Residency Advisor

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Program

Kansas City, MO

University STEP 228 - 267 J1

University STEP 228 - 267 J1

Specialty:Neurological surgery

ACGME Code:1602800001

NRMP Code:-

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation3

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

Program

Program Size

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (7 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: July 1, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

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Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1.9X^[1]

Residents Career Path

--

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 12 days^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 21 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $61,897^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 24 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 80 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 228–267^[2]

Visa Sponsorship:J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Category

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Year 7

Required/Optional

St Luke's Hospital-Kansas City

8 months

12 months

3 months

7 months

12 months

8 months

12 months

Required

Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Kansas City)

N/A

N/A

5 months

5 months

N/A

N/A

N/A

Required

Children's Mercy Hospital

1 month

N/A

4 months

N/A

N/A

4 months

N/A

Required

University Health Truman Medical Centers

3 months

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Required

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Signals

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Hometown State

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Medical School State

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Step 1 Fail

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Step 2 Fail

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Applicant Type

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score Box Plot Statistics

Category

Minimum

Q1 (25th Percentile)

Median (50th Percentile)

Q3 (75th Percentile)

Maximum

All Applicants Invited

228

241

251

260

267

DO Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

MD Applicants Invited

224

240

251

261

266

Non-US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX Level 2 Score

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Roster

Publications

40 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

40 Publications (5 yr)

European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2026

Preoperative hypoalbuminemia predicts early complications, mortality, and discharge disposition following surgical resection of spinal metastases: a nationwide study.

Bibhas Amatya,¹Abdul Karim Ghaith,²Lansaol Yang,³Nadim Hamadeh,⁴

PMID: 42257843doi.org/10.1007/s00586-026-10083-3

PMID: 42257843doi.org/10.1007/s00586-026-10083-3

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association2026

Scrutinizing the Mortality from Cerebrovascular Disease with Underlying Metabolic Syndrome in the United States from 2000 to 2019 - A Comprehensive Analysis of CDC WONDER Database.

Anosh John,¹Faraz Azhar,¹Shehroze Tabassum,²Muneeba Ahsan,³

PMID: 41747813doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108599

PMID: 41747813doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108599

Location

Kansas City, MO ^[5]

