Undergrad: University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1988
Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia, 1992
Residency: UMKC Family Medicine Residency, Truman Lakewood, 1995

Dr. Shaffer became faculty for the Truman Lakewood Dept. of Community and Family Medicine in 1995. He became the UMKC Family Medicine Program Director in 2002, and presently leads one of the largest residency programs in the country with 39 residents, three fellowships and an integrated MBA program. In 2007 he completed his own MBA in Physician Healthcare Leadership in the combined UMKC/ Rockhurst University.

Dr Shaffer's interests include healthcare strategic planning, quality improvement, e-learning, adult education improvement, and its outcome measurement for residents, students and practicing physicians. He has been a member of the MAFP Education Committee for over nine years and has been the chairman since 2006. He is also the MAFP Board Representative for District 7 (Kansas City) since 2004. His other medical business interests include international health tourism, lean management, six sigma, and logistics. 

Chief of Women’s Healthcare at TMC Lakewood  for 13 years, he is in charge of one of the busiest referral colposcopy clinics in the state. He is a fellow in the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology and has received their highest award for special knowledge in colposcopy. He presents regularly on pap smear management, HPV vaccination, and colposcopy at residency, state and national venues.

This year he was awarded with the AAFP’s “Silver Program Director Award” and was honored by the MU SOM alumni association as “Young Physician of the Year” (photo above). He was also honored by Rockhurst University with the “Outstanding Service Award” in his MBA program from the Helzberg School of Management.

Dr Shaffer has been married to Tracey for 11 years and have three wonderful children, Olivia-9, Alec-7, and Ian-5. In their spare time, they do a lot of family activities, boating, skiing, and kids sports (gymnastics and swimming).

Presentations Given
9/08-6/09 “Hospital - Professionalism and How We Improve” Chapter 1-12, TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Interactive Monthly Professionalism Series Lecture. Approx. 50 attending.

June 09  “eRounding in an Academic Setting” “Asynchronous Learning”, AAFP’s Association of Family Residency Director’s National Program Director’s Meeting, Sheraton Convention Center-Overland Park, KS. Approx. 90 program directors.

3/28-30/09 “EHR Documentation and Quality Improvement”, “Identify Your Leadership Style”, AAFP’s Residency Program Solutions National Meeting, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Kansas City, MO. Approx. 90 program directors and faculty.

3/28/09 ALSO National Instructor Course - Course Director Pre-Conference, AAFP’s Residency Program Solutions National Meeting, Don Chisolm Center-Kansas City, MO. Approx. 50 attending.

12/5/08 ALSO National Instructor Course- Instructor, Omaha, NE. Approx. 40 physicians.

9/25-9/26/08 ALSO Course Director, "Vaginal Bleeding in Late Pregnancy", "Perineal Repair Lecture and Workshop Training Program", Advanced Life Support for Obstetrics Course. TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, 49 physicians, nurses, residents and faculty.       

8/22/08 "Nutrition in Pregnancy", Lecture presented to TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Residents and Faculty for our Noon Conference Series. Approx. 50 attending.

7/31/08 “Top Ten Things Learned From and MBA that every Resident and Student Should Know”,          National Lecture presented at the AAFP National Conference for Medical Students and Residents Kansas City, MO, 110 Residents and Medical Students from all around the Country.

7/11/08 "Airway and Breathing Teaching Station", “Cardiac Case Studies” and Testing, TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course. 20 Residents and Nurses.

7/2/08 "Pap Smears", TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Resident Orientation for 13 residents.

6/9/08 “Competency Grid-Competency Improvement through objective development and process Improvement”, “Innovative Ideas- Asynchronous Learning using Blackboard and SAM’s”, AAFP’s Association of Family Medicine Residency Director’s National Program Director’s Meeting, Sheraton Convention Center-Overland Park, KS, Innovative Ideas Showcase Lecture - Approx. 70 program directors.
                                 
