International Rotation Directory
University of Kansas (Wichita)/Via Christi Hospitals Wichita Program
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Last updated: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Description
The Via Christi FM Residency program encourages residents to pursue 1-month global health elective rotations during their second or third year of residency (we require a rural or an international rotation). International sites vary and are usually resident initiated and program facilitated but must be deemed secure by the US State Dept. Additionally, we offer a 1-year, post residency global health fellowship (IFMF) which is a practical training program specifically for family physicians whose purpose is to use their medical skills in serving the poor and underserved cross-culturally, particularly in low/middle income countries of the developing world.
Locations of rotations
India
Niger
Rwanda
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh
Honduras
Angola
Zambia
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Togo
Burundi
Egypt
Congo
Liberia
Address
707 N Emporia St
Wichita, KS 67214-3720
Country
US
Phone
(316) 858-3579
Fax
(316)858-3458
Program director
Philip Taylor Dooley MD, FAAFP
Field experience
The rotation experience during residency will depend on the chosen location but many residents select locations that will allow them to practice full scope family medicine with inpatient, outpatient and obstetrics with c-sections. The Global Health (IFMF) fellowship, which is open to residency graduates from outside programs, includes: two months certificate-level course in Tropical Medicine and Public Health, five months of on-campus rotations (surgical trauma, burn care, spinal anesthesia, ultrasonography, ortho trauma, and dentistry), and five months of practical, on-the-field experience at a partnering mission hospital, primarily in Africa (Niger, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya) or Central America.
Didactics
On-campus Global Health lecture series topics, computer-based learning in tropical medicine, case presentations in tropical medicine.
Cost to individual residents
Additional cost information
Dependent on location and duration of rotation. Funding assistance available.
Number of residents who have participated in the last two years
> 10
Does the program accept medical students for trips?
No
Does the program accept residents from outside the program for trips?
No
Approximate time of year of trips
Varies
Duration of trips