Students receiving scholarships may choose to pay the balance of their fees on this monthly plan. This plan is not a loan program and there is no interest charge. The Ohio General Assembly requires OU-COM to emphasize the training of family physicians for underserved areas within the state of Ohio. Therefore, all non-residents are required to sign a service contract. The contract requires students to practice medicine for five years in Ohio upon completion of their formal training.
Some students find that they are able to take classes, study, and work.
Positions requiring medical student status are posted outside the OU-COM Student Affairs office on the glass enclosed bulletin board in Grosvenor West. The student obtains a job referral slip from that office and is referred to the employer. If hired, all initial paperwork concerning payroll is handled through Student Affairs. Time sheets are signed by the employer and are sent to Administration and Finance, also in Grosvenor West, where the checks are normally disbursed. Federal Work Study is a program that awards employment to students who demonstrate financial need.