Family Medicine Dept. earns multiple honors
Sep 30, 2008
The Department of Family Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center has once again been recognized as a national leader in NIH funding, has earned a top ranking for graduate placement, and has seen two faculty members named to a prestigious national task force for family medicine curriculum development.
According to FY07 data, the Department of Family Medicine now ranks 24th in the nation in National Institutes of Health funding among all medical schools and 16th among public universities. In addition, the American Academy of Family Physicians also recently ranked KU first in the country for the highest average percentage of graduates who were family medicine residents over a three-year period (2005-2007), with 21.2 percent.
“In a time when the nation is facing a troubling decline in the number of family physicians, KU continues to demonstrate leadership in educating students to reduce that gap,” said KUMC Executive Vice Chancellor and KU School of Medicine Executive Dean Barbara Atkinson, MD. “I am so proud of our Department of Family Medicine in both Kansas City and Wichita for their continued excellence in their field.”
In addition, two faculty members in the department are among just nine nationwide to be named to the National Core Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Task Force, which is charged with creating a new national clerkship curriculum for family medicine. Deborah Clements, MD, associate professor of family medicine, will serve on the task force, and Heidi Chumley, MD, associate professor of family medicine and senior associate dean for medical education, will chair the task force.
“We've worked hard to recruit and retain the best family medicine faculty in the nation, and these recognitions are evidence that our efforts are succeeding,” said Joshua Freeman, MD, chair of the Department of Family Medicine. “We are all proud of Dr. Clements and Dr. Chumley and know they will do great work on the task force, and we hope our high rankings reflect our dedication to providing the best training for family medicine physicians.”
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