OhioHealth-Doctors Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Doctors Hospital Family Medicine is a three-year, ACGME-accredited, osteopathically-recognized program based in Columbus, Ohio, situated within one of the largest osteopathic training sites in the country. Its identity centers on ambulatory-heavy, community-based primary care delivery, anchored by a dedicated Family Practice Center in Grove City and extended through mobile and community clinics (Wellness on Wheels, Doctors Hospital Community Care Clinic) that serve underserved Columbus-area populations, with inpatient exposure at Doctors Hospital and Nationwide Children's Hospital. The program supports scholarly activity through protected research time, a dedicated research committee, and access to the OhioHealth Research and Innovation Institute, though this infrastructure appears supplementary rather than central to its mission. Distinctive features include longitudinal clinic curricula, an integrated interdisciplinary care team (pharmacists, behavioralist, social worker, financial counselor, PCMH health coach), and explicit osteopathic integration into patient care and teaching, signaling a program that values community-oriented, whole-person primary care delivery over subspecialty or research prestige.