University-Based Track

Rardin Sign Our University-Based Residency emphasizes traditional family medicine with specialty rotations at The Ohio State University Medical Center, a nationally ranked academic medical center. Our inpatient services at University Hospital East, allow family practice residents to develop their clinical and technical skills in a supportive environment that fosters the development of life-long learning processes necessary for every family doctor. Residents will also train at the nearby Rardin Family Practice Center, where faculty and community family physicians mentor and teach our residents in the office setting.

The Ohio State University Family Medicine Residency Program provides a unique training

Doug Knutson, MD
Residency Director
Department of
Family Medicine

experience, balancing the rigors of an academic program with the environment of a traditional family practice. As an integral part of the Ohio State University Medical Center, our residents are clinical instructors in the Ohio State College of Medicine, providing the opportunity to teach medical students and other health care professionals elements of primary care, physical examination skills, and doctor-patient relationship building. Our academic focus provides opportunities for research and scholarship unparalleled in community programs. We have the best of all possible scenarios!

Additional Training Sites

Our residents also spend four months at Nationwide Children’s Hospital-one of the top children's hospitals in the nation.

We provide experiences in diverse urban, suburban, and rural Ohio settings. Residents care for their patients at the family physician-designed Rardin Family Practice Center, while providing care at both the OSU Medical Center and OSU Hospital East.

The learning opportunities are rich and unsurpassed in Residency Education. View the University-Based Curriculum.