Advanced Training Options

Advanced Competency Programs Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Internal Medicine and Pediatric residents have the opportunity to participate in one or more advanced competencies offered through Nationwide Children’s Hospital during their training. Advanced competencies are an optional addition to residency training and help to facilitate knowledge and skill in one or more of the following content areas: Research, Global Health, Advocacy, Medical Education, Quality Improvement, Bioethics and/or Clinical Informatics. Residents typically enroll in advanced competencies during their PGY2 year. For additional information on the Advanced Competency Programs please visit the website.

Advanced Training Pathways Ohio State Internal Medicine Residency

Similar to the Advanced Competency programs offered through the pediatrics department, Internal Medicine and Pediatric residents have the opportunity to participate in optional advanced training pathways offered through Internal Medicine. Current offerings include the longitudinal multi-year Global Health Scholars Program, the Medical Teaching and Leadership Track as well as the Enhanced Research Pathway. Currently under development is a Hospital Medicine specialty track.

Medical Teaching and Leadership Track

The Medical Teaching and Leadership (MeTaL) track was developed within the Internal Medicine Residency Program with the goal of cultivating teaching and leadership skills in future medical educators. The MeTaL track allows interested residents the opportunity to further develop skills in education and leadership, better preparing them for their future careers. In this year-long program, selected second and third-year residents are provided additional training in teaching and leadership theory as well as opportunities to develop and practice these skills.

Enhanced Research Pathway

The Enhanced Research Pathway was developed within the Internal Medicine Residency Program to provide structured support and protected time for strengthening skills in research methods such as project design, statistics, and manuscript writing. This optional pathway is geared toward residents without significant formal research experience looking to enhance their skillset during residency training.

Enhanced Hospital Medicine Pathway

The Enhanced Hospital Medicine Pathway is a pathway within the Internal Medicine Residency during the Med-Peds PGY3 and 4 years that aims to provide targeted and specific content to residents who are interested in the field of Hospital Medicine (HM). Residents will participate in a structured curriculum covering pertinent, high yield HM topics and receive mentorship from HM faculty. The curriculum will include expanded hospitalist relevant clinical experiences, QI and scholarly work opportunities, as well as personal and career-oriented mentorship. Many of our residents have taken part in this program.

LEAD Program

LEAD@OSU (Learn, Engage, Advocate, Deliver) is a 10-month longitudinal leadership development program open to all residents and fellows across Graduate Medical Education (GME) departments at The Ohio State University. The program is designed to build leadership and scholarship skills while preparing trainees to improve health care for all through collaboration, systems thinking, and innovation. LEAD@OSU equips trainees with the tools to lead meaningful change within complex health systems, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen the delivery of care across all populations.

Participants are placed in small groups; each paired with a dedicated faculty mentor who provides longitudinal guidance and feedback. Over the course of the program, participants develop scholarly projects focused on institutional and health system improvement, with an emphasis on advancing health for the communities they serve, including through innovations in medical education. These projects culminate in presentations at the annual L.E.A.D Forum Day.