Patient Care.
General Internal Medicine clinicians practice in healthcare clinics on the health sciences campus at The Ohio State University Medical Center and in three community outreach sites, which serve more than 24,000 persons each year who are medically underserved, underinsured and uninsured. View our services and clinics.
Education.
A new web-based Physical Examination course is one of the innovations that medical students experience in the Division’s general internal medicine training. The Division’s significant community presence in Columbus inner-city neighborhoods provides a valuable place for residents and students to learn about how to provide exceptional, cost-effective care for underserved individuals. The Division is the major source of medical student training in physical diagnosis, doctor-patient relationships, geriatrics and ambulatory primary care, and for medical resident training in prevention and primary care. Click here to learn more.
Research.
General Internal Medicine faculty collaborate with OSU pediatric and family medicine physicians under the auspices of the federally-funded OSU Primary Care Research Institute to study primary care research, such as enhanced preventive medicine practices and community-based health problems. A recent $1 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services award in 2003 augments initial funding in 2000 aimed at developing optimal primary care practices. Major foci of Division research include optimal peri-operative care, point of service testing for diabetes, hyperlipidemia and anti-coagulation management, medical education and geriatrics. Explore these and our other research initiatives.
