University of Kansas School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

The University of Kansas Internal Medicine Residency (Kansas City) is a university-affiliated academic program embedded in a tertiary/quaternary health system, structured around individualized educational pathways, a procedural track, and diverse elective experiences rather than a single fixed curriculum. Research is institutionally embedded through the Comprehensive Integrated Research Operations infrastructure, the Evidence-Based Practice, Outcomes & Impact Center, and a formal ABIM Research Pathway (Physician-Scientist Training Program) that transitions residents into 80%-protected mentored research beginning in PGY-3. The department's explicit tripartite mission (clinical care, education, research) and its "ask questions, seek answers" ethos signal that scientific curiosity is treated as a core selection criterion, not an elective add-on, while care extends across Kansas City, the state of Kansas, and the broader Midwest. The program frames itself as developing both future physician-educators and physician-scientists, with structured well-being and mentorship systems supporting residents toward fellowship, academic medicine, or clinical practice.