UC Health West Chester Family Medicine Residency Program

Welcome to the University of Cincinnati Family Medicine Residency Program at West Chester Hospital!

We are a 3-year family medicine residency, currently training 6 residents per class, with expansion plans to begin training 8 residents per class starting in 2027. Started in 2023, we are a newer program, but part of a Department of Family and Community Medicine that shares a rich history of training residents, fellows, and medical students since 1974. We are also the first and only categorical residency program at West Chester Hospital. 

The University of Cincinnati opened West Chester Hospital in 2009 to serve as a community hospital in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati as well as the nearby small cities of Hamilton and Middletown and the surrounding rural areas. We are about equidistant between Cincinnati and Dayton.  West Chester Hospital is a 160-bed full-service hospital including OB, ICU, ER, and newborn care. We are thrilled to partner with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), one of the top pediatric hospitals in the nation! Our residents complete their inpatient pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, and pediatric specialty rotations at the CCHMC’s Liberty Campus, less than 3 miles from West Chester Hospital. 

West Chester Hospital and CCHMC Liberty are staffed by UC and CCHMC faculty. This gives us all the benefits of a community program with the resources and expertise of a university department. Our Family Medicine Practice (FMP), West Chester Hospital, CCHMC Liberty Campus, and our specialty outpatient clinics are integrated into this community. Most residency rotations are walking distance or a short drive from the FMP.  We have a newly renovated FMP where residents see their own patients and spend time in lectures, conferences, and other learning experiences. On the hospital grounds there is a newly renovated GME Center with resident lounge, work spaces, and call rooms. 

Our curriculum emphasizes community medicine, and to that end, we have partners including The Healthcare Connections Lincoln Heights (a Federally Qualified Health Center and school-based health center in Lincoln Heights, Ohio), the University of Cincinnati Student Health Center, Butler County Department of Health, Heritage Springs (a skilled nursing and extended care facility), and the Barrington Assisted Living Center.

Being a part of the UC Department of Family Medicine also allows the residents to take advantage of our large and diverse faculty and services, including our Research Division, Integrative Health Division, Student Health Services, Geriatric Division, and Urban, Underserved, and Global Health Division. We are excited to collaborate with our department’s sibling program, the long-standing Christ Hospital-University of Cincinnati Family Medicine Program. Our FMP also hosts and teaches UC College of Medicine Medical Students throughout their four years of training.

For more information, please visit our residency website at ucwcfmresidency.com.

Bruce Gebhardt, MD
Program Director

UC Health West Chester Hospital
7700 University Court
West Chester, Ohio 45069
513-475-8000

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UC Health West Chester Hospital is a 160-bed acute care hospital in West Chester, Ohio, providing the latest technology delivered in a healing environment. The hospital is conveniently located and easily accessible from Interstate 75 at Tylersville Road. Services include a full-service emergency department, and inpatient and outpatient diagnostic and treatment services.