We are a small program. We believe this makes for a much more collegial, personal experience than might be available at many larger places. Our size also makes us flexible. It is very easy to voice new ideas and implement them quickly. We are a community program.
Our faculty, from hospitalists to rheumatologists, are practicing clinicians with years of experience. They also teach because they want to. While research is respected, encouraged and supported, we do not train with anyone who would rather be researching than teaching.
We have no fellows. That means on subspecialty rotations, in the ICU/PICU/NICU, and all other settings, residents do the things fellows would do elsewhere. It also means residents work with and learn directly from attending physicians.
Our rotations are at the VA and two large community hospitals - one not-for-profit, one private. This means we leave residency well-prepared for how medicine is practiced in the real world.
Wichita is the largest city in Kansas and the referral center for most south central, and western Kansas, and parts of northern Oklahoma. We see a wide variety of patient presentations and pathology across all age groups.
While not sacrificing inpatient work, we do more ambulatory training than the average Med/Peds residency. Since the majority of medicine, but especially Pediatrics, is practiced in the outpatient setting, we feel this is good preparation for real-world practice.
And this is just a partial list!
