Housing is very affordable throughout KC. Residents who are younger and/or single tend to live near the center while residents who are older or have families live more on the outskirts. Here are a couple of specific locations:

• The Plaza (shopping district and location of Saint Luke’s Hospital)
• Midtown (equidistant to Saint Luke’s Hospital and Truman Medical Center)
• Crossroads (Art district with restaurants/bars)
• Waldo/Brookside (Homes with walkable restaurants)
• Prairie Village/Overland Park/Shawnee, KS
• North Kansas City

Team-oriented. The residents all work together and lean on each other. The faculty/staff are all very approachable and eager to teach. We have a dedicated resident-led wellness committee which organizes faculty and resident events multiple times per year. At the end of every rotation, most residents get together for happy hour or lunch.

No call for the first 3 months of R1 year. After that we have buddy call approximately every 5-6th weekend. As with other programs, most of your call will come during your R2 year where you will do a mixture of independent and dependent call. You will do approximately 4-6 weeks of night float per year from R2-R4.

Yes, we have internal moonlighting where the resident will read ER studies after their normal workday with attending back-up (Thursday and Fridays from 5-8pm at St. Luke’s Hospital), until the night resident’s shift begins.

Every resident is encouraged to choose a faculty mentor during their R1 year who is the point of contact for residency development, career advice, and networking opportunities. Other mentoring opportunities between residents of different classes occurs organically, with older residents very naturally taking those younger residents under their wings.

Scholarly and quality improvement activities are a required part of residency. Nearly every resident is or has been involved in some form of research. There is ample time during early residency (before board studying) to participate in research projects. Many of our staff are actively involved in research, educational exhibits, and/or case reports. They are looking for eager volunteers to take on projects. If there is extreme interest in pursuing an academic/research career, dedicated research rotations are available.

It has everything about a big city, but with a small-town feel. Traffic is minimal even though the city is growing and expanding every day. Everyone is extremely friendly (Midwest hospitality is a real thing). The excitement and love for the city is infectious (you should see it on a Chief’s game day) and the KC BBQ speaks for itself!