Overview and Leadership

The Transitional Residency Program at Mary Washington Healthcare is designed to expose residents to a wide variety of medical specialties. This experience provides the fundamental skills necessary to develop complete and independent physicians who are capable of caring for patients with diverse medical conditions.

Our one-year curriculum provides hands-on comprehensive training, preparing the resident for success in their future specialty of choice. Residents at our program will be working alongside our sponsoring program, the Internal Medicine Residency Program, in a collegial team environment, receiving equal treatment, education, and access to resources.

As part of the TY curriculum, we will be offering nonclinical activities and rotations such as research, quality improvement projects, patient safety initiatives where the resident will have the opportunity to address topics on the health care system major insurances, mental health, EMRs, and future technology, among other topics.

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  Jenna McAllister, MD

  Program Director

  Medical School: St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
  Residency: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
  Career Interest: Hospital medicine and chronic disease management

I’m Dr. Jenna McAllister, the Program Director for the Transitional Year Residency Program at Mary Washington Healthcare. I also serve as Core Faculty for Internal Medicine and Director of Student Medical Education. In addition, I hold academic appointments as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

I earned my medical degree from St. George’s University and completed my residency training in Roanoke, Virginia, at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. I’m board-certified in Internal Medicine, with clinical interests in hospital medicine and chronic disease management.

Medical education is a passion of mine—I’m actively involved in teaching and mentoring both medical students and residents, with a strong focus on developing clinical skills and reasoning. I also engage in scholarly activity and have contributed to research, including multiple case reports presented at both local and national conferences.

Beyond my clinical and academic roles, I serve on several institutional committees, such as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and the Clinical Competency Committee. I’m also an active member of professional organizations like the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American College of Physicians, and I’ve participated in advisory boards and task forces focused on Patient Experience, Hospital Readmissions, and Infection Prevention and Control.

Outside of work, I live in Stafford, Virginia, with my husband and our two children. I enjoy running, yoga, traveling, and giving back to the community through local charitable organizations.