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1 c o n n e c t i o n s Rural Health Education and Services What s Inside... Page 3 Pilot program benefits health science teachers Page 4 Singer Debby Boone makes Bedtime Hugs possible Page 6 Officials commit to help rural pharmacist shortage Page 7 Kansas Recruitment Center - Job listings Page 16 Provider Spotlight Page 17 Grant expands epilepsy resources Page 18 SEARCH Vol. 18 No. 2 Fall 2009 Hoops for Hope raises money, awareness N o matter which team won or lost, women in southwest Kansas were the winners in an all-star Hoops for Hope women s basketball game played Oct. 30. Ashland Health Center and Comanche County Hospital joined forces with three other communities to raise funds for WEPAC, a nonprofit alliance that provides education, resources and preventive cancer services for women in Wilmore, Englewood, Protection, Ashland and Coldwater, Kan. Not only did the fund-raiser attract a sold-out crowd and was broadcast on television, but it caught the attention of regional media as well as Sports Illustrated. It all started with a conversation between an Ashland hospital employee, Joe LaBelle, and CEO Benjamin Anderson. LaBelle s grandmother had died of breast cancer, and LaBelle and Anderson were discussing the fact that the closest mammography equipment was two and a half hours away in Wichita. They talked about collecting money at a local basketball game and the idea mushroomed. Sports Illustrated writer Joe Posnanski described what happened next: What followed -- all the calls and people who volunteered to help -- is the same story as the ending of It s awonderful Life, when all those people came rushing into George Bailey s living room with money to offer. As Posnanski put it: One should never underestimate the power of small towns. After the idea of a benefit basketball game featuring local and celebrity players was conceived, the first call went to one of the biggest Kansas basketball stars All-American Jackie Stiles, a Claflin native who holds Kansas high school and NCAA scoring records. The former WNBA rookie of the year agreed to coach one of the teams. She was joined by Cynthia Cooper, the all-time leading WNBA scorer. Olympic gold medalist Ruth Riley, a current WNBA player who was born in Ranphoto by Loree Krier som, Kan., agreed to coach the other team along with Kristi Leeper-Meis who led Fort Hays State to a Division II National Championship. Then Shalee Lehning, Sublette native, and Marlies Gipson of McPherson, who had been teammates at Kansas State, agreed to play on opposing teams. University of Kansas and other Continued on page 5

2 From The Director... Joyce Tibbals Kansas Connections is published four times a year by the University of Kansas Medical Center, Rural Health Education and Services, Kansas City and Wichita. KUMC is an AA/EO/Title IX Institution. This publication is available in alternate formats upon request. Contact Amanda Gardner,(316) Kansas Relay Number DIRECTOR Joyce Tibbals ADVISOR Lorene Valentine EdITOR /GRaPHIC DEsIgNER Amanda Gardner CONTRIBUTINg WRITER Cindy Mines 2 Kansas c o n n e c t i o n s Bristol Myers Squibb Excellence in Graduate Medical Education Award The Bristol Myers Squibb Excellence in Graduate Medical Education Award has been awarded to two family medicine residents from the KU School of Medicine Wichita: Melissa Chenoweth, MD, Wesley Medical Center Family Medicine resident, and Lacie Gregory, MD, Via Christi Family Medicine chief resident. To qualify for the award, the candidates must be family medicine residents in their second year who are members of the American Academy of Family Physicians and have demonstrated leadership ability, community involvement, social commitment, exemplary patient care, and interpersonal relationships. With only two recipients of the award nationwide, it is an honor that two Kansas doctors have received this outstanding recognition. Congratulations to you both! Kansas Career Opportunities I would like to extend my appreciation to the exhibitors, sponsors, resident physicians, students, program directors and coordinators, community donators, volunteers, and all of the campus staff who helped to make this year s Kansas Career Opportunities (KCO) a success! And a special thank you to Dr. Shana Jarmer, family physician, who presented Life as a Rural Physician in Kansas at the Wichita event and her willingness to share her insight and experiences with the residents and students! KCO was held at the University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita on October 8 and at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City on October 29. Exhibitors from all over Kansas visited with over 130 participants at each career fair. Plans for KCO 2010 will begin in a few short months! For more information about KCO, please visit edu. Charles S. Billings Award and the Thomas R. Sipe Challenge Winners The Kansas Hospital Association (KHA) presented the Charles S. Billings Award to Roger Pearson at its Annual Convention and Trade Show on November 12, According to the KHA, this award was established by the Kansas Hospital Association in 1971 to recognize individuals who demonstrate distinguished service and outstanding contributions to the field of health care in Kansas. KHA states that Pearson has given nearly 30 years to Kansas health care and is an active member of the KHA, serving in many leadership capacities. He retired from Ellsworth County Medical Center earlier this year and is currently working on special projects for the Salina Regional Health Center. Also at the KHA Annual Convention, Continued on back page

