Emergency Medicine - Doctors Hospital
A culture of innovation and forward thinking.
OhioHealth Doctors Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program has been training talented physicians since 1991. We challenge residents with advanced medical simulation technology and a progressive curriculum.
NRMP Program Code: 2122110C0
Why Choose Emergency Medicine at Doctors Hospital?
Our residency program is designed to bring you up to speed smoothly, while learning from the best minds in the field.
An Independent Practice Environment with Diverse Pathology
Our program offers a well-rounded training experience that prepares you for a lifelong career in emergency medicine.
Our curriculum includes on-site focused procedure labs, clinical immersion, and high-impact didactic sessions centered around patient care, communication skills and teambuilding.
Our primary site, Doctors Hospital, provides a high-volume, robust community clinical experience. We are a certified heart and stroke center, and OhioHealth is consistently ranked in the top 100 Fortune 100 companies for employment. As an ACGME Osteopathically Recognized program, all of our residents and faculty - DO and MD alike - learn to incorporate the patient centered approach into patient care. Specialized training occurs at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, Ohio’s busiest Level I trauma center, and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a nationally recognized tertiary pediatric referral center. In addition, our residents receive additional high-acuity critical care exposure in various settings, such as the neonatal intensive care unit and medical intensive care unit at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital.
Preparation for Long-Term Success
Our residency is designed to give you a strong foundation and focus on wellness during your years of training.
- EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
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Residents will have an opportunity to attend various activities throughout the year including an annual retreat, quarterly class retreats and social outings. Our residents will also be presented the chance to become actively involved in leadership positions at the local, state and national level, where they can teach procedural skills, such as POCUS. In addition, funding is available to attend regional and national conferences.
- ROTATION OPPORTUNITIES
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Our rotations offer exposure to a wide variety of pathology, ample opportunity to perform procedures, and teaching faculty who challenge and inspire our residents to excel in the clinical arena. We offer specialized training rotations in areas that include:
- Emergency Medical Services with flight and ground experience
- Ultrasound
- Simulation
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Emergency Department Administration
- Academic Medicine
- Wilderness Medicine
- Women’s Health
- Toxicology
- Sports Medicine
- RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION SUPPORT
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Residents participate in research and quality projects during their training and receive foundational training in critical evaluation of medical literature. A variety of methods can meet the research requirements, including case reports, journal articles, poster presentations, clinical pathology cases, and quality improvement efforts. Our affiliation with the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic medicine and the OhioHealth Institute of Research and Innovation provide support for resident success in their research endeavors.
- RESIDENT WELLNESS
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Our program is committed to promoting physician well-being by providing resources for healthy lifestyles, choices and living, and by creating a workplace that actively models professional engagement and satisfaction. In addition, residents are supported through the Practitioner Health and Wellness program, which provides services such as counseling and wellness coaching to support the needs of all residents.
- FORMER RESIDENT PLACEMENT
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Graduates of our program are currently practicing in 38 states, from the smallest emergency departments to some of the largest academic institutions. Many go on to complete a fellowship.
Three of our graduates founded and created the nationally recognized podcast, EM Over Easy.