The University of Kansas Medical Center is one of the most prominent research institutions in the mid-west. Last year, KUMC was awarded $68,760,318 in total funding. The department of Family Medicine is no different with a full complement of research physicians focusing on original clinical research, resident education, and predoctoral education.

As part of being affiliated with the department of Family Medicine, each resident is required to complete an original research project that is of publishable quality upon graduation of the program. First-year residents are paired with a family practice research faculty (mentor) who works with the resident for the entire three years. The mentor will work side by side to choose a research question that best suits your individual interests and will work with you to develop a methodology, obtain approval from the human subjects committee, and draft a final manuscript. Additional faculty and staff are also available to assist with tools for literature search/review, data collection, data analysis, PowerPoint presentation, and final manuscript submission and publication.

Residents are only required to complete one research project, but are certainly encouraged to participate in further research during their residency. In addition, KUMC offers a top notch Masters in Public Health (MPH) for those graduates interested in careers in research.

If you would like further information regarding the Research Division, please see their website.

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