Ohio State University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-based family medicine residency anchored at an academic tertiary medical center (Ohio State Wexner Medical Center) that deliberately pairs subspecialty-rich inpatient training with two FQHC continuity clinics serving urban, immigrant, and lower-socioeconomic populations, plus a community hospital site (East Hospital) and Nationwide Children's Hospital for pediatrics. Research and scholarship are structurally embedded (dedicated academic/research elective, MBA/MPH dual-degree options during residency, explicit fellowship and advanced-degree support for academically inclined residents), while the curriculum simultaneously builds broad full-spectrum competency including integrated obstetrics, POCUS, sports medicine, and rural and global health electives. The program's linkage to a 3-year Primary Care Track and an 18-month block-based didactic cycle signals investment in longitudinal, mission-driven primary care physicians rather than a narrow subspecialty pipeline, and its C.A.R.E.S. values emphasize equity, advocacy, and service to underserved and immigrant communities. It appears to value self-directed learners capable of functioning across academic and safety-net environments, with leadership and scholarship as explicit aims for graduates.