Mount Carmel Health System Profile

Contact Information
Phone: (614)234-5577
Fax: (614)234-2772
Director of Medical Education: Gregory W. Rutecki, M.D.
Contact: Lilly Badurina, lbadurina@mchs.com

Base Hospital Graduate Medical Education (GME) Opportunities
Number and types of Internship slots: 35 (all allopathic)

Types of Residencies: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN (affiliated with OSU), Orthopaedics, General Surgery and Transitional Year (allopathic)

Students are encouraged to visit http://opportunities.osteopathic.org/ for more information about GME Opportunities at this CORE Site.

Sites & Locations Students Utilize
Base Hospital: Mount Carmel West
# of operational beds: 374
Medical Staff:    D.O. 46     M.D. 467
Admits: 18,374
Surgeries:      In-patient: 4,580 Out-patient: 5,332
Deliveries: 2,370
ER visits: 61,295
ER trauma level: II

Additional locations will be used for these rotations including, three other hospitals within our system and other private practice locations within the Central Ohio area.

Additional Points of Interest about this CORE Site Hospital

For more than a century, Mount Carmel has made excellence its mission, both in patient care and medical education. Our medical staff has built a reputation for quality, innovation, and leadership. More than 150 members of the medical staff are classified as teaching faculty.

Our teaching faculty is one reason Mount Carmel boasts a rich history of postgraduate medical education. Our Department of Graduate Medical Education includes six outstanding residency programs: Family Practice, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Orthopaedics, and Transitional Year. Each of these residency programs has unique features and boasts outstanding achievements. Here are some highlights:

Family Practice residents have extensive involvement in shaping and governing curricular decisions within the Family Practice residency program.
The General Surgery training program has had a 100% board pass rate for the last decade. In addition, every recent graduate of the surgery program has been accepted into a fellowship program of his or her choice.
The Internal Medicine Residency Program boasts a 92% passage rate on the ABIM certifying examination for the last three years.
The Ohio State University and Mount Carmel Health System integrated their Obstetrics/Gynecology residencies in 1995. Our program combines the superb facilities and high-volume of Mount Carmel with the excellent resources of The Ohio State University.
In 60 years, 100% of graduates from the Orthopaedic Residency Training Program have passed Step I of the ABOS on the first attempt.
Transitional Year residents have gone on to careers in various specialties well-prepared for the challenges that awaited them.

Experience Mount Carmel residency, where our programs put the emphasis on you. We have the right variety of people and facilities to make your experience an academic, social, and quite possibly, life-long career endeavor.

Information of Local Interest
Columbus is a city full of character and class, with a lot that’s impressive. It offers big-city amenities with a small-town quality of life, as well as the flavor and excitement of a Big Ten University town. As Ohio’s capital, Columbus is not only a seat of government but also a cultural, educational, and recreational hub. It provides a bevy of family attractions, a vibrant arts community, world-class entertainment, and college and professional sports. The Department of Medical Education has compiled a list of housing and recreational information that is popular with physicians, residents, and staff:

Housing
Columbus housing choices range from downtown condominiums to suburban living. Among the many choices are Columbus’ historic neighborhoods, such as German Village or Victorian Village, located in the heart of the city. For country quiet, one might prefer to reside in Powell or New Albany. There are plenty of options to suit your individual needs, whatever your tastes may be.

Fine Food
You’ll find a truly international cuisine in Columbus, at everything from upscale restaurants in the Short North and Grandview, to lively bistros in German Village, or popular suburban cafés. Enjoy continental, Thai, deli, Italian, Chinese, Korean, or “plain country cooking.”

Sports
For sports enthusiasts, Columbus offers a variety of sporting events. Watch the Ohio State Buckeyes play the Michigan Wolverines in one of the long-standing college rivalries. Support the Blue Jackets, Columbus’ national ice hockey team, as they bring excitement to the Arena District. Join fans of the Crew, our national soccer team, or the Clippers, our New York Yankees minor league team.

Music/Nightlife
Whether you like rock or reggae, Columbus offers a wide selection of concerts and music halls. See a national act perform in one of Columbus’ large arenas – Germain Amphitheater or Nationwide Arena. Smaller venues, such as the Newport Music Hall and Promo West Pavilion put on over 400 concerts per year. For weekend fun or a simple game of pool, visit one of Columbus’ many bars and nightclubs.

Art/Museums/Zoo
Residents can enjoy an array of art establishments and museums, including the Columbus Museum of Art, Wexner Center for the Performing Arts, COSI (an exciting science museum), and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. In addition, the Short North is home to galleries and boutiques where art lovers can view photography, sculpture, glass art, and painting. The Short North also hosts a Gallery Hop the first Saturday of every month.

Theatres/Movies
Downtown Columbus hosts nationally-touring Broadway and performing arts exhibitions. The Palace Theater, the Ohio Theater, and the Southern Theater have staged Miss Saigon, Stomp, Phantom of the Opera, and Rent, as well as the yearly offerings of Opera Columbus. There are also many venues where you can catch a movie. Several AMC theaters and the Arena Grand Theater offer mainstream movie-viewing pleasure, or visit one of the Drexel theaters to enjoy rare or independent films. For a unique performance, visit 2Cos or the Shadowbox Cabaret, sister companies that combine live music and theater.

Shopping
In the mood to shop? You’ll love Polaris Fashion Place, a multi-level mall that numbers Saks Fifth Avenue, Kauffman’s, Lazarus, and The Great Indoors among its hundreds of stores. Easton Town Center is a charming, outdoor shopping town with a movie house and Nordstrom, plus dozens of boutiques and restaurants. And, there’s the Mall at Tuttle Crossing, as well.

Visit www.experiencecolumbus.com or www.hellocolumbus.com to learn more about our extraordinary city.

Hospital and Community Websites of Interest to Students