Educational Sites for the OSUMC Internal Medicine Residency Program

Three of the educational sites for our residents are on the main OSU Campus (OSU Main).  This central location makes it easy for residents to move between hospitals and to meet other professional students from the other university colleges.  Faculty enjoys collaboration with other professionals from the colleges of pharmacy, engineering, and public health.  Other educational sites are chosen off campus to provide residents with the diversity of patient experiences essential to the internist in training.

University Hospital
The University Hospital, known as Doan and Rhodes Hall to the residents, is the home to a majority of the inpatient care activities and services.  UH serves as a secondary care hospital to the central Ohio community and a tertiary care hospital to patients from as far away as Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky and Michigan. Resident inpatient services include: four general medicine services, one diabetes service, one infectious disease service, two general digestive disease services-one of which has a hepatology focus, a nephrology service and a solid organ transplant service.  In addition, residents rotate through many consult elective months at the University Hospital.

Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center
‘The James’, as it is known to the residents, is the clinical home of the vast majority of patients with an established diagnosis of cancer as well as those patients with benign hematologic conditions such as sickle cell anemia, TTP, ITP and other diseases.  Two of the five department's hematology/oncology services are staffed by the medicine housestaff.  Hematology 1 cares for patients with lymphoma, myeloma, chronic leukemias and benign hematologic disorders.  Oncology 1 cares for patients with solid tumors requiring inpatient care.  Elective rotations in Bone Marrow Transplantation and Acute Leukemia are available for interested residents.

The Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
The Ross, opened in 2004, it has undergone expansion in the last couple of years to accommodate the number of patients who seek outstanding care for their cardiac and vascular problems.  Each patient care room has the capability of changing into an intensive care room whenever needed by the patient.  Residents provide care on a general cardiology service, one acute coronary syndrome service and one congestive heart failure service.  Experience with electrocardiology services are also available during elective or consultative rotations.

OSU East Hospital
Located approximately 6 miles away from the main campus, OSU East Hospital is a community hospital in the heart of inner city Columbus.  Residents rotate on elective consult rotations in pulmonary, nephrology and cardiology.  There is no overnight call at this site; nocturnal care of patients is provided by a private hospitalist group.  The spectrum of patients at this hospital is different than at OSU Main/University Hospital.  Residents care for more patients with isolated problems, such as asthma or congestive heart failure.  University Hospital East is home to the OSU Sleep Program and Wound Care Center.

Outpatient Sites
Residents rotate through many university and private outpatient offices during their ambulatory block rotations.  The resident continuity clinic is currently housed at Cramblett Hall, on the OSU Main campus.  In the 2007-2008 academic year, the resident clinic was moved to a newly redesigned office space at the Martha Morehouse Plaza.  Residents also rotate through the Chalmers P. Wylie Columbus VA Clinic during their intern and second year ambulatory block.