Columbus Monthly lists the results of a national survey by Best Doctors, Inc. an organization affiliated with Harvard University Medical School of Medicine. Essentially the question that is asked is, "If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?" When the question was asked of family physicians in the area, a number identified faculty members in our Department. In fact, of the 22 family physicians listed from central Ohio, 13 (60%) are working full time in our Department or have a significant affiliation with it.
The full-time faculty members included Drs. Glen Aukerman, Pat Fahey, Doug Knutson, Scott Merryman, Fred Miser, Perry Mostov, and Mary Jo Welker. Those with auxiliary appointments included Drs. David Applegate, Ed Bope, John Lombardo, Thomas Pommering, Robert Skully, and James Soldano.
This acknowledgement is great for each individual as well as for the Department as a whole. The mission of the Department of Family Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine is to advance family practice as a medical specialty. Our responsibility is first and foremost to the health of people in Ohio. We do this by providing quality health care based on the family practice model, teaching and modeling family medicine principles and values, pursuing cutting-edge research and scholarship, and providing service through personal, professional, and political efforts.