Southcentral Kansas Regional Network Site

Co-director                                      Co-director                                           Coordinator
Greg Thomas, M.D.                           Marla Ullom-Minnich, M.D.                      Susan Balding
1000 Hospital Drive                            200 E. Pack                                          1000 Hospital Drive
McPherson, KS 67460                       Moundridge, KS 67107                            McPherson, KS 67460
Phone: 620-241-8661                         Phone: 620-345-6322                              Phone: 620-241-8661
Fax: 620-241-8385                             Fax: 620-345-3038                                 Fax: 620-241-8385
gthomas@kumc.edu                          mullom-minnich@kumc.edu                    sbalding@kumc.edu

Students spend their rotations either in McPherson, Moundridge or Hutchinson. McPherson has several family practice physicians, an internist and three surgeons willing to take students for their rural rotation.  Moundridge has four family practice physicians, all who take students into their practice. Moundridge physicians also have a clinic in Inman. Students doing rotations in Moundridge will be housed in McPherson.

McPHERSON AREA

McPherson is a town of 13,000. There are 12 parks, some with walking and running trails. McPherson has 32 churches, 34 restaurants, public library, movie theater, laundromat, Walmart, book store, public golf courses, tennis courts, bowling alley, YMCA, etc.

Moundridge is 20 miles south of McPherson and is a smaller community but is within easy driving distance to McPherson.

MEDICAL EDUCATION COMPLEX

Student housing

• 3 sleep rooms
• 2 bathrooms
• Lounge with refrigerator, microwave, TV/VCR, cable
• Meals furnished by hospital
• Fitness Center
• Conveniently attached to hospital

Medical library

• Open 24 hours/7 days
• Current medical books
• Current journals online
• Two student lab computers
• Direct connection with Dykes Library resources
• GroupWise email
• Wireless internet access

Interactive television room (ITV)

• Mediated classroom
  Used by surgery students to watch lectures
• Used for physician CME's
• Seats 24