Ohio State University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Ohio State's Plastic Surgery program is a large, academic, research-intensive department situated within a Tier 1 NIH-funded medical center, offering both an integrated (six-year) and an independent (three-year, SF Match) pathway for residents who have already completed general surgery training. Residents rotate across multiple health systems and train broadly across reconstructive microsurgery, burn, craniofacial/pediatric, hand and facial trauma, and cosmetic surgery, with graduates pursuing both fellowships and academic or community practice. The program emphasizes graded clinical autonomy paired with structured research opportunity, and resident testimonials repeatedly highlight faculty size/breadth, collegiality, and integration into departmental research and didactics from the start of training. It appears to value residents who thrive in a high-volume, multi-site academic environment and who are motivated to combine substantial operative exposure with scholarly output.