To meet the growing need for primary care physicians and to provide the best care for patients, the Heritage College and Cleveland Clinic are transforming medical education. Together, we are responding to rapid and dramatic changes in health care delivery with our own dramatic changes to the way physicians are trained. The Transformative Care Continuum (TCC) is an accelerated pathway based on medical competencies that prepares students for careers in family medicine through a continuous experience from medical school through residency and beyond, with deep experiences with patients and health care delivery teams at its foundation. The program's first cohort of students started in August 2018 and are scheduled to complete residency in 2024.
Application Information Session
Join the Director of the Transformative Care Continuum (TCC), Dr. Leanne Chrisman-Khawam, to learn more about:
- What is TCC and what does the TCC student experience look like?
- How does the application process differ from the traditional OU-HCOM application process?
- What characteristics and experiences are the TCC selection committee members looking for in a strong applicant?
Don't miss this opportunity to get ahead in your medical school application journey!
Eight students. Six years. One program.
Our Partner: Cleveland Clinic
Students will be embedded into their Cleveland Clinic site within their first days of medical school, and they will progress at that same site through to graduation, residency and board certification.
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Cleveland Clinic: Akron General
Gain the experience of a large, tertiary care academic medical center in a supportive environment recognized for its expertise and care.
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Cleveland Clinic: Lakewood Family Health Center
Work in a new high-tech environment with experienced family physicians who practice full-spectrum, community-based primary care.
Meet Moira – Class of 2024
The Transformative Care Continuum Difference
Dr. Isaac Kirstein, dean at our Cleveland campus, and Dr. Leanne Chrisman-Khawam, director of TCC, describe this innovative program.
Accelerating Change in Medical Education
The Heritage College and Cleveland Clinic are at the forefront of a growing movement to adapt medical education to meet the needs of rapidly changing, 21st-century health care systems. In 2015, the Heritage College was one of 21 medical schools nationwide chosen to join the 11 founding members of the American Medical Association “Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium.” Consortium members are creating the “medical school of the future” by transforming how future physicians are trained.
Collaborating with AMA
The American Medical Association is working with the Heritage College and others to shape medical education's future.
Learn more about the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium
Meet Jordan – Class of 2024
Contact Us
Bre Koch, MEd
Assistant Director, Admissions & Outreach
Cleveland Campus
Telephone: 216.295.7941
Email: kochb1@ohio.edu
Leanne Chrisman-Khawam, M.D.
Director, Transformative Care Continuum
Assistant Professor, Social Medicine
Telephone: 216.295.7539
Email: chrismal@ohio.edu