• Kansas City University GME Consortium (KCU-GME Consortium)/Freeman Program

    ACGME number: 1202800706
    Program Director: Barbara Higgins Miller MD, FAAFP
    Address: 1102 W. 32nd St.
    Joplin, MO 64804
    Phone: (417) 347-5665
    Email: bhmiller@freemanhealth.com
    Website: https://www.freemanhealth.com/graduate-medical-education


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    Program Description

    We are a suburban / rural program in a very affordable location in beautiful Southwest Missouri. Residents get a solid breadth of experience in general family medicine with special emphasis on behavioral medicine and a new emphasis on street medicine.

    Community Setting

    • Suburban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Behavioral Medicine
    • Wellness/Well-being
    • Health Systems Science/Practice Management

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Freeman West

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    No federal or government clinic funding

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 5

    PGY-2: 5

    PGY-3: 5

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 5

    PGY-3: 5

    Has Residential Organization

    No

    Required ICU Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Two months

    Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

    At least 20 deliveries for all residents; comprehensive pregnancy care option not available.

    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: 2

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 4

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Call from home trips to hospital

    PGY-1: > q28d

    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: > q28d

    PGY-2: None

    PGY-3: None

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    Yes

    PGY-2:

    No

    PGY-3:

    No

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Freeman West

    Total Hospital Beds

    460

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    4

    Full Time Other Faculty

    1

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    4

    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: $59,675

    PGY-2: $61,828

    PGY-3: $63,960

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Benefits

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

    Offers Fellowship

    No

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes