The Washington Hospital has a long history of excellence in medical education.

• The ACGME-accredited family medicine residency program began in 1972. It has proven itself to be one of the premier training programs in the region.
• In June 2004, an AOA rotating internship was approved and candidates for the program were accepted in July 2005.
• Osteopathic graduates have always been an important part of our program.  In 2008 the AOA/ACOFP formally approved an Osteopathic three year Family Medicine Residency at The Washington Hospital with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine as the sponsoring institution.  The AOA/ACOFP approved residency provides training in OMT throughout residency and graduates are eligible for both ACOFP and American Board of Family Medicine certification.  The ACOFP approved residency replaces the AOA approved internship and satisfies licensure requirements for osteopathic physicians. 

What Sets Apart Our Osteopathic Residency?

We provide complete training in osteopathic medicine, giving our graduates a deep understanding of how to:

• Efficiently perform OMT in both the office and the hospital
• Bill for OMT
• Incorporate the osteopathic principles and philosophy into all patient encounters

• OMT Clinics where patients with somatic dysfunction in any body region are treated
• Workshops where faculty and residents (under faculty supervision) teach hands-on OMT skills to osteopaths and allopaths, who are welcome to attend and frequently do
• Speakers, regionally and nationally recognized, who provide expanded teaching through additional hands-on workshops
• Mentoring where osteopathic residents help train the interested allopaths

Our dually-accredited family medicine residency is the only training program in the hospital, allowing the focus of medical education to be exclusively on family medicine.

Additionally, residents are provided with a house conveniently located in close proximity to the hospital during the time of their training.

Osteopathic residents receive training longitudinally in osteopathic principles and practices throughout all three years of residency. Teaching is provided in both the hospital and office settings on the resident’s own patients, as well as patients referred to the OMT clinic.

Osteopathic medicine has long been accepted at our institution and is highly regarded as a beneficial and integral part of patient care.

Please go to our application page under our Contact Us link.