OSU College of Medicine and Public Health

The Ohio State University College of Medicine (formerly known as The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health) is the medical school at The Ohio State University and is located in Columbus, Ohio. The college is considered one of the top medical schools in the United States as indicated by rankings in US News and World Report.

History
The OSU College of Medicine and Public Health can trace its roots as far back as March 3, 1834 with the founding of the Willoughby University of Lake Erie in Willoughby, Ohio. Dr. Westel Willoughby (1789-1844), the school's namesake and first president, oversaw the operation of the school until 1843 when a disagreement among the faculty led to their resignation from the school.

In 1847 the disgruntled faculty members started the Willoughby Medical College of Columbus in Columbus, Ohio on the corner of High Street and Gay Street in half of the Clay Club house.

Almost immediately upon opening, the school was contacted by Lyne Starling, a wealthy local business owner, who offered $30,000 to the school in order to construct a new hospital and school complex on State and Sixth Street in Columbus. The concept of a hospital affiliated with a medical school, though commonplace now, was groundbreaking at the time.

The construction of the Starling Medical College, as the school was now known, was begun in 1848 but was not completed until 1887. Dr. Starling Loving was a trustee, professor, and dean at the Starling Medical College. Dr. Loving facilitated the arrival of the Sisters of the Poor of Saint Francis to the area to run the hospital which was named St. Francis Hospital in 1865.

In 1875, during elections for a new chairman of the board, James Fairchild Baldwin (a rejected candidate) and several faculty members left the school and founded another medical school the Columbus Medical College in 1876. In 1882, the Columbus Medical College began construction on a new hospital after a $10,000 gift from Dr. W.B. Hawkes. This hospital was called the Hawkes Hospital of Mt. Carmel and was operated by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.

In 1892, the Columbus Medical College merged with Starling Medical College angering James Fairchild Baldwin. In 1892, he and several faculty members resigned and started yet another medical school, the Ohio Medical College. After a donation of $5,000, the Ohio Medical College was able to build a hospital which was named Protestant Hospital and was the forerunner of Riverside Methodist Hospitals which still exists.

In 1907, the Ohio Medical College merged with the Starling Medical College to form the Starling-Ohio Medical College. In 1914, the Starling-Ohio Medical College became affiliated with The Ohio State University.

Facilities
Today, the Ohio State University Medical Center has grown into a large complex with numerous specialty centers, hospitals and research builidings. 44,000 patients are admitted into the OSU system every year and another 635,000 are seen as outpatients (including outpatient surgery and 75,000 emergency patients).

The facilities include:


 * The College of Medicine
 * The School of Public Health
 * The Schools of Public Health, Allied Medical Professions, and Biomedical Sciences
 * University Hospital
 * University Hospitals East
 * James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
 * Comprehensive Cancer Center
 * Ohio State & Harding Behavioral Healthcare and Medicine
 * Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute
 * Ross Heart Hospital
 * Prior Health Sciences Library
 * Nisonger Center for Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
 * Neurobiotechnology Center
 * Center for Behavioral Medicine Research
 * Numerous ambulatory, primary care and sub-specialty clinics throughout Central Ohio

National Recognition

 * Annually, OSUCOMPH earns recognition for having some of the best medicial facilities in the United States according to the report issued by US News and World Report magazine. In 2005 OSUCOMPH received recognition in 13 different areas and was called "One of America's Best Hospitals."


 * The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has listed The James Cancer Center as one of "18 Leading Cancer Hospitals" in the country in its magazine, Modern Maturity
 * U.S. News ranks Ohio State's Medical School among the top 50 research schools, the OSU College of Medicine and Public Health was ranked 32nd in the 2007 edition
 * OSU moved from 40th to 38th in level of National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding, reflecting an increase in its listing from $71.8 million in 2001 to $103.5 million this year
 * Fourteen Ohio State University Medical Center physicians are among 4,000 nationally listed in the recently released book, America’s Top Doctors
 * The Ohio State University Health System has been named one of the top 100 health care networks in the country for its use of communications technology to better serve patients, medical staff and external business associates

Alumni
John E. Niederhuber, Director of the NCI