Training today's family physicians for tomorrow
Welcome to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Family Medicine Residency. Through our program, you will be exposed to cutting-edge technology and specialty rotations at our large academic medical center, while concurrently receiving community-based training at our unopposed community-based hospital, Ohio State East Hospital. Pediatric training happens through our partnership with Nationwide Children's Hospital, a nationally renowned pediatric health system. Our program ensures you have the training and support to be well-prepared for any type of practice.
There are two outpatient centers where our residents see family medicine patients. Primary Care Thomas Rardin is located next to the Ohio State campus and provides a mixture of underserved care along with serving university staff and students. Our other outpatient office is Outpatient Care East, which is located just outside of Downtown Columbus and has an urban setting, serving a larger proportion of the underserved population. First-year residents all have the same curriculum and rotations, while second- and third-year residents work out of their primary outpatient clinics. While more alike than different, differences between training locations can be found via the links to the left
Both locations offer an excellent training environment to learn full-spectrum, patient-centered primary care. All residents attend didactics weekly at Rardin. Residents in either track have the opportunity to pursue their MBA or MPH at Ohio State during their residency training in the academic focus. The program is in complete compliance with the ACGME duty hours rules.
Mission, values and aims
To prepare exemplary physicians to comprehensively care for the whole family, serve their community and improve people’s lives through innovation and excellence in scholarship, education and patient care.
C.A.R.E.S.
Compassion – We are sensitive to and seek to alleviate the difficulties of others.
Advocacy – We seek to be change agents and will advocate for those who cannot help themselves.
Respect – We respect all people and aim to create an inclusive, welcoming environment.
Equity – We want to lift up those who are under-resourced or minoritized and create true equity in our care of our patients and each other.
Service – As a member of our community, we have an obligation to serve those around us.
- Train excellent family medicine residents who, upon graduation, are fully competent and board certified in family medicine capable of providing full spectrum, high quality, patient-centered care.
- Foster and teach a culture of wellness, resiliency and professionalism that promotes a well-rounded and balanced career and life.
- Ensure each resident is aware of and sensitive to the barriers that individual patients may experience. By incorporating health equity education and training we aim to prepare residents to globally improve the health of individuals and populations that they serve.
- Cultivate an atmosphere of inquiry and scholarship to encourage lifelong learning. Support and prepare those residents who wish for careers in academic family medicine to further their training in fellowships or in obtaining other advanced degrees
- Develop skills to lead organizations and teams in transforming the delivery of health care in their communities, regions and in the nation.
Learn more about the Family Medicine Residency
- What is the Call Schedule like?
We have limited call time during your residency. On our inpatient service we have a night float system where there is a day team and a night team. There is no call. Second and third year residents complete two or three 24 hour cross covers per year on the inpatient service. Second year residents are on OB continuity call for ~6 weeks during the year. During this time residents take home call and triage continuity patients that present to L&D. OB call is taken one week at a time. No other call is taken during residency. - What is the Moonlighting policy?
Moonlighting is permitted for second and third year residents who hold a valid permanent Ohio medical license, as long as it does not interfere with the resident’s responsibilities to the program. Before being allowed to moonlight, the resident must fulfill all obligations of the residency program and be approved to do so by the residency director. - Is there an educational fund?
The program pays for the ABFM board exam, as well as Step 3 or Level 3 exam. Additionally, we have a $3,000 CME fund for each resident to use over the course of residency. The GME office now also provides an educational fund of $500 for each resident, which renews each academic year. Furthermore, we have scholarship opportunities available for residents who are presenting at conferences. - Is there an opportunity for a Global health rotation while in residency?
Yes, third year residents are permitted to complete a global health rotation of up to 28 days (4 weeks).