The UMKC Residency program is a true leader in Family Medicine education and the delivery of healthcare. You will not find a more progressive program in the country setting new ground.
Read on to see our FIRSTS and ONLYS.
- AOA Certified - First and Only dually accredited program in the region. Osteopathic
Students may go through the Osteopathic Match and apply through ERAS.
- Bess Truman Family Medicine Clinic - was designed with efficiency and education in mind for our residents. Conveniently located on site in TMC Lakewood Hospital.
- Osteopathic Manipulation Clinic - This specialized clinic has been expanded from our Family Medicine Center to be a part of our musculoskelatal and Sports Medicine Clinic.
- Sports Medicine - the only primary care Sports Medicine clinic in the region and the F & O Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship in Kansas City. Our Sports Medicine Fellowship is ACGME approved and we fill two positions each year.
- Optional Integrated MBA program now in the 4th year - We have ten residents and the program director with MBAs or will complete them soon in our integrated program. We have great business, leadership, and practice management among the faculty and residents.
- Top Five FM OB Program in the country - We delivered over 1200 babies last year from our Family Medicine Residency clinics, and.we continue to increase our numbers. High risk OB and
C-Section are not just available - they are completely integrated into the program for those that desire. Over 80% of our C-Sections are faculty staffed by family physicians-not OB-Gyns.
- More Pediatrics than most programs built in - we take care of the 1200 plus annual delivered babies in our FM clinic. We also admit pediatrics to our FM service
at TMC Lakewood.
- Unopposed program in a primary care community hospital setting combined with the opportunity for a great tertiary care experience at an urban hospital, both rated as a top five teaching hospital in the U.S. by the University Healthcare Consortium in 2005. We also rotate at Children's Mercy Hospital, one of the top Children's hospitals in the country.
- Not For Profit Hospital - One owner for the past 100 years (people of Jackson County). Being a non-profit entity, we don't change hands and cut community programs in the interest of stockholders or private investors. We are our own boss. Our Community and Family Medicine Department delivers more than 85% of the care at this hospital. The Chairman of the FM Department is also the Medical Director. This hospital is primarily a Family Medicine hospital.
- Completely Paperless - Our curriculum is completely electronic, with all the G and Os and integrated competency systems required by ACGME. We are one of the first residency programs in the country to be incompliance and to be reviewed. Intuitive thinking brought us into online scheduling with Amion and Myevaluations online evaluation software.
- Cerner Powerchart EMR system - we have computers in every outpatient room at TMC LW. Templated documentation takes a lot of the "scut" out of your daily activities.
- Specialized Conference Room - the most modern and up to date Educational Center you will find. We have the ability to video conference to our St Luke's clinic & hospital, Children's Mercy hospital, and Truman Medical Center downtown (or anywhere in the world). This gives our didactics another level. Our recent RRC reviewer commented that the only place he has seen in the country such a sophisticated electronic video system was at the Mayo Clinics.
- Operative OB Track emphasizing the management of complicated OB and operative intervention. This begins in PGY-2 and continues into PGY-3. We have had residents graduate with over 120 primary C Sections. We have the numbers and the graduates in practice doing C Sections to prove our operative OB experience.
- Block scheduling with thirteen blocks that are four weeks in length
(over 20 years experience
with block scheduling).
- Emphasis on procedural training, including operative OB, colposcopy, vasectomy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, PICC Line lacement and many other procedures. We do more colposcopies than many other Family Medicine Residency programs and OB residenciesi n the country! A dedicated procedure clinic with a faculty member assigned on a 1:1 basis is conducted every day with every resident being scheduled at least once a block in the procedure clinic. Many minor procedures we schedule right in the continuity clinic also. Experiences in endoscopy and colonoscopy in our state of the art GI Suite.
- Modified Night Float System has replaced the traditional call. Residents are no longer required to work extended periods of time. They are assigned to work specific nights and then have the following day off. This promotes a better lifestyle for the resident and family, better education, and better patient care. Quality of life is important to us. This call system has been in place for over 16 years. 24 hour Faculty Coverage - A faculty member is available for consultation and assistance on a 24 hour basis. They are in-house M-TH night to work one-one-one with residents. This allows for a better educational experience and facilitates excellence in patient care.
- Daily Educational Luncheon Conferences on Family Medicine topics. The curriculum for the Noon Conference is designed on an 18 month cycle. Targeted presentations are included on morning rounds for medicine, obstetrics and pediatrics. Journal Club is held monthly and presented by resident physicians for their structured review of the literature.
- Common Problems in Family Medicine is a biweekly series of lectures presented by Family Physicians. The series addresses common problems encountered by the family physician and is focused on a management approach most suited to family medicine.
- Block-End resident team meetings, Grand Rounds and hands on educational seminars are held every four weeks for the entire afternoon.
- Coding Educator: an experienced certified coder is dedicated to teaching residents and faculty the nuances of E&M coding and the reimbursement system.
- Planned social activities, including group excursions to games, plays and other cultural events, and Block End events.
- Safe Suburban Location in one of the top places places to live in the U.S.
- Resident Directed Program. Through the Resident-Faculty Council and representation to administration by the Chief Residents, the residents have a significant voice in the policies and programs within the residency. Clinic teams are led by a senior resident who is the "managing partner" for the team.
- Medical Library, open 24 hours and conveniently located in the Residency Center. Services include an onsite journal and monograph collection, electronic card catalog, reference service, bibliographic instruction, literature searching, article retrieval, technology instruction and educational program support. Staffed by a professional Clinical Medical Librarian that regularly attends in-patient rounds and is a vital part of our Family Medicine Residency administration. Computer workstations in the library and throughout the hospital provide resources including online reference, searching, internet, intranet, MS Office and printing. Copying, faxing and scanning are also available.
We have really great people to work with, and excel as one of the top programs in the U.S. in Academics, Geriatrics, OB, Pediatrics, Public Health, Sports and Adolescent Medicine.