The Ohio State University's academic medical center includes the College of Medicine, OSU Physicians and the OSU Health System, comprising University Hospital, James Cancer Hospital, University Hospital East, OSU Harding, Dodd Hall Rehabilitation Hospital, Ross Heart Hospital and a network of community care sites. OSU Physicians, the practice plan of the OSU Medical Center, is composed of more than 700 regular faculty in the College of Medicine who provide high quality and coordinated healthcare to Medical Center patients.

The Ohio State University Medical Center has consistently been named one of America's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report magazine with nine specialty programs being listed as among the country's best in the most recent edition. Also, 173 faculty members are included in the most recent edition of the nationally acclaimed directory, "Best Doctors in America."

National Rankings

• 31st in Research among America's 125 medical schools or osteopathic medicine - U.S. News & World Report 2008 Edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools": 13th among public institutions
• 23rd in U.S. News & World Report's Primary Care rankings
• 21st in Family Medicine in U.S. News & World Report's Best Medical Specialty Program rankings
• Top 25 among the nation's medical schools in student academic quality (entering class GPA and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores)
• 35th in NIH research funding to medical schools, with $86.2 million

The Ohio State Department of Family Medicine began with divisional status in April 1974 achieving full departmental status in March 1975. The first signifi cant educational program to be offered was the Family Practice Residency Program, which became fully accredited in 1978 with the graduation of its first class of six residents. Participating fully in many medical student educational offerings, in July 1986 the Department began to offer a required, third-year clerkship to all medical students. Fellowship training began in 1981 and by the late 80s averaged one international and four national fellows; in 1984, International Visiting Professorships were offered for the fi rst time. Just as the Department grew and matured from an educational perspective, so it did from a research and scholarly perspective. Starting with its fi rst externally funded research and development project in 1978, such funding has increased markedly over time. Presently, the Department ranks in the top third of all departments of family medicine in the nation regarding NIH funding.

Today the Ohio State Department of Family Medicine is well on its way to achieving its goal of being the top department of family medicine in the nation by 2010 as compared to benchmark institutions!

 

The AAFP is one of the largest national medical organizations, representing 94,000 family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students nationwide. Founded in 1947, its mission has been to preserve and promote the science and art of family medicine and to ensure high-quality, cost effective health care for patients of all ages.

The AAFP and its members are committed to care that is...

• Equitable for all people;
• Centered on the whole person within the context of family and community;
• Based on science, technology, and best available evidence
• Supported by lifelong professional learning; and
• Grounded in respect and compassion for the individual

 

OAFP is a statewide professional association of approximately 4,400 members, including practicing physicians, residents and medical students. Since 1948, OAFP has represented the professional interests of Ohio family physicians, provided postgraduate medical education and encouraged medical students to enter this field and to advance the patient-physician relationship.