University of Cincinnati Medical Center-College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-based Med-Peds program integrating two rigorous, well-resourced categorical departments—UC's internal medicine program (a national leader in competency-based education innovation) and Cincinnati Children's pediatrics program (among the most competitive pediatrics programs in the country)—across a tightly co-located quaternary-care campus including UC Medical Center, Cincinnati Children's, and the VA. The program deliberately caps class size at eight to preserve a distinct Med-Peds identity while ensuring residents achieve full parity with categorical peers in team-leading and ICU responsibilities through a front-loaded 4-5-4 block curriculum. Two structured pathways—Acute Care and Primary Care—allow individualized preparation for hospital medicine/subspecialty fellowship versus combined primary care practice, supported by a combined resident-faculty continuity clinic described as the program's "home base." The program explicitly values well-rounded, adaptive physicians with local career commitment, emphasizing advocacy, health equity work, and sustained mentorship from Med-Peds faculty who serve as long-term career guides rather than pure research productivity.