The Ohio State University Medical Center – Creating the Future of Medicine One Student at a Time
Medical and health sciences students at Ohio State have unparalleled opportunities to learn from world-renowned faculty at one of the largest and most diverse academic medical centers in the country. Our wide range of nationally ranked, educational program offerings span the medical healthcare and health-related fields – from allied health and medicine to biomedical research.
Making great strides in advancing our national rankings among the country’s top academic medical institutions, Ohio State is well positioned to prepare the next generation of physicians, scientists, and medical and healthcare professionals for achieving a new level of understanding, treatment and care related to personalized medicine and health care at all levels of learning.
Students also benefit from our personalized approach in support of their education goals through flexible program formatting and curricular options. A major referral center for the Midwest, Ohio State provides a unique combination of resources that enables students to learn from real-time, hands-on experiences with our multidisciplinary team of experts. Students train alongside physician scientists and research faculty who are engaged in discoveries that are unlocking the secrets of the human genome to attack diseases like cancer and Parkinson's disease.
Ohio State’s reputation as a top medical institution is reflected in our national rankings, which include:
- 30th in U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 edition of "America’s Best Graduate Schools"; 12th 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
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Our students also benefit at Ohio State’s Medical Center by having access to the following resources:
- Knowledge/expertise in a variety of fields; interdisciplinary collaborations among research scientists, faculty and practicing physicians
- Practical experience (internships, fellowships, clinical skill development, residencies and international medicine)
- State-of-the-art facilities, including technology and equipment, clinical and research laboratories, and a variety of hospital and clinical care settings
We invite you to learn more about how you can become part of the future of health care through education at Ohio State: