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Why Choose Ohio State for your residency?

The Departments of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine have demonstrated significant academic and educational excellence. Both departments are among national leaders in research funding and have enjoyed significant increases in research support during the past several years. Although internal medicine is one of the leading contributors to the education of our medical students, the Department of Emergency Medicine has contributed more teaching hours per faculty member than any other department.

Both departments have had many faculty recognized for teaching excellence and many have been voted “professor of the year,” the highest recognition for teaching excellence from medical students. Both residency training programs continue to receive an increased number of highly qualified applications for residency training. Fellowship programs have also been added while continuing to emphasize the importance and vital role of providing primary care. Both residency programs have steadily increased their residency size as well as the expertise and numbers of their educational faculty. Both have a track record of excellence regarding residency review committee accreditation.

Diverse Perspectives
“Within the Department of Emergency Medicine at Ohio State, we respect all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability or minority group. We believe that our diverse life experiences allow us to develop innovative ideas and better solutions to the issues that we encounter. We’re active in the community that we serve and engage in bidirectional communication with our partners in the community to better understand current issues and build trust. We have a team of amazing clinicians, educators and researchers partnering with community stakeholders to improve justice, equity, diversity and inclusion for all.”
Henry Young, MD
Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

The department’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) is a resident and faculty-led committee that strives to support, promote and improve the diversity within our department and medical center. Primary community outreach and engagement programs and initiatives driven by this committee include:
- Aligning with current medical center and community initiatives to address youth trauma and gun violence
- Giving back together through “ED Volunteers” group
- Supporting minority-owned businesses
- Creating impact pipelines for high school and undergraduate students
- Providing medical advice at monthly community outreach dinners
Supporting LGBTQIA+

Emergency Medicine Pride is our new LGBTQIA+ group at The Ohio State University Emergency Medicine. This organization was founded during the 2022-2023 academic year with the hopes of enhancing awareness and education around LGBTQIA+ EM Topics. So far, we have collaborated with LGBTQ+ and Allies in Medicine (Ohio State's LGBTQIA+ Medical student group), implemented new curriculum for EM residents, and added names of LGBTQIA+ providers to a database of The Ohio State University diverse faculty. We welcome new members and look forward to seeing the continued growth and progress of this organization!
Women in Medicine
Our department is proud to support women in Emergency Medicine. RAFFT (Resident and Faculty Females Together) is a robust, longitudinal curriculum and mentorship program for women in Emergency Medicine at all levels of training within our department. RAFFT was founded through the collaborative effort of residents and faculty to achieve the following goals:
- Create a platform for professional advancement, mentorship, and sponsorship
- Foster a community of empowerment
- Promote personal wellness and work-life balance
RAFFT has been featured on the national stage within the Emergency Medicine Education community. In each session we discuss topics related to gender equity and thriving as women in medicine, including: mentorship, leadership skills, negotiation and professional advancement, thriving clinically, supporting each other professionally, work-life balance, imposter syndrome, and many more. Each month we meet off campus (in person or virtually) for discussions that lead to tangible benefits in professional advancement, spark meaningful relationships, and create a culture of empowerment. Many sessions are organized by resident leaders who wish to bring their own topics and ideas to the community as well!

Through this program, we aim to be national leaders in advancement of women within Emergency Medicine. Any woman who strives to be a leader, advocate, or trailblazer will find an abundance of support at Ohio
Resident Well-Being and the Kiehl Endowment
We strongly believe that well-being is essential to your success as a resident at Ohio State. Our Gearing Residents for Overall Wellbeing (GROW) Program is evidence-based and is designed to provide education, programming and support for all facets of well-being (occupational, emotional, financial, intellectual, social, spiritual and environmental). The GROW program is funded by our $2 million Sam Kiehl III Resident Endowment — with the sole purpose to support you as Ohio State EM residents.

Our innovative well-being program includes in-conference education in professional development topics essential to current and future success (job finding, contract negotiation, physician personal finance) and in areas such as resilience, mindfulness, self-compassion and conflict management.

Notably...the Kiehl Endowment generously supports Kiehl Professional Development Grants. Here are some examples of how residents have used Professional Development Grants supported by the Kiehl Endowment to support their specific career goals:

Out-of-State Community and Rural EM Electives:
- Idaho community EM elective
- South Lake Tahoe EM elective
Non-EM Electives:
- Cardiovascular EM rotation at the University of Maryland
- Wilderness Medicine resident elective at Virginia Tech
- NASA aerospace medicine clerkship at the Johnson Space Center
Conferences:
- Mass Gathering Medicine Summit by the American Academy of Event Medicine
- Marine Medicine Conference
- Wilderness Medicine Conference
- Masters of Wilderness Medicine Conference
- International Conference for Disaster Medicine
- International Conference on Emergency Medicine
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine UltraCon conference
- National Academy of Emergency Medical Services Providers
- American Medical Society of Sports Medicine Conference
- Resuscitation Science in Motion Conference
Courses and Certifications:
- Women in Leadership certificate program - Cornell University
- The Difficult Airway Course: Critical Care
- The Cutting Edge: Emergency and Critical Care Cadaver Skills Lab
- Intensive Conversational Medical Spanish and Cultural Competency Workshop
- SAEM Clinical Teaching Educational Boot Camp workshop
- SAEM Education Summit
- SAEM Speed Mentoring for Medical Educators
- University of Utah’s Search and Rescue Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training
- ACEP Emergency Department Director’s Academy
- ACEP Resident Teaching Fellowship
- MedEdELITe three-day symposium
- MERC at CORD (Medical Education Research Certificate)
We also work to build community — through GROW “houses,” monthly residency events, class nights off and an annual resident retreat. And, of course, there are perks — through the endowment, we have led a multitude of initiatives including healthy on-shift snacks, a massage chair and exercise equipment in the EM offices, free local produce to residents every week through a community-supported agriculture subscription and a wellness library.

Watch the video of our residents spending time together around Columbus!

GROW Well-Being Resource Tree (PDF)