University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Oct 9, 2026

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Program

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Sedalia, Missouri, directed by Misty F. Todd, MD and coordinated by Ellie Euer. The program accepts applications through January 1, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (660) 829-7788. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is a rural training track (RTT) family medicine residency, a University of Missouri-affiliated program based at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, structured explicitly to produce full-scope rural family physicians rather than subspecialists. Year one is completed at MU Health Care in Columbia with weekly continuity clinics in Sedalia, while years two and three shift primarily to Bothwell, emphasizing hands-on procedural training including operative obstetrics, office surgical procedures, dermatologic and endoscopic work, and a robust nursing-home-based geriatric continuity experience. The program explicitly seeks self-motivated residents who thrive with flexibility and creativity in a hospital-and-office blended practice model, and it is built around community integration, physician retention in underserved rural Missouri, and a mentorship culture from long-tenured rural faculty. Research is not emphasized; the identity centers on procedural breadth, autonomy, and preparing physicians for permanent rural practice.

Who it fits

An applicant with demonstrated commitment to full-scope rural primary care—through rural upbringing, rural clinical rotations, or community health work—who seeks broad procedural training (obstetrics, minor surgery, endoscopy) and intends to practice long-term in an underserved small-town setting rather than pursue fellowship subspecialization.

Research intensity

Low - research is not a stated focus; program emphasis is on clinical/procedural rural training rather than scholarly output.

Career orientation

Community Practice

Important

Applicants must have a strong demonstrated commitment to family medicine with evidence of practicing in the field, and at least one letter of recommendation must come from a family physician.

Choose Specialty / Choose Another Program