University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center's Internal Medicine Residency Program

The UH Geauga Internal Medicine Residency Program is a traditional three-year, ACGME accredited program. Starting in July 2025, the residency will be starting a Preliminary track within the Program.

During training, residents are exposed to various aspects of medicine in both community and academic settings. Robust subspecialty experience includes cardiology, pulmonology, hematology/oncology, rheumatology, infectious disease, nephrology, and gastroenterology, among others. Inpatient rotations occur at UH Geauga Medical Center and other clinical experiences utilize other medical centers within the UH system such as UH Cleveland Medical Center.

For each of the three years, residents work alongside residents from other programs including the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation program as well as students from Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). Together, we strive to provide an optimal Clinical Learning Environment for all and the best possible patient care under the careful guidance and supervision of the dedicated faculty present at each facility.

Welcome from the Program Director

Welcome to the UH Geauga IM Residency Program! I am thrilled that you are interested in our program and seeking out additional information. I hope this site gives you a true sense of what our program is about, what our values are, and what you can expect throughout your training with us.

The UH Geauga program is a true academic training experience in a close-knit community setting. Regardless of your ultimate career goals, the UH Geauga IM Program is well equipped to help you along your career trajectory. While rotating through our diverse clinical training sites, you will be exposed to a myriad of diverse cases in internal medicine with access to subspecialty experiences both on-site and through our affiliations with other facilities within the University Hospitals System. From highly functioning primary care clinics to tertiary referral ICU settings, our residents are engaged in the care of patient from a wide variety region, socioeconomic backgrounds, and with associated diagnoses, to prepare our residents for successful post-graduate careers in whatever they choose.

What really makes the UH Geauga IM program special is how these learning experiences are delivered to our trainees. The clinical learning environment that has been cultivated over the years is one of collegiality, mutual support, empathy, and kindness. There are many programs where residents train with good colleagues, but few where those colleagues feel like family. Here at the UH Geauga Internal Medicine Residency Program, our residents thrive in this genuinely supportive and friendly culture.

I hope that you enjoy learning about our program and the unique opportunities that it provides. Please feel free to reach out to either me or our exceptional chief residents if you have any questions. We all hope you consider joining the UH Geauga family!

Richard M. Wardrop, III, MD, PhD, MACP, SFHM, FAAP
Program Director

For More Information

For more information regarding the Internal Medicine Residency Program including scheduling audition rotations, applying to the program, or anything else please feel free to contact:

Elizabeth Ohlin
Internal Medicine Residency Program Coordinator
Email: Elizabeth.Ohlin@uhhospitals.org
Office Number: 440-585-7125

Richard Wardrop, III, MD PhD
Internal Medicine Program Director
UH Geauga Medical Center
richard.wardrop@uhhospitals.org