We currently have relationships with universities in China, India, Malawi and Peru (view on a
map).
OSU COM students interested in visiting one of our affiliates for a rotation should contact the OGHE directly.
- CHINA
Wenzhou Medical College (WMC)
Memorandum of Understanding signed with OSUMC: May 2007
The college opened in 1912 in Hangzhou and moved to Wenzhou in 1958. In 2001 a Sino-U.S. joint MD/OD program was initiated. Over 30 international exchange students from around the world study at affiliated hospitals of WMC. The college and its associated hospitals have particular strength in ophthalmology and optometric research, with a new research tower currently being outfitted with the latest scientific equipment. The Wenzhou area is the single largest manufacturing zone for eyeglasses in the world.
Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Memorandum of Understanding signed with OSUMC: May 2007
Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of TCM was founded in 1959 in the city of Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province and is a Chinese leader in the practice, and research into, traditional Chinese medicine. It has an established international student exchange program, available in English, and is an ideal facility for students interested in learning traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). TCM is taught in the context of western medicine.
Wuhan University Health Science Center (WUHSC)
Memorandum of Understanding signed with OSUMC: May 2007
WUHSC is located in Wuhan, the capital of the province of Hubei, the official sister state of Ohio. Wuhan is the fifth largest city in China with a population of approximately 8,312,600. Wuhan University is the largest university in Central China and is OSU's principal institutional partner in China. There are a number of collaborative programs and activities for students, faculty and academic units. Because of the strength and breadth of these programs Wuhan University considers Ohio State as its principal academic partner in the United States. WUHSC has the goal of becoming a leader in biomedical research and has invested heavily in the area of infectious disease, with advanced BSL3 facilities.
- INDIA
Seth G.S. Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital
The Seth G.S. Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital is located in Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The hospital is located in the heart of the city. There are 390 staff physicians, 550 residents, and a 1,800 bed hospital that treats about 1.8 million out-patients and 85,000 in-patients annually.
- MALAWI
Nkoma Hospital
Nkhoma Hospital is a 220-bed health facility, located in the central region of Malawi, about nine miles from Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital. Missionaries of the Dutch Reformed Church built the Nkhoma mission station in a picturesque area on the side of a mountain more than 100 years ago.
University of Malawi College of Medicine
Memorandum of Understanding signed with OSUMC: March 2011
The University of Malawi College of Medicine is located in Blantyre, Malawi.
- PERU
Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego Faculty of Medicine
Memorandum of Understanding signed with OSUMC: February 2008
In 2008, an agreement was signed with Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego (UPAO) Faculty of Medicine. UPAO is located in the northern coastal city of Trujillo, Peru. Rotations at UPAO provide students an opportunity to do a clinical rotation in both rural clinics and an urban hospital while utilizing their Spanish-speaking skills.