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OB and Women’s Health are vital components of Family Medicine, and a strong point of our Residency program. The Surgical OB Fellowship was instituted at Truman Medical Center Lakewood to provide interested residents with surgical OB and Women's Health training. Apply NOW!

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UMKC Family Medicine Residency is one of the most comprehensive Family Medicine programs in the country as well as one of the largest. With 38 residents and three fellowships, over the past 20 years, we have had more graduates than any single midwest residency.Our mission is to provide an unequaled opportunity to be a successful Family Medicine physician in a variety of practice environments.

Our website shows how our program is Better by Design to help you achieve your goals.

 Truman Medical Center Lakewood is home base for the program.

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UMKC Family Medicine Announces!

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Dr Shaffer

On June 4 during the organization’s annual meeting at Lake Ozark, Mo. Todd D.Shaffer, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.F.P., professor of community and family medicine, became president of the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians

Dr. Shaffer has been a member of the MAFP Education Committee for more than 10 years and was its chairman since 2006-09. He was the MAFP Board Representative for District 7 (Kansas City) from 2004 to 2009.

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Resident Leader in the News!

Learning technology is easy. It's convincing your fellow physicians to get on board that's tricky. At least that's the opinion of Michael Brown, DO, a Family Medicine resident and recent graduate of the ACPE Health Care IT Leadership certificate program. Read more......



Housestaff salaries for 2012-2013 have been approved. There will be an across the board 2% increase in salaries for this upcoming academic year. Many thanks to our hospital Associate Deans for getting these increases through their financial officers.

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TMC Named to 2011 Most Wired List

Truman Medical Centers has been named one of Health Care’s “Most Wired” organizations of 2011 by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the journal of the American Hospital Association, recognizing TMC for its embrace of information technology. more