Family Medicine Residency Program

Welcome to KCU-GME Consortium/Freeman Family Medicine! We are a fully accredited residency training program located in Joplin, Missouri.

Here, you will find a long tradition of community collaboration, and the fruit this collaboration has borne: an osteopathic medical school, a new dental school, several well-respected GME programs, to name only a few examples. This reflects deeply felt and shared core values: compassion, excellence, passion for community, and professional responsibility to those served.

We are looking for applicants who share those core values, and will bring optimism, flexibility, and resilience to their resident experience. Come take a closer look!

Our Mission

KCU-GME Consortium/Freeman Family Medicine’s mission is to heal the people and the communities we serve.

Program Aims

  • Expanding access to high quality primary care which is accountable, effective, efficient, and evidence-based.
  • Engaging patients in therapeutic relationships which are compassionate and constructive.
  • Preparing residents as lifelong learners and leaders, committed to personal, professional, and ethical development.
  • Prioritizing personal and professional well-being.
  • Advocating for family medicine and healthy communities at local, regional, and national levels.

Our Strengths

  • Strong sense of community.
  • Focus on mental health training, including addiction medicine.
  • Strong institutional support from KCU, including access to learning materials from the American Medical Association, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, etc.
  • Highly engaged and enthusiastic residents.
  • Committed faculty.
  • Knowledgeable, experienced and respected program director.
  • Healthy work-life balance and focus on well-being.
  • Clinic-first model with high-functioning continuity clinics.
  • Emphasis on rural and smaller community practice.

How to Apply

Program ID: 1202800706

  • Audition/Sub-internship rotations are offered and scheduled through the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities Portal (VSLO). You will have the opportunity to interview during this rotation if you choose to do so.
  • Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) applications accepted September 15 – November 15.
  • Residents matched in March.
  • Apply here or contact your school of medicine clinical education office.

Application Information

ERAS ID / ACGME Program ID# 1202800706
Name: Kansas City University-GME Consortium (KCU-GMEC) Program

Minimum Qualifications For All Applicants

  • Applicants who have graduated from an accredited MD/DO school within the last three years will be considered.
  • VISAs are not sponsored.
  • Applicants will need to have passing scores on USMLE and/or COMLEX Steps 1 and 2, CS or PE by the ranking deadline.
  • Submit at least three clinical letters of recommendation based on recent experience (not longer than three years ago).

Our Curriculum

Block Schedule

Longitudinal Experiences

  • Continuity Clinic – Residents can choose a clinic site in Joplin at Freeman West campus, or a rural clinic site at the Freeman Neosho campus
  • Self-Study/Board Preparation – Platform will be AAFP Family Medicine Board Review
  • Didactics
  • Weekly FM Academic Conference (1/2 day of protected time)
  • Nursing Home
  • Scholarly Activity

Competitive Salary and Benefit Program

  • Salary
  • PGY 1 $59,674.68
  • PGY2 $61,828.00
  • PGY3 $63,960.00
  • Benefits
  • Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • Disability and Life Insurance
  • Retirement 403(b)
  • FMLA
  • Paid time off (PTO): 15 workdays
  • Educational Allowance
  • $1,500 over three years
  • Meals
  • Doctors’ lounge available 24 hours a day
  • Moonlighting
  • PGY-1 residents are not permitted to moonlight.
  • PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents must be in good standing academically and have Program Director approval prior to performing any duties.
  • Malpractice Insurance Fee – paid by the program
  • Missouri Hospital Plan (COI)
  • Licensure Fees – paid by the program
  • Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD)
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  • MO Temporary License
  • Memberships Fees – paid by the program
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
  • American Board of Family Medicine (ABFB)
  • Missouri Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP)
  • Certification Fees – paid by the program
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
  • Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)
  • IUD
  • Other Certifications Fees – paid by the program
  • Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS)
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • Conflict De-Escalation Training
  • Freeman Learning Center- ONLY for Freeman Employees. Open Monday-Friday 6am – 8pm
    The Freeman Learning Center is an early childhood education center that operates only for Freeman employees.
  • Freeman Learning Center | Freeman Health
  • Special Community Discounts
  • Fitness Center- YMCA
  • USMLE Step 3 or COMLEX Level 3
  • Program pays for initial registration, housing, food, mileage
  • Must have a passing score by end of PGY2
  • Traveling to Offsite Rotations – Residents are given an allowance for housing and food
  • Children’s Mercy Hospital (CMH) in Kansas City, Mo.
  • Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • Parking: Employee Parking