6/7/08 “OB Delivery Hands On Workshop” Hands on discussion. Twelve medical students from MO, "Consensus Guidelines on Cervical Cancer Surveillance" Roundtable speaker with hands on discussion for 16 physicians, MO Academy of Family Physicians Scientific Convention, TanTara, Lake Ozark, MO.
      
7/07-6/08 “How Doctors Think- Professionalism and How We Improve” Chapter 1-10, TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Interactive Monthly Professionalism Series Lecture. Approx. 50 attending.

5/29/08 "Sports Nutrition and Supplements", Lecture presented to TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Residents and Faculty for our Noon Conference Series. Approx. 50 attending  
                                   
3/26-27/08 "Consensus Guidelines on Cervical Cancer Surveillance", "HPV Vaccine: Two Years in, How are we doing?", State of Missouri Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Project Lecture, Lake Ozark, MO, Lecture to Approx. 350 Health Providers for the State of MO Annual Convention.

2/15/08 "Airway and Breathing Teaching Station" , “Cardiac Case Studies” and Testing, TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course. 19 Residents and Nurses.

11/9/07 “HPV and Vaccination- How are We Doing?” MO Academy of Family Physicians Fall Conference, Big Cedar Lodge-Ridgedale, Missouri, State Academy Fall CME Conference-150 practicing physicians.

10/02/07 “Rocking Chair Project”, Lecture presented to TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Residents and Faculty for our Noon Conference Series. Approx. 50 attending.
                                  
9/20-9/21/07  ALSO Course Director, "Vaginal Bleeding in Late Pregnancy", "Perineal Repair Lecture and Workshop Training Program", Advanced Life Support for Obstetrics Course. TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, 44 physicians, residents and faculty.      

8/21/07 “Suturing Workshop”, UMKC Family Medicine Interest Group meeting, UMKC School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, Hands on experience for all levels of interested medical students (approx 30 participants)

7/31/07 “Top Ten Things Learned From and MBA that every Resident and Student Should Know”, Approx. 140 med students and residents. “Improving Quality-How it affects us All” Approx. 15 medical students and residents, AAFP National Conference for Medical Students and Residents, Kansas City, MO.

7/07 "Pap Smears", “Resident Duty hours”, TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Resident Orientation for 13 residents.

7/12-13/07 "Airway and Breathing Teaching Station" , “Cardiac Case Studies” and Testing, TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course. 19 residents and nurses.

6/5/07 “Competency Grid-Competency Improvement through Objective Development and Process Improvement”,  AAFP’s Association of Family Medicine Residency Director’s Meeting, Sheraton Convention Center-Overland Park, KS, Innovative Ideas Showcase Lecture- Approx. 35 program directors.
                                   
6/4/07 “HPV Controversies”, Roundtable speaker with hands on discussion for 16 practicing physicians.“OB Delivery Hands On Workshop” Hands on discussion for 12 medical students.MO Academy of Family Physicians Scientific Convention, Lodge of The Four Seasons Lake Ozark, MO.

6/3/07 "Outsourcing and Offshoring: An Interactive Case Discussion” (Invited Moderator), MO Academy of Family Physicians Scientific Convention, Four Seasons Resort, Lake Ozark, MO, Interactive Case presentation and lecture facilitated by myself with group interactions, Guest Lecture by Myles Gartland, PhD, Approx. 30 practicing physicians.

4/14/07 “New Developments in Smoking Cessation” (Invited Moderator), Westin Crown Center - Missouri State Medical Association Annual Convention, Kansas City, MO. 15 physicians in attendance.

3/21/07 “Professionalism: Board of Healing Arts Disciplines and Nurse Practitioner Collaborative Agreements”, Lecture presented to TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Residents and Faculty for our Noon Conference Series. Approx. 50 attending.

3/17/07 “Cooper Green Hospital and the Community Care Plan”: Health Strategy case presentation in Health Care Strategy, Lecture in MBA Program at Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO. 14 Fellow Physician/MBA students.

2/13/07 “Professionalism and Disruptive Resident Behavior”, Lecture presented to TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Residents and Faculty for our Noon Conference Series. Approx. 50 attending.
                                  
