Ohio State University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Ohio State's Neurology Residency is a large academic university program embedded in a tertiary/quaternary Neurological Institute with full subspecialty faculty coverage, 30+ multidisciplinary clinics, and a categorical internal medicine PGY-1 year. Clinical training spans OSU main campus, OSU East, and Nationwide Children's Hospital for pediatric neurology, with a structured PGY2-4 progression toward team-leader responsibility, dedicated procedural exposure (EMG, EEG, LP, headache injections), and a longitudinal continuity clinic beginning PGY-2. Scholarly activity is built into the structure via assigned research mentors, an expected formal research project culminating in publication or presentation, and an annual Neuroscience Day, though this sits alongside a heavy emphasis on clinical breadth and fellowship preparation rather than protected research time. Graduates predominantly pursue subspecialty fellowships (at OSU and peer institutions like Yale, Stanford, Duke, Cleveland Clinic), and the program signals value for well-rounded clinical competence, teaching engagement, and career mentorship through paired clinical and research mentors.