University of Kansas School of Medicine (Junction City) Rural Program
Family medicine - Kansas City, KS | ACGME Code: 1201921553
The University of Kansas School of Medicine (Junction City) Rural Program offers an ACGME-accredited Rural Training Track program in partnership with the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC-SEK). The program aims to train compassionate family medicine physicians dedicated to serving the rural underserved population. Residents spend their first year in Kansas City, training with acute patients, and then transition to Pittsburg, Kansas for the following two years.
The program focuses on providing comprehensive, full-scope training to increase the number of family medicine physicians in rural underserved areas, specifically in southeast Kansas. It also emphasizes training culturally competent physicians to tackle health disparities affecting rural populations.
To apply, candidates can use ERAS ID#: 1201900001. The program conducts virtual interviews during the interview season, and qualified applicants will be invited to interview with faculty and residents. Residents will have the opportunity to tour both the KUMC and Pittsburg campuses.
The program seeks to offer a unique experience by combining the benefits of an urban academic center with the intimate setting of rural practice. For more information and to apply, interested individuals can download the program flyer and watch the recent vlog post shared by the program director and associate program director, Bethany Enoch, MD, and Kelsie Kelly, MD, MPH, respectively.
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Kansas City city, Wyandotte County, Kansas
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