacksburg/New River Valley CSB
Primary Preceptors : Drs, Miglani, DeLapp, Annadata and Joshi.
New River Valley Behavioral Health/Community Services Board, NRV
700 University City Blvd.
Blacksburg, VA
(540) 961-8400
Students are encouraged to contact Dr. Miglani prior to their rotation then meet him at the New
River Valley Community Services Board on the first day of the rotation.
Check in at the reception desk and proceed to the 2nd floor medical unit.
Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute
Primary Preceptors : Drs. Crisp and Gordon
340 Bagley Circle
Marion, VA 24354
Students are to report to the reception desk at the front entrance to the hospital after parking in the large lot across the street from the hospital. All students are asked to bring ID and license number for the vehicle they plan to park at the hospital.
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center– St. Albans Behavioral Health
Center
Primary Preceptors : Drs. Walker, Dalrymple
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
2900 Lamb Circle
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Phone: 540-731-2000
The medical center is a 150 bed modern hospital facility that hosts both medical and psychiatric services, including Carilion Clinic Saint Albans Hospital. Students are to report to Dr. Walker’s office on the first morning of the rotation. They are encouraged to contact Ms. Reese at the above number prior to arriving to make specific arrangements.
Primary Contacts: Carol Reese
Project Coordinator and pre-rotation contact

VCOM, New River Valley Medical Center
540-731-2297 ccreese@carilionclinic.org
Asheville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Primary Preceptors: Drs. Michalets, Miller, and Farmer
Asheville VA Medical Center
1100 Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805
The Asheville VA psychiatry rotation is primarily an inpatient mental health experience. The unit consists of 16 acute care psychiatric beds that provide crisis stabilization services for veteran patients suffering from psychiatric illness. Students participate in daily interdisciplinary team rounds and follow a number of patients from admission until discharge. Over the course of the rotation, students learn about common mental illnesses affecting hospitalized veterans including post traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar illness, major depression and substance abuse/dependence.
Primary Contact : Katherine Marsh. Phone 828-298-7911 x5221
W.G. (Bill) Heffner Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Primary Preceptors: Dr. Donald Eknoyan
VA Medical Center
1601 Brenner Avenue
Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: (704) 638-9000
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Primary Preceptors: Drs. Memon, and Gravely
Spartanburg Regional Hospital
101 East Wood Street
Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-560-6000

Primary contacts: Ms. Bobbie Earls, Practice manager, 864-560-7517
Morganton, N.C.
Primary Preceptors: Drs. Frasca, and Strother
Dr. Thomas Frasca
Broughton Hospital
100 S. Sterling St.
Morganton, N.C. 28653
(828)433-2566
Fayetteville, N.C.
Primary Preceptors: Dr. Jonathan Flom
Behavioral Healthcare of Cape Fear Valley
3425 Melrose Rd.
Fayetteville, N.C. 28304
Primary Contact: LeNelle Davis (910)615-3741 Fax: (910)615-3748
Students are encouraged to contact Ms. Davis at the above number prior to arrival on their rotation. She will provide directions and more specific instructions as needed.
Danville Regional Health Systems, Danville Regional Medical Center
Primary Preceptor: Dr. Prasad
Danville Regional Medical Center
142 S. Main Street
Danville, VA 24541
(540) 799-2100
Students are to meet Dr. Prasad on the 6th floor inpatient psychiatry unit, front nurses station at 0830 on the first day of their rotation