The Ohio General Assembly requires the Heritage College to emphasize the training of family physicians for underserved areas within the state of Ohio. Therefore, non-residents are required to sign a service contract. The contract requires students to practice medicine for five years in Ohio upon completion of their formal training.
The signee agrees that their residency status will be determined according to the residency rules which are applicable at the time the individual signs the contract with Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Furthermore, the signee understands that any changes in their residency status to that of an Ohio resident will not affect the binding nature of the contract.
Individuals who complete their entire postgraduate medical education at an AOA-approved CORE residency program in an Ohio hospital may apply for credit toward the five-year requirement period. For more information refer to the Granting Credit for Ohio Osteopathic Hospital Residency Programs Participation toward the Five Year Practice of Medicine Obligation in the
Out-of-State Guidelines.
OUT-OF-STATE GUIDELINES
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Guidelines for Granting Credit for Ohio Hospital Residency Programs Participation toward the Five (5) Year Practice of Medicine Obligation in the OU-HCOM Out-of-State Admission Contract
These guidelines are created in order to help accomplish the legislative purpose in establishing the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Section 3337.14 ORC and its purpose of providing primary care physicians to underserved areas in the state of Ohio.
Further, in recognition of this goal and to assist the osteopathic profession’s similar goal of providing primary care to Ohio citizens, credit will be provided for completed postgraduate medical education toward the five (5) year contractual obligation according to the following guidelines:
- Primary Care: If an OU-HCOM graduate who has signed an Out-of-State Admission Contract in order to be admitted to the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine completes a residency program in a primary care generalist discipline (family medicine, general internal medicine and pediatrics) in an accredited postgraduate program in the State of Ohio, (s)he will be eligible to apply for a waiver to receive credit for one and one half (1½) years for each year completed in the residency program, (provided that the entire residency program is completed in an accredited postgraduate program in the State of Ohio) towards their obligation to practice medicine full-time for five (5) years in the State of Ohio. Graduates completing an accredited postgraduate internship in the State of Ohio prior to their primary care residency will be eligible to apply for one and one half (1½) years’ credit for the completion of the internship. Upon approval of their waiver application, graduates completing both an accredited internship in the State of Ohio and an accredited residency in the State of Ohio (whether two or three years in duration) will be deemed to have fulfilled their five (5) year obligation to practice medicine in Ohio. Graduates completing an accredited three-year residency in the State of Ohio will likewise be granted full credit for their five-year obligation to practice medicine in Ohio. Graduates completing an accredited two-year residency in the State of Ohio will be granted three (3) years’ partial credit toward their five (5) year obligation to practice medicine in Ohio and will be allowed to “buy-out” the remaining years of the five (5) year obligation, according to the provisions of the Out-of-State Admissions Contract signed upon admission to the college, There will be no credit granted for completion of only internship, and there will be no proration for partial completion of any postgraduate program. (The only exception considered would be the closure of an in-state program with no positions available with an accredited program in the State of Ohio.)
- Specialty: If an OU-HCOM graduate who has signed an Out-of-State Admission Contract in order to be admitted to the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine completes a residency program in a specialty field other than primary care in an accredited postgraduate program in the State of Ohio, they will be eligible to apply for a waiver to receive credit for one (1) year for each year completed in the residency program in a specialty field (based on the entire residency program being completed in an accredited postgraduate program in the State of Ohio) towards their obligation to practice medicine full-time for five (5) years in the State of Ohio. Graduates completing an accredited postgraduate internship in the State of Ohio prior to their specialty residency will be eligible to apply for one (1) year credit for the completion of the internship. Upon approval of their waiver application, graduates competing an accredited postgraduate internship and residency that are both in the State of Ohio and at least five (5) years total in duration and graduates completing an accredited residency in the State of Ohio that is at least five (5) years in duration will be deemed to have fulfilled their five (5) year obligation to practice medicine on Ohio. If the entire completed postgraduate internship and specialty residency is less than five (5) years in duration, the graduate approved for a year waiver will be allowed to “buy out” the remaining year(s) of the (5) year obligation, according to the provisions of the Out-of-State Admissions Contract signed upon admission to the college. There will be no credit granted for completion of only an internship, and there will be no proration for partial completion of any postgraduate program. (The only exception considered would be the closure of an in-state program with no positions available with an accredited program in the State of Ohio.)
Applicants who have completed the requirements of either (1) or (2) above should submit the attached application for waiver to the Office of Student Affairs, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, 018 Grosvenor Hall, Athens, Ohio 45701.
These Guidelines will be in effect for all OU-HCOM graduates in training in accredited programs in the State of Ohio or enrolled at OU-HCOM as of July 1, 2015.
For more information, please contact
Marie Barone
choosedo.org
