Aultman Hospital-Mercy-NEOMED Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, hospital-driven four-year diagnostic radiology residency anchored at Aultman Hospital (an 808-bed non-profit teaching hospital serving a five-county region of northeast Ohio) with additional training through Cleveland Clinic Mercy and Akron Children's, oriented toward producing radiologists ready for either subspecialty fellowship or direct private practice entry. The program emphasizes early clinical integration, with residents holding "a primary position in delivering diagnostic and interventional radiology services," and offers a competitive ESIR (Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology) pathway that condenses a two-year IR fellowship into one year for a single resident per class. Graduate outcomes show a strong and consistent fellowship placement pattern (neuroradiology, breast imaging, MSK, body imaging, IR) at academic centers nationally, alongside some residents entering private practice directly or staying on staff at Aultman itself. The program's stated identity favors hands-on procedural volume and progressive autonomy over a heavily research-driven academic model, valuing residents who thrive in an integrated, service-embedded community teaching environment.