Research
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As a medical student at Ohio State, you'll be part of the compelling drive toward discovery taking place every day with some of the world's leading researchers. Fueled by the sequencing of the human genome, interdisciplinary collaboration, and emerging fields like biomedical informatics, the pace that new medical knowledge is being created is astounding. And Ohio State is one of a select group of academic medical centers nationally leading the charge.
Our ability to teach you and render care to our patients increases if our faculty members are actually doing the research and applying it to patient care instead of just reading about it.
Through basic, clinical and applied research, Ohio State faculty translate findings into new treatments months, even years, before they're available at other medical centers. A dynamic fusion of experts from many disciplines – ranging from genetics to public health to molecular biology -- work in concert to generate important breakthroughs that improve lives.
You'll have many opportunities at Ohio State to explore your research interests, through fellowships, scholarships, basic science, clinical and translational research symposia, a dual MD/PhD degree program, and participation in the Medical Center’s annual Research Day. You may train with internationally renowned faculty at one of Ohio State's institutes or centers, including the Comprehensive Cancer Center, a network of 200 investigators researching the prevention and treatment of cancer. The Landacre Honor Society provides a forum for medical students to interact with faculty researchers and explore research opportunities at Ohio State.
Ohio State is home to the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute -- one of the nation's only free-standing facilities devoted entirely to research of diseases affecting the heart, lungs, and blood vessels. And much excitement surrounds the 10-story Biomedical Research Tower, which houses top scientists in areas like proteomics, genomics, cellular interactions and biomedical informatics. It houses approximately 1,000 researchers and staff, and provides a centralized facility for educating students.