Mission Statement: The Department of Emergency Medicine will provide state-of-the-art, compassionate emergency care in an environment of academic excellence.
Welcome
Welcome to the University Health (UH)/University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine. As a safety-net facility, UH is one of America’s Essential Hospitals. Thank you for taking the time to visit and learn more about our Department and residency. As a graduate of the residency program (2004) I’m proud of the advances we have made in our Department and the strong residency training experience we are able to provide.
University Health-Truman Medical Center is the primary teaching hospital for the UMKC School of Medicine. UH-TMC is an American College of Surgeons Level I Trauma Center, a STEMI Center, and the only hospital in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Emergency Department has about 63,000 adult patient visits per year. The ED has 50 exam rooms including three trauma rooms and a 7-bed urgent care area staffed by advanced practice providers. Emergency radiology services (including CT) are located in the ED.
As an academic medical center, UH has multiple missions. Our primary focus is serving our community and providing excellent patient care. We have faculty physician double coverage 24/7 and a minimum of three emergency medicine residents at all times. Our faculty are diverse and we have eight fellowship trained faculty (EMS, ultrasound, toxicology, administration). We have many patients with complex medical and social problems. To help better serve them the emergency department has 16 hours a day of social services coverage and case managers who are available much of the time. In addition we have 24/7 on-site behavioral health professionals who assist and provide care to those with mental health concerns. We also have full time PharmDs in the department to assist with medication related issues and pharmacy operations.
Because our emergency medicine residents are integral to helping us provide excellent care, we focus on clinical (bedside) teaching while at the same time having a very strong didactic program. We have incorporated regular simulation and small-group learning to our didactics and continuously assess for better methods for teaching adult learners. We are also excited to have an outstanding Medical Education/Simulation fellowship.
Faculty and residents are involved in several areas of research and the department has a PhD Research Director. We have been a member of the Emergency ID Net research consortium for well over two decades and have performed numerous studies for that group. In addition, the department has developed some expertise in educational, EMS, and operations related research.
This is just a glimpse into our Department and I invite you to explore our website further. One particular area you may find interesting is the link to our updated Emergency Department strategic plan and our newsletter. We have spent much time and energy planning for the future and I know that we will continue to push for excellence in clinical care, teaching, service and research. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance.
Sincerely,
D. Adam Algren, M.D
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
University Health
Medical Toxicologist
Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology, Therapeutic Innovation
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine