Ohio State University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Ohio State's Internal Medicine Residency is a large, university-affiliated academic program anchored at a 971-bed tertiary/quaternary referral center that draws medically complex cases from across Ohio, with roughly 38% of inpatients traveling in from outside Franklin County and over half of patients on Medicaid/Medicare/self-pay. The program is structured around multiple named pathways—Categorical, Primary Care, Med-Peds, EM/IM, Physician Scientist Training Program, International Scholars Track, and a Preliminary Year serving neurology/dermatology/PM&R/ophthalmology matches—reflecting an identity built on career individualization rather than a single track. Research is institutionally embedded (structured Research Track, protected ABIM-allowable scholarship time, career development funds, faculty mentorship pipelines) but not mandatory for categorical residents, while chief resident outcomes skew heavily toward subspecialty fellowship (pulmonary/critical care, GI). The program explicitly values intellectual curiosity, self-directed learning, and community/collaborative teamwork, and supplements clinical training with structured leadership curriculum, wellness programming, and resident engagement in Columbus free clinics and international underserved missions.