St. John West Shore (SJWS) Hospital is the youngest hospital in Cleveland, opening its doors in 1981. Boasting a campus of 68 acres, a capacity for 248 inpatients and a medical staff of nearly 500 physicians, the hospital was the result of a merger of two longstanding healthcare institutions: St. John Hospital and Bay View Osteopathic General Hospital.

Medical Education at St. John West Shore Hospital
In July 1999, the first class of interns and residents began training at St. John West Shore Hospital. After many years of preparation and planning, the hospital, with the support of the West Shore Osteopathic Foundation and the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, joined with Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education to begin a Graduate Medical Education program.

Presently, the hospital has an AOA-approved Osteopathic Internship, Family Practice Residency, and a newly combined Emergency Medicine Residency/Internal Medicine Residency Program. St. John West Shore Hospital also provides an educational environment for medical students, interns, and residents that includes a computer room with internet access, a recently renovated medical library, and regular didactics in the form of daily morning reports, noon lectures, weekly attending lectures, case conferences, and journal clubs.

Elective Rotation

In 1998, SJWS began accepting Medical Students while it was applying for approval from the American Osteopathic Association for post-graduate programs. The hospital's programs are co-sponsored by Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, which coordinates the education for medical students at the hospital.

The hospital accepts medical students each year from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center. Students from a variety of other Osteopathic Colleges are welcome to complete elective rotations at SJWS.

Medial students who are completing elective rotations may be eligible for housing provided by the hospital, as well as on-duty meals. Students can also benefit from a strong didactic program, with daily lectures provided as Morning Reports and Noon Lectures. Students are required to attend other lectures such as weekly block lectures, case presentations, including special didactics such as ethics and medical jurisprudence.
Elective rotations available:

* Anesthesiology
* Cardiology
* Dermatology