Dedicated to Quality Education for All Learners

The Office of Medical Education at Summa Health is committed to recruiting resident physicians who are dedicated to caring for our community and providing excellent healthcare.  We strive to train a diverse workforce of residents, including individuals from various socioeconomic backgrounds with various life experiences, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

The Office of Medical Education provides a supportive and learner-safe environment for all.

The Summa Health office of Medical Education offers many opportunities for residents and fellows to engage with our community.  These opportunities are led by Dr. Yoleetah Ilodi. 

To learn more about additional opportunities within the Office of Medical Education, please click below.

Programs

Dr. Russell Platt Clerkship

The Russell L. Platt Clerkship is intended to provide clinical learning experiences to medical students with a passion for community patient centered care.  We seek students who have demonstrated a commitment to serving under-resourced communities to participate in this program. 

Dr. Russell Platt, MD was a pioneer in the Summa Health System. He was one of the first African-American physicians to train within the system when he began his residency in 1961. He grew up in South Carolina and attended Meharry Medical School in Tennessee. His education at Summa helped him begin a long career in medicine in Akron, Ohio as a private practitioner. He always stated how the environment at Summa was open to him and to the diversification of medicine. Dr. Platt loved to walk the halls of the Akron Campus with a smile while he educated future practitioners of medicine.  This Clerkship is in his honor and in this video Dr. Platt speaks on his experience in the Summa Health System and the Community of Akron as a Private Practitioner.