Categorical: 21

Preliminary: 4

We are an "all-in" program, filling our entire complement during residency match each year.

Over the last five years, just over half of our graduates matched to fellowship programs, with the others becoming chief residents or entering hospitalist or primary care practices. UMKC has fellowships in most of the internal medicine subspecialties.

We utilize a 360-degree evaluation process, incorporating faculty, peer, self, medical student, patient and nursing evaluations for each resident. These evaluations, along with information on timeliness of record completion, quality of chart documentation, procedures, direct observation by faculty in the form of Mini-CEX’s, conference attendance, use of evidence based order sets, and completion of educational modules is used to gauge residents’ progress in each of the ACGME’s 21 reporting milestones. Our Clinical Competency Committee reports each resident’s progress in the milestones twice a year to the ACGME.

It is our belief that an understanding of research methodology is an essential component of internal medicine training. As such, we require all categorical residents to complete and present a scholarly project during the course of residency. Projects range from basic science research to clinical/translational research to curricular development/assessment to quality improvement projects, and everything in between. We work to connect residents with a mentor in their area(s) of interest, and our director for research works personally with each resident. Residents have free access to a number of important resources, including software packages, such as SAS, SPSS and Endnote, as well as free access to several large databases. In addition, members of UMKC’s Office of Research Administration and Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics are available to assist residents with their project(s), including offering a free statistical consultation service. Collectively, our 20 graduating residents last year had 160 published manuscripts, 160 published abstracts and 622 regional/national presentations during their residency training.

Absolutely. In addition to being full-time internists-in-training, a number of our residents interested in academic careers are also enrolled in UMKC’s Master of Science in Bioinformatics or Master of Health Professions Education or their associated graduate certificate programs. Many of our residents are eligible to enroll in these programs at a considerable cost savings.

Of course! We have three faculty-led courses for residents each year that incorporate POCUS education. One focuses on procedural training, including use of bedside ultrasound. A second emphasizes acquisition of POCUS skills in the critical care setting. The last has teaches diagnostic ultrasound and echocardiography. We were recently able to purchase several new handheld POCUS devices for use by our residents.

More than just an opportunity, there is an expectation that residents teach junior learners on most rotations. We pride ourselves on graduating outstanding clinician educators.

We have traditionally had board passage rates well above the national average. Our three-year (2021-2023) pass rate is 98%, compared to a national average of 86%, the highest of any program in Missouri or Kansas.

UMKC's legal counsel has interpreted the legal duty of the University, as an employer, to incur all costs with obtaining and maintaining visa status during employment. As a result of the significant financial responsibility, we no longer sponsor H1-B visas for our trainees, although we do have several residents on J-1 visas.

We strive to have a diverse panel of residents in each class. We do not specifically recruit to a quota system by medical school origin, research interest, clinical interest or fellowship interest. Our rank list is based on a time-tested, continuously refined evaluation process relying on objective ranking utilizing the ERAS selection process.

As a university, UMKC takes inclusive excellence very seriously and this is reflected throughout the School of Medicine, GME and our training hospitals.

In addition to our GME program, University Health Truman Medical Center (UHTMC) is committed to embracing diversity and inclusion within its organization. Diversity and inclusion are embedded in the way UTMC interacts with staff, patients and community organizations. UHTMC’s Diversity and Inclusion Council guides its vision in developing, implementing and maintaining diversity and inclusion strategies.

Absolutely! The program has a monthly resident luncheon to discuss programmatic and administrative issues and to hear residents on matters of concern, as well as monthly PGY-specific roundtables. We have a very effective mentoring program and administrative team to address and react to the concerns of all our residents. We have a good sense of camaraderie and support within the resident ranks and we strive for cohesiveness. Our resident exit surveys are consistently positive regarding the program and the experience.

First, experience in two contrasting hospital systems gives each learner a much broader exposure to the practice of medicine. Second, our people. From residents to faculty to leadership, we foster a collegial working environment that aims to challenge and empower each resident.

The program continues to expand, from 13 categorical residents per class several years ago to 21 next year. In addition, elective time has nearly doubled for residents over the last three years.