Community and Family Medicine

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About Our Department

For more than 40 years, we’ve delivered exceptional patient care to eastern Jackson County and beyond. Today, we offer longstanding residency and fellowship programs that have been recognized for excellence and are designed to train the next generation of leaders in family medicine. Learn more about our department, faculty and programs.

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Community and Family Medicine Programs

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Family Medicine Residency

Considering a career in family medicine? Explore one of the largest and most comprehensive family medicine residencies in the country.

Residency program

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Fellowships

Continue your education and learn more about our fellowships in Sports Medicine and Maternity Care.

Sports Medicine Fellowship

Maternity Care Fellowship

Fellowship alumni

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Docents and clerkships

Our department offers a variety of required pre-clerkship rotations as well as one of the highest-ranked clerkships programs within the UMKC School of Medicine. Learn more.

Docents and clerkships

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Student electives

We welcome third- and fourth-year medical students to participate in electives formatted into four-week blocks. Evaluation is based upon performance of physical exam skills, history taking, differential diagnoses creation, treatment plans and teamwork concepts.

Electives

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