<p>I find “teaching hospitals” a pretty vague descriptor. Keep in mind that there are many, many residency programs at community based hospitals that aren’t affiliated with an academic medical center. And there are plenty of medical schools which utilize community medical centers as place for training residents and teaching medical students. In my city, which has two medical schools, most of the public would only consider the university based hospitals “teaching hospitals” even though the VA and the local Children’s are very prominent places for the residents and students of BOTH schools. Each school also has several other community hospitals in which they place students, residents, and fellows.</p>