Primary Care Track
“I feel prepared for my career in primary care because I have had so many experiences with "bread and butter" pediatrics through continuity clinic and hospital pediatrics, but also a variety of interesting and rare cases.” – Resident, Maria Pepper, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University’s Pediatric Residency’s Primary Care Track (PCT) is designed for applicants pursuing a career in general pediatrics, either as a community-based general pediatrician, an academic generalist or a general pediatrician engaged in significant advocacy and/or public health issues for children. Our program has four residency spots in each class reserved for the Primary Care Track.
Our PCT combines the educational strengths of our traditional residency curriculum with enhanced experience in primary care. Residents who are part of the PCT receive a strong foundation in inpatient and specialty pediatrics but devote more than half of their residency time to outpatient experiences related to primary care.
A key feature of the PCT is that the participating residents have yearly block rotations in two differing primary care settings:
- Nationwide Children’s Continuity Practice, where they care for an urban, underserved population, and
- PECS (Pediatric Education in Community Sites), where they see patients in a private practice in suburban Columbus alongside a community pediatrician.
There is a four-week block rotation in each setting for the three years of residency, as well as ongoing longitudinal experiences in both.
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Blocks |
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Night Float |
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Night Float |
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Night Float |
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Ward Rotations |
4 |
Ward Rotations |
1 |
Ward Rotations |
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Dev/Beh Peds |
1 |
Surgery/Sports Med |
1 |
Senior Newborn Med |
1 |
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ED/Advocacy |
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ED |
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ED |
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Primary Care |
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Primary Care |
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Primary Care |
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Newborn Med |
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PICU |
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PICU |
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OSU NICU |
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OSU NICU |
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Urgent Care |
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Adolescent Med |
1 |
Allergy/Immunology |
1 |
Adolescent/Mental Health |
1 |
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PECS |
1 |
PECS |
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PECS |
1 |
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Elective |
1 |
Dermatology |
1 |
Electives |
4 |
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DBP/Admitting |
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Application Process
Applicants interested in the Primary Care Track (PCT) should apply to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University PCT through ERAS. You will be notified via email regarding the status of your application.
Because the PCT and Categorical Pediatrics are similar, yet are separate matches, we encourage those who apply to the PCT to also apply to the Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University Categorical Pediatrics Program as well. A single interview will serve both programs.
