genetics

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http://medicalcenter.osu.edu The Ohio State University Medical Center, part of one of the most comprehensive health sciences campuses in the country and the only academic medical center in central Ohio, is at the forefront of medicine, where discovery and ingenuity in research laboratories fueled by the sequencing of the human genome, interdisciplinary collaboration and emerging fields such as biomedical engineering and informatics make unique, effective therapies available to patients months, even years, before other hospitals. OSU Medical Center is earning international distinction through its leadership in a new approach known as personalized health care, in which patients have access to unique disease prevention and treatment options based on their own genetic makeup and lifestyle. Within this framework of personalized health care, OSU Medical Center is focused on achieving and maintaining prominence in six Signature Programs: cancer, critical care, heart, imaging, neurosciences and transplantation. Three programs have been identified as Key Research Programs across all disciplines: behavioral medicine, biomedical informatics and genetics. These initiatives are taking place within OSUs College of Medicine, more than a dozen affiliated research centers and six hospitals, in which more than 50,000 inpatients receive medical care annually. These hospitals are the only ones in central Ohio to be consistently ranked each year among Americas Best by U.S.News & World Report. The hospitals include: University Hospital and University Hospital East, OSU Medical Centers two full-service hospitals; Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, dedicated to the study, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases; OSU Harding Hospital, an inpatient and outpatient psychiatric hospital; and OSU Rehabilitation Services at Dodd Hall, one of Americas top 10 rehabilitation centers. In addition, the Medical Center includes a unified physician practice, representing more than 700 pre-eminent physicians and a network of community-based primary and subspecialty care facilities that manage more than 900,000 patient visits each year. Adjacent to OSU Medical Center is Ohio States James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, a dedicated cancer hospital and research center with its own governance structure separate from but coordinated with the Medical Center. In the 2010 edition of Americas Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News ranked the College of Medicine 27th among Americas 125 medical schools and 20 schools of osteopathic medicine. Admission to the medical school is competitive, with more than 4,100 student applications for 220 admissions annually. OSU Medical Centers economic impact on the Columbus economy is nearly $1.5 billion annually. With more than 13,000 employees, the Medical Center accounts for more than $31.2 million in state income tax revenue alone. Business First newspaper named OSU Medical Center one of the best places in central Ohio to work in 2009 for the third year in a row. The Columbus Chamber of Commerce reports OSU Medical Center created 3,742 jobs from 2001 through 2007, accounting for nearly 50 percent of the regions net employment gains. Its annual budget stands above $1.6 billion, and it provides approximately $144 million in uncompensated care and community benefits every year. Physicians and scientists at the Medical Center hold more than $205 million in external research monies, directed at finding causes, preventions and treatments.