Five categorical and four preliminary general surgery residents are accepted each year into the UMKC Department of Surgery. Our department emphasizes a “hands on” experience throughout the five years of training. Our chief residents perform between 900—1,100 operations by the time they graduate.

	Residency Program Leadership
	Glenn Talboy, M.D. Chair, Department of Surgery		Brook Nelson, M.D. Program Director
	Leo Andrew Benedict, M.D. St. Luke’s Hospital Section: Trauma Surgery Associate Program Director		Ben Johnson, M.D. Associate Program Director