Population

6,154,913

Median income

$68,545On par

Education

33.2%Above

Employment

61.5%Below

Health

7.5%Above

Age

39On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Kansas City, MO

State - Missouri

United States

1/31/2015

$797

$809

$1,193

2/28/2015

$799

$812

$1,199

3/31/2015

$805

$824

$1,206

4/30/2015

$808

$823

$1,213

5/31/2015

$811

$823

$1,228

6/30/2015

$815

$825

$1,233

7/31/2015

$820

$827

$1,235

8/31/2015

$824

$830

$1,241

9/30/2015

$824

$846

$1,245

10/31/2015

$825

$849

$1,253

11/30/2015

$826

$853

$1,259

12/31/2015

$829

$853

$1,263

1/31/2016

$832

$854

$1,275

2/29/2016

$834

$874

$1,279

3/31/2016

$838

$876

$1,282

4/30/2016

$840

$891

$1,285

5/31/2016

$842

$881

$1,291

6/30/2016

$845

$882

$1,294

7/31/2016

$849

$883

$1,295

8/31/2016

$857

$884

$1,303

9/30/2016

$860

$883

$1,307

10/31/2016

$867

$888

$1,311

11/30/2016

$868

$892

$1,312

12/31/2016

$869

$897

$1,313

1/31/2017

$869

$882

$1,317

2/28/2017

$875

$886

$1,324

3/31/2017

$879

$886

$1,335

4/30/2017

$883

$889

$1,346

5/31/2017

$886

$892

$1,353

6/30/2017

$886

$894

$1,357

7/31/2017

$889

$897

$1,359

8/31/2017

$892

$901

$1,363

9/30/2017

$898

$907

$1,406

10/31/2017

$900

$908

$1,414

11/30/2017

$905

$909

$1,413

12/31/2017

$911

$908

$1,420

1/31/2018

$914

$910

$1,422

2/28/2018

$914

$911

$1,427

3/31/2018

$915

$914

$1,429

4/30/2018

$918

$917

$1,434

5/31/2018

$922

$920

$1,438

6/30/2018

$926

$923

$1,444

7/31/2018

$926

$936

$1,449

8/31/2018

$928

$939

$1,455

9/30/2018

$934

$940

$1,461

10/31/2018

$941

$944

$1,465

11/30/2018

$944

$947

$1,473

12/31/2018

$943

$950

$1,482

1/31/2019

$946

$973

$1,492

2/28/2019

$951

$977

$1,495

3/31/2019

$956

$980

$1,503

4/30/2019

$959

$981

$1,509

5/31/2019

$962

$984

$1,514

6/30/2019

$966

$988

$1,519

7/31/2019

$971

$991

$1,526

8/31/2019

$974

$994

$1,531

9/30/2019

$974

$998

$1,534

10/31/2019

$974

$1,000

$1,541

11/30/2019

$977

$1,004

$1,545

12/31/2019

$982

$1,008

$1,552

1/31/2020

$986

$1,013

$1,560

2/29/2020

$988

$1,017

$1,565

3/31/2020

$997

$1,018

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,002

$1,021

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,008

$1,024

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,011

$1,026

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,018

$1,034

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,024

$1,044

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,028

$1,052

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,034

$1,057

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,037

$1,061

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,037

$1,063

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,044

$1,067

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,052

$1,063

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,065

$1,087

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,072

$1,109

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,079

$1,121

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,091

$1,136

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,098

$1,155

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,106

$1,157

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,117

$1,167

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,128

$1,179

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,137

$1,179

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,147

$1,198

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,153

$1,227

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,163

$1,246

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,168

$1,236

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,178

$1,253

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,184

$1,239

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,191

$1,237

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,202

$1,251

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,212

$1,261

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,222

$1,268

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,223

$1,267

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,230

$1,273

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,234

$1,285

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,242

$1,281

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,243

$1,267

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,249

$1,254

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,255

$1,262

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,264

$1,266

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,269

$1,251

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,273

$1,255

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,278

$1,251

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,278

$1,250

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,288

$1,253

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,296

$1,256

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,308

$1,270

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,310

$1,282

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,311

$1,290

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,311

$1,305

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,315

$1,310

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,326

$1,315

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,330

$1,316

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,335

$1,323

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,335

$1,340

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,343

$1,336

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,348

$1,337

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,350

$1,348

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,350

$1,337

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,358

$1,355

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,369

$1,358

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,378

$1,356

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,383

$1,362

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,382

$1,367

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,387

$1,367

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,391

$1,370

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,399

$1,374

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,403

$1,380

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,405

$1,392

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,409

$1,393

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,414

$1,384

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,417

$1,384

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,418

$1,393

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Kansas City, MO

State - Missouri

United States

4/1/2021

285

105

41

5/1/2021

281

114

46

6/1/2021

288

112

44

7/1/2021

282

115

47

8/1/2021

289

111

45

9/1/2021

267

106

43

10/1/2021

265

106

44

11/1/2021

236

95

39

12/1/2021

263

99

40

1/1/2022

243

96

42

2/1/2022

184

83

39

3/1/2022

252

104

45

4/1/2022

254

103

45

5/1/2022

281

112

49

6/1/2022

260

107

47

7/1/2022

299

115

49

8/1/2022

277

109

48

9/1/2022

254

104

46

10/1/2022

275

103

46

11/1/2022

210

91

41

12/1/2022

256

102

50

1/1/2023

230

96

44

2/1/2023

202

85

39

3/1/2023

223

96

44

4/1/2023

265

102

45

5/1/2023

264

110

49

6/1/2023

256

107

47

7/1/2023

318

112

49

8/1/2023

273

106

48

9/1/2023

230

98

46

10/1/2023

266

103

47

11/1/2023

225

91

41

12/1/2023

247

97

47

1/1/2024

230

89

40

2/1/2024

226

87

39

3/1/2024

244

95

43

4/1/2024

227

96

44

5/1/2024

286

109

48

6/1/2024

266

104

46

7/1/2024

286

110

48

8/1/2024

288

105

46

9/1/2024

297

105

45

10/1/2024

257

98

44

11/1/2024

215

89

40

12/1/2024

233

92

42

1/1/2025

188

79

37

2/1/2025

175

73

34

3/1/2025

242

92

41

4/1/2025

240

95

41

5/1/2025

264

101

44

6/1/2025

255

98

43

7/1/2025

268

102

45

8/1/2025

244

99

43

9/1/2025

240

93

41

10/1/2025

232

89

40

11/1/2025

217

82

37

12/1/2025

202

79

35

1/1/2026

181

74

32

2/1/2026

113

57

27

3/1/2026

10

10

8

Living in Kansas City, MO

Crime Rate and Safety

Kansas City has areas with varying safety levels. It's advisable to research specific neighborhoods before moving.

Fun Activities

Known for its barbecue, jazz music, and vibrant arts scene, Kansas City offers plenty of cultural events, dining options, and outdoor activities.

Climate

Kansas City experiences hot, humid summers and cold winters with occasional snowfall.

Races and Population

Kansas City has a diverse population with a mix of cultures and backgrounds.

Education

The city is home to several universities and colleges, providing educational opportunities.

Cost of Living

Kansas City generally has a lower cost of living compared to other major cities in the U.S.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Larger cities like St. Louis, MO, and Omaha, NE, are relatively close, with driving times ranging from 3 to 5 hours.

Pros

Affordable living
cultural richness
diverse community
recreational options.

Cons

Some areas may have safety concerns
winters can be cold.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1602800001

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/849c50f7-0c57-bccd-ea89-f081ca90eaf7

3. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

4. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=040XX00US29

6. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

7. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr