Setting the Standard

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Setting the Standard

Medicine is an exhilarating profession, one with an ever-expanding base of knowledge and an enormous power to help those we serve. At The Ohio State University College of Medicine you will find a medical community devoted to the pursuit of progress that is the cornerstone of our American health care system. Working with world-class clinicians and researchers, our medical students cultivate the knowledge, competence and compassion essential to the advanced practice of medicine.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the University Medical Center are dedicated to delivering the best of medicine to patients today and translating today's research and technological advances into care for the patient tomorrow. The men and women who study here form an integral part of the traditions and the future of medicine as they participate in the immutable threefold mission of patient care, teaching and research.

Even as we are recognized as a national and international medical resource, The Ohio State University College of Medicine remains deeply rooted in the central Ohio community we serve. From the rarest medical diagnosis to the most routine, we create a global education close to home for our medical students. In response to changing patterns of medical care and practice, we provide our students extensive clinical experience in a variety of settings in and outside of Columbus that reflect today's health care marketplace.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine is consistently ranked among the top academic medical schools for training practicing physicians. But academic excellence is much more than a ranking. At the OSU College of Medicine, it is a spirit of community and camaraderie in which the professional values of compassion, collegiality, integrity, loyalty and hard work are shared fully among faculty, staff and students.