Program Overview

Christ Hospital Residency Program

The Christ Hospital Residency Program is committed to teaching and training family physicians to become caring leaders within the community. It is an academic community-based training program through a joint partnership between The Christ Hospital and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Program Overview

• The program's faculty are from the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Cincinnati.
• Clinical rotations are housed at The Christ Hospital.
• Family Medicine training is done collaboratively with residents from a unique five-year combined training in Family Medicine & Psychiatry (FMP).
• The FMP program produces broadly trained physicians with a depth in caring for mental health issues.
• Family Medicine residents benefit from training alongside FMP residents and graduate with increased confidence in their behavioral health abilities.

Program Goals

• One of the program's goals is to tailor the training for each individual resident in anticipation of future practice and career goals.
• The program's location in Cincinnati and its relationships within the healthcare community allow for a personalized training experience for each resident, complementing their passions and abilities.

Training and Partnerships

• The Christ Hospital is one of the oldest community hospitals in Cincinnati and is consistently ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the nation’s top 50 hospitals.
• Residents rotate through Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for inpatient pediatrics, emergency medicine, and outpatient pediatric clinics.
• Cincinnati Children’s is a national leader and is ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the Top 2 “Best Children’s Hospitals.”

Commitment to Underserved Populations

• The program has a longstanding commitment to care for underserved populations, both in Cincinnati, across the United States, and internationally.
• All residents have annual Global Health experiences that are funded by the program.
• Residents serve the Cincinnati community through longitudinal experiences in a variety of clinics, such as a Federally Qualified Community Health Center for those experiencing homelessness.

Program Leadership

• The program seeks to instill in residents the responsibility that each family physician has to be involved with and render care in partnership with marginalized communities.
• Program Director: Megan Rich, MD MEd
• Training Director, Family Medicine Psychiatry Program: Hilja Ruegg, MD

Location

• Cincinnati is a wonderful place to live, offering cultural activities, collegiate and professional sports, an abundant parks system, and a booming restaurant scene.