Jen B. McKenney, M.D., FAAFP

Professional Background

Jennifer Bacani McKenney, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician in her hometown of Fredonia, Kansas, a community of approximately 2,200 people. She has owned and managed her practice Fredonia Family Care alongside her father and other great colleagues since 2009. McKenney was named the 2021 Rural Health Practitioner of the Year by the National Rural Health Association and received the “Early Career Achievement Award” by the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 2021. She earned her medical degree at the KU School of Medicine in Kansas City and Wichita and completed her residency at Via Christi Family Medicine Residency in Wichita. McKenney is currently the Associate Dean for Rural Medical Education for the KU School of Medicine. She serves as the Wilson County health officer and is co-chair of the statewide Health Officers of Kansas group. McKenney was a member of the USD 484 school board, serving as the president for two years. She is a past President of the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians and was the resident member of the AAFP Board of Directors. She serves on the board of directors for the Kansas Health Foundation and is on the medical staff at Fredonia Regional Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital. She has made numerous appearances on national and local news covering COVID-19 and rural health.

• BA, Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
• MD, Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
• Residency, Family Medicine, Via Christi Family Medicine Residency, Wichita, Kansas

• Medical Doctor (MD), Kansas State Board of Healing Arts

• American Academy of Family Physicians, Fellow, 2014 - Present
• American Academy of Family Physicians, Member, 2008 - 2009
• American Academy of Family Physicians, Alternate Delegate, 2005 - 2006
• American Academy of Family Physicians, Student Liaison, 2005 - 2006
• American Academy of Family Physicians, Member, 2002 - Present

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