In 2010 the University of Kansas Hospital and School of Medicine jointly developed the state's first program to train emergency medicine specialists. The program was accredited in 2009 and currently 12 resident physicians are training in the three-year program. The program will add six additional residents in 2012, bringing the total number to 18 with additional residency positions possible.
| Institutional Status: | Department |
| Department Chair: | Dennis M. Allin, MD, FACEP, FAAEM |
| Program Director: | David P. Lisbon Jr., MD, FACEP |
| Associate Director: | Jeffrey G. Norvell, MD, FACEP, FAAEM |
| Program Coordinator: | Edie Y. Bryant, BS |
| Mailing Address: | 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Mail Stop 1045, Kansas City, KS 66160 |
| Phone: | 913-588-1559 Voice, 913-588-9104 Fax |
| Program Type: | Categorical 1, 2, 3 |
| Accredited By: | Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) |
| Accreditation Effect Date: | 7/1/2009 |
| Year Started: | 7/1/2010 |
| Program Length: | 3 years |
| Approved Positions (24): | Year 1: 8 Year 2: 8 Year 3: 8 |
| Positions Available in 2010: | 6 (Filled) |
| Positions Available in 2011: | 6 (Filled) |
| Positions Available in 2012: | 6 |
| Full-Time Faculty: | 16 women: 3 |
| EM Residency Trained: | 16 minorities: 1 |
| Prior GME Required? | No |
| Combined Programs: | No |
| Primary Training Site: | The University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS (84%) |
| Affiliate Training Site #1: | Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO |
| Affiliate Training Site #2: | Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, KS |
| INTERVIEWS: | The program accepts applications through ERAS and participates in the NRMP Match. |
| RESEARCH: | Each resident completes one research project to presents it during an annual seminar. |
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