Internal Medicine Residency

Welcome from our program director

Thank you for your interest in our Internal Medicine Graduate Medical Education program. We are excited to welcome our second class of residents at HCA Kansas City/Centerpoint. As part of HCA Midwest Health, we are committed to delivering high quality education through an engaged core faculty, and a well-rounded combination of inpatient and outpatient experiences, offering robust opportunities for individualized learning.

Our program is enhanced by a diverse training environment that includes exposure to Centerpoint Medical Center and Belton Regional Medical Center. Our program is structured to prepare our graduates for successful careers in Internal Medicine and its subspecialties. Our mission and values are rooted in a tradition of providing high-quality, cost effective, and compassionate care, prioritizing our patients while affirming the unique worth of every individual. Aligned with HCA's overarching mission, we are steadfast in our dedication that above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

With over 14 years of a career in graduate medical education including roles such as core faculty and associate program director in Internal Medicine and Transitional Year programs, I have designed initiatives that emphasized the strengths of residents and trainees. These include implementing well-balanced curricula that incorporate research and scholarship. I am excited to bring the same vision and dedication to this new program.

The enthusiasm surrounding our program is truly inspiring. In a short time, our residents have built strong bonds both inside and outside the hospital. They are participating in outstanding clinical rotations under the supervision of our dedicated faculty and have already presented scholarly work at regional and national conferences and participated in United Nations General Assembly. We also offer access to state-of-the-art facilities and a modern simulation center that provide exceptional learning opportunities.

As a newer program, we are proud to walk this journey alongside our residents—as a family. We invite you to learn more about what makes our program unique and look forward to the opportunity to meet you.

Warm regards,

Dubert Guerrero, MD, DTM&H, CTropMed®, FIDSA
Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program

Curriculum

Our internal medicine program provides comprehensive and balanced educational training to prepare residents to deliver modern, patient-centered primary care, hospital medicine, traditional internal medicine and board certification. For those physicians looking to pursue a specialty, our program serves as a strong foundation from which to grow.

One of the goals of our program is to impart the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to provide exceptional care in internal medicine. Residents will graduate with a clear understanding of the natural history of disease, the ability to select diagnostic tests appropriately and knowledge of best practices in providing cost-effective, evidence-based treatment.

Curriculum schedule and rotations

Sample schedule for PGY 1:

• 10 weeks of Continuity Clinic
• 16 weeks of In-patient Adult Medicine
• 4 weeks of Critical Care Medicine
• 4 weeks of Night Float
• 4 weeks of Infectious Diseases
• 4 weeks of Nephrology
• 4 weeks of Gastroenterology
• 4 weeks of Cardiology
• 4 weeks of electives

Conferences, Didactics, and Simulations:

Didactics/ Conference (Weekly protected time for residents) are conducted and attended by faculty and residents. These include, but are not limited to:

• Journal Club
• Simulation training
• Board Review
• Morbidity & Mortality Conference (M&M)
• Lecture Presentations and Grand Rounds

Wellness & Well-Being

1. Residents, fellows, and faculty will undergo an annual course in well-being to bring attention to burnout, depression, and substance abuse and the symptoms related to this.
2. The meaningfulness in the experience of being a physician - including protection of time with patients, minimization of non-physician obligations, and promotion of progressive autonomy - are areas a program will focus on to protect the resident and fellow working environment.
3. Access to behavioral health is available through the HCA Employee Assistance Program (EAP) on a 24-hour basis.
4. Residents have the opportunity, after consulting with their program director, to attend medical, mental health, and dental care appointments during work hours. It is also understood that there are circumstances in which residents may be unable to attend work, including but not limited to fatigue, illness and family emergencies without fear of negative consequences. The resident or fellow must still communicate timely with their program director if they will not be able to report to work.
5. Wellness committee
6. Annual Resident Retreat

Fatigue Mitigation

• Adequate sleep facilities are provided to residents and fellows as needed and transportation for residents or fellows too fatigued to return home will be provided. Education regarding fatigue and the signs of fatigue will be provided for awareness and proper management.
• During orientation, each resident and fellow will complete the Sleep, Alertness and Fatigue Education in Residency “SAFER” course.

Counseling & Support Services

• Access to behavioral health is available through the HCA Employee Assistance Program (EAP) on a 24-hour basis.

Salary and benefits