University of Kansas (Wichita)/Via Christi Hospitals Wichita Program

Program Description

We are a community-based training program in a town with strong family medicine leadership. Our philosophy is to broadly train residents to have competence, confidence, and comfort to practice in any setting; be that suburban, rural, urban, or international. Students seeking this type of training will find a unique and exceptional educational experience at Via Christi Family Medicine. We offer a full-spectrum family medicine obstetric experience (including comprehensive C-section training). We place a strong emphasis on procedural training, including upper and lower GI endoscopy. We have a highly skilled and broadly trained faculty resulting in an ideal faculty-resident ratio of 1:3. Our faculty members have few obligations other than mentoring, precepting, and oversight, so the supervision and advice that you need is always available. We run a high volume inpatient medicine service that includes critical care management in open ICUs. Our pediatrics experience (both inpatient with PICU and outpatient) is led by full-time Pediatricians invested in training Family Medicine residents. We offer Sports Medicine training and experience with a broad array of exposure including high schools, colleges, universities, professional teams, and a Sports Medicine Fellowship. We also offer an International Family Medicine Fellowship program to train our graduates to handle medical needs in impoverished and underserved developing world settings. Last, but certainly not least, we are the only program in the state, of any specialty, with Osteopathic Recognition. Our residents are treated as competent physicians from day one -- and they are given the freedom and responsibility to care for their patients at their comfort level from admission to discharge. We will prepare you for the type of practice that you desire in Family Medicine. The Wichita metro area provides urban and suburban training opportunities with a population of over 600,000 plus rural opportunities for rotations and moonlighting are available in neighboring communities as well as throughout western Kansas.

Community Setting

• Suburban
• Urban
• Urban

Top 3 Program Strengths

No strengths provided

Primary Admitting Hospital

Via Christi Hospitals-Wichita, St Francis & St. Joseph Campuses

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

No federal or government clinic funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 18	PGY-2: 18	PGY-3: 18
Filled:	PGY-1: 18	PGY-2: 18	PGY-3: 18

Has Residential Organization

Yes

Required ICU Rotations

Less than two months

Required General Surgery Rotations

Less than two months

Required Maternity Rotations

Six months or more

Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

Comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for all or most residents.

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Four months

Offers International Rotations

Yes

Half Day Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Half days	PGY-1: 3	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 5

Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Call from home trips to hospital	PGY-1: None	PGY-2: None	PGY-3: None

Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Average In hospital night calls	PGY-1: None	PGY-2: None	PGY-3: None
Night Float	PGY-1: Yes	PGY-2: Yes	PGY-3: Yes

Has Computer Documentation

Yes

Offers Rural Rotations

Yes

Has Electronic Health Records

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

Via Christi Hospitals-Wichita, St Francis & St. Joseph Campuses

Total Hospital Beds

713

Full Time Doctor Faculty

20

Full Time Other Faculty

4

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

1

Total Rotation Hospitals

2

Total Admitting Hospitals

2

Total Family Practice Centers

2

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

No

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Salary	PGY-1: NA	PGY-2: NA	PGY-3: NA
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 3	PGY-2: 3	PGY-3: 3

Benefits

• Meals
• Disability Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Parking
• Liability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Funding for attending conferences
• On-site Child Care
• Sick Leave / Personal Time
• Time off for conferences
• AAFP Membership
• Medical license fee
• DEA license fee

Offers Fellowship

Yes

Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

No

Offers Clerkship

Yes