2/9/07 "Airway and Breathing Teaching Station", TMC Lakewood Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course. Approx. 30 Residents, CRNA’s and nurses.

1/10/07 “HPV Vaccines in Primary Cervical Cancer Prevention: Pt II -Vaccine and Rollout”. Lecture presented to TMC Lakewood Family Medicine residents and faculty for our Noon Conference Series.  Approx. 50 attending.

POSTER Presentations
10/6/08  “eRounding in an Academic Setting” plan for improvement in the quality of Patient Centered Care in an academic Family Medicine residency program for improving efficiency and patient communication while decreasing handoff errors. Cerner International Health Conference, Bartle Hall Convention Center-Kansas City, MO. International Health Conference. Over 7000 attendees from 47 states and 17 countries.

6/8/08 “eRounding in an Academic Setting” plan for improvement in the quality of Patient Centered Care in an academic Family Medicine residency program for improving efficiency and patient communication while decreasing handoff errors. AAFP’s Association of Family Residency Director’s National Program Director’s Meeting, Sheraton Convention Center-Overland Park, KS

6/6/08 “Patient Satisfaction and Perceived Quality of Care in a family Medicine Residency”; Gretchen Dickson, MD, MBA; Todd Shaffer, MD, MBA. Perception of care in our FM program. Presented at the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians 60th ASA Summer Scientific Conference. TanTara Resort, Osage Beach, MO.

6/5/07 “Improving Quality In Patient Documentation”, Research paper and implementation plan for improvement in the quality of template based SOAP notes in an EMR record. AAFP’s Association of Family Residency Director’s National Meeting, Sheraton Convention Center-Overland Park, KS

Awards
Academy of Family Medicine Residency Directors “Silver Program Director Recognition Award” (Jun 08)
AFMRD “Bronze Program Director Recognition Award” (Jun 07)
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine “Young Physician of the Year” (Apr 07)
Rockhurst University “Outstanding Service” Award Physicians MBA class of 2007
American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award "With Commendation for Self-Directed Learning"-1995-98, 1998-2001, 2001-04, 2004-08.

Media Interviews
10/5/08 “Benefits of Cerner Millennium in resident education” Video taping for usage in promotional materials for Cerner Corporation. Held at the Cerner International Health Conference.

5/17/07 “Retail Health Clinic Ethics” Wall Street Journal Letter to editor electronic edition

Distinctions, National:
AAFP: Commission on Finance and Insurance (Appointed 2004-present). I will be eligible for Chairman of this committee in 2008. Communication and eMedia Subcommittee (Appointed 2005-06). Financial Reserve Workgroup (Appointed 2007-present)

American Academy of Family Physicians

AFMRD: American Academy of Family Medicine Residency Directors. Membership Committee (appointed 2006-present). Rocking Chair Project's Medical National Advisory Board (appointed 2008-present).            

Regional:
MAFP: District 7 (Kansas City) Director, Representative & Board Member (elected 2003-present) Missouri Academy of Family Physicians. Education Commission Member (1999 to present). Chairman (appointed 2006-present). Continuing Medical Education Director

Missouri: State of Missouri Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Project Advisory Physician Board Member-“Show ME Healthy Women” (2002-present). Elected TMCs Medical Executive Committee Secretary (2008-present). Professor of Medicine-July 2008-UMKC SOM. Recertified  American Board of Family Medicine August 2008

Graduate Masters Degree:
Rockhurst University-Helzberg School of Management-Kansas City, MO. Masters of Business Administration in Physician Health Care Leadership through the first and only of its kind program designed for family medicine residents and faculty (June 2004-May 07). I was part of the Rockhurst implementation and planning team to plan and integrate this program into our 3 year residency program. This program is supported and cosponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians. I was able to get the first and only dual certification of a residency program in the nation certified by the RRC and the ABFM. Four of our residents have also graduated from the dual program. http://umkcfm.org/physician-mba.html.