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ACGME Accreditation Field Representative
Mark Arner, MD

Mark Arner attended medical school at the University of Utah College of Medicine, and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.Dr. Arner came to the ACGME from Carilion Medical Center where he was the Chief of Service as well as Program Director for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Virginia. He also held many academic positions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC (Program Director and Consultant to the Surgeon General in OB/GYN, Director of Intern Training) and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD (Associate & Assistant Professor of OB/GYN). Dr. Arner is a Colonel (Ret) in the United States Army and was on active duty for twenty years.


He has won many awards including the Virginia Health Care Foundation Unsung Hero Award, Outstanding Faculty Educator (OB/GYN, Carilion Health System) and the Walter Reed Medallion for outstanding service to Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He and his wife Sandy live in Roanoke, VA. Their nine children and 32 grandchildren are spread across the US.


Dr. Arner joined the ACGME as a site visitor in June 2007.