Philip C. Dittmar, MD

• University of Notre Dame, BS, Biological Sciences, 2001
• The Ohio State University College of Medicine, MD, 2005
• Residency, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore VA Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2005-2008
• Chief Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore VA Medical Center, 2008-2009

Dr. Dittmar graduated from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2005. This was followed by a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore VA Medical Center, ending in 2008. He then completed a year as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore VA Medical Center. Dr. Dittmar currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine with a focus on hospital-based medicine. He is very interested in medical education especially as it relates to the transition from medical school to residency. Dr. Dittmar serves as the Director of the Medicine Clerkship, Director of the Medicine Sub-Internship, and the Director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine-3.

Hospital Medicine, Education, Simulation

• Dittmar PC, Feldman LS. Carotid ultrasound for syncope. J Hosp Med. 2016 Feb;11(2):117-9. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2428. PMID: 26818390.
• Bontempo LJ, Frayha N, Dittmar PC. The internship preparation camp at the University of Maryland. Postgrad Med J. 2016 May 27. pii: postgradmedj-2015-133882. doi:10:1136/postgradmedj-2015-133882. PMID: 27234205.