University of Cincinnati Medical Center-College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a combined Pediatrics/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation training pathway housed within a large academic, research-intensive university medical center (a CTSA institution ranked among top-40 NIH-funded medical schools). The program draws on UC Medical Center's tertiary/quaternary referral infrastructure and affiliated children's hospital resources, positioning trainees to manage complex pediatric rehabilitation populations (congenital, neurodevelopmental, and acquired disability) alongside general and subspecialty pediatric care. The dual-specialty structure signals a deliberate pipeline toward physiatrists who function within pediatric hospital systems, and the surrounding academic environment (institutes in neuroscience, cardiovascular, and cancer research) provides infrastructure for residents interested in scholarly projects, though program-specific curricular detail is not published. The combined-training format itself is the program's distinguishing feature, aimed at producing physicians credentialed in both fields rather than a single-specialty track.