OhioHealth-Doctors Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

OhioHealth Doctors Hospital's General Surgery Residency is a five-year, community-based ACGME program rooted in osteopathic tradition, aligning its curriculum with SCORE, the American Osteopathic Association, and the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. Residents train at a high-volume Level-1 trauma center rated among the busiest in the country, with rotations spanning affiliated OhioHealth community hospitals, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, giving a blend of community and tertiary/pediatric exposure. Scholarly activity is structured but supportive rather than research-driven, with residents producing case reports, QI projects, and conference presentations, plus an optional dedicated Trauma Research year at Grant Medical Center. The program explicitly serves both fellowship-bound and community-practice-bound trainees, emphasizing progressive autonomy, high operative volume, and a "family-like" culture over academic prestige.