Contact Information
Address:                               
100 Hospital Drive
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740-594-8302
Fax: 740-592-6706
Director of Medical Education:  Lenard Presutti, D.O.
Contact: Jerry Chester, CHESTER@oucom.ohiou.edu

Base Hospital Graduate Medical Education Opportunities
Number and types of Internship slots:  Traditional Rotating, FM Track, OB Track – 5 of all combined

Types of Residencies:  8 FM, 4 OB, 4 Derm, 2 FM Plus One

Sites & Locations Students Utilize
Base Hospital:  O’Bleness Memorial Hospital
# of operational beds -70  Percent Capacity of Operational Beds, %63

Additional Locations used by base hospital  Distance from base hospital
Fairfield Medical Center                                   40 miles
Marietta Memorial Hospital                               50 miles
Mumerous private practices                             within 50 miles

Additional Points of Interest about this CORE Site Hospital

• Visit the O’Bleness Memorial Hospital website at www.obleness.org
• Visit the O’Bleness Health System website at http://www.oblenesshealthsystem.org/ to see the regional clinics affiliated with O’Bleness Memorial Hospital.  Students will work with physicians at these clinics in addition to those at the hospital.
• One of the leading diabetes treatment and research centers in the state of Ohio is located at O’Bleness.  See http://www.oblenesshealthsystem.org/affiliate_cornwellcenter.html for more info.
• Visit the Fairfield Medical Center website at http://www.fmchealth.org/
• Visit the Marietta Memorial Hospital website at http://www.mmhospital.org/index.php
• There are exceptional opportunities for hands on practice during rotations here.  Students are often first assist in surgeries.
• Many of our preceptors also teach first and second year medical students, are familiar with the particular needs of third and fourth year medical students, and are trained as teachers
• O’Bleness provides a great deal of one-on-one support to its students and a very warm environment
• The patient population is unique and reflects the rural and poor nature of Southeast Ohio.  Students will see a lot of diabetes and other diseases common in this type of population
• Call is optional on most rotations.  Students are required to do call for 2 weekends on Geriatrics. 
• Students receive a 10% discount at the hospital cafeteria
• We are a 10-minute walk from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/ with access to its facilities and resources, such as the CORE Research office
• There are many faculty involved in research in the Athens area, and many opportunities for students to become involved in those projects

Information of Local Interest

• The City of Athens is rural, small, safe and welcoming, yet culturally diverse because it is a university town.  The K-12 school system here is very good – the city is known as a good place to raise a family.
• OU-COM is part of a large university, Ohio University http://www.ohio.edu/, which provides access to a large number of educational and cultural events, despite the small size of Athens itself.
• The Athens area is near the largest forest and recreational areas in the State of Ohio – you have access to hiking, cycling, bike paths, horseback riding, rock climbing, boating, camping, etc.
• The City of Athens has a community center with recreational and fitness facilities  http://www.ci.athens.oh.us/aprd/communitycenter/communitycenter.html
• The Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau website has information on recreational activities, events, shopping, dining, educational, community and tourist activies in the county at http://www.athensohio.com/
• Housing:  Please see the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine web for a listing of all currently available housing:  http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/saffairs/housing.htm.    You can also Google local realtors and check the local newspapers.  Rent is inexpensive relative to urban areas.
• Local industry:  healthcare
• Athens has 3 main newspapers: 
• The Athens Messenger, http://www.athensmessenger.com/ (daily)
• The Post http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/Sports/2007/11/08/22168/ (Ohio University student-run daily newspaper)
•  The Athens News http://athensnews.com/ (weekly)