3 Pilot program benefits health science teachers, students With a goal of interesting more students in health care careers, a pilot program for high school health science cluster teachers initiated this summer will be expanded next year to other areas of the state. Because of their proximity to the KU Medical Center, the first teacher participants were from Kansas City, but plans are for the program to be expanded next summer to include teachers from the 30 Kansas school districts that offer the health science cluster, according to Jen Dolson, senior coordinator for health career promotion for KUMC s Area Health Education Centers (AHECs). In the past five years, the statewide AHECs have broadened their focus to include the promotion of careers in the health care field across the state, according to Dolson. Key partners in the effort are Kansas high schools that offer the Health Science Career Cluster, which identifies pathways from high school to college and graduate school and to the workplace. Recently, the Kansas State Department of Education introduced a new approval process that requires health care cluster teachers to obtain 200 contact hours in the industry over a three- High school science teacher, Stephen Palmerin, learns about the training and professional programs offered at KUMC with some hand on experience. year period. Dolson said the AHECs and KUMC saw an opportunity to help teachers meet the requirement. The result was a pilot program that brought teachers to the KUMC campus to learn about health care career training programs and health care fields. We feel this requirement may be challenging to many of our rural high schools with health science career cluster education, Dolson said. We are hoping to expand the program to where we can bring teachers in from all parts of the state. In summer 2009, key individuals at KUMC, in particular the School of Medicine s Pre-Matriculation Program, and Gwendolyn Swoope, executive director of the office of cultural enhancement and diversity, and three health science teachers from the Kansas City, Kan., school district created a pilot program. It is designed to increase understanding of the academic preparation and the admission requirements necessary for health profession programs. The teachers in the pilot program received 60 contact hours during June by attending lectures and labs; meeting with recruiters and advisers for the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing and the School of Allied Health; exploring biomechanics and bioengineering in the Orthopedic Research Center; and touring the brain imaging center, diabetes research lab, radiology department and other areas of KUMC. For more information, contact Dolson at jdolson@kumc.edu or Participants in the pilot program posted enthusiastic responses to their journals: There have been multiple talks among the three of us about how many awesome networks we have made that can be used in the future for our students. I really feel excited about the year to come and areas of content that I want to focus on that I think will help our students get better prepared for their futures in medicine or related health care fields. I still can t get over the fact of being able to see how many different jobs in health care are available and getting to walk side by side with many of the people performing their tasks and learning what they actually do and what skills are important to their individual fields. I really do believe that I can take a lot out of this experience that will help me better prepare my students for medical and health care careers. Through the lectures, labs, tours, side chats and observations, I have seen many characteristics that a good student interested in the health care field must have. 3

4 Singer Debby Boone makes Bedtime Hugs possible Creative memorial will keep on giving at Marysville hospital When James Ungerer died in late 1987, his wife, Nelda, and their four children wanted a meaningful memorial. They decided to donate funds to purchase copies of the book Bedtime Hugs for Little Ones to give to each baby born at Community Memorial Healthcare (CMH), a critical access hospital in Marysville, their hometown. The memorial was able to provide books to newborns for several years. Debby Boone, Grammy-award winning singer of You Light Up My Life, had written the book, which was illustrated by her husband Gabriel Ferrer. Featured in the book are their four children as well as the family pet, Tex the Mouse. When Nelda passed away in December, her children wanted to continue the book-donation tradition but were very disappointed to learn the book was no longer in print. The Ungerer s daughter Marna Raymond contacted Harvest House Publishers and discovered that the book s rights had reverted to the author. She decided she had nothing to lose and contacted the author directly to ask if they could pay for copies to be reprinted. In her to Boone, she told her how much her 82 years young mother had meant to their family and the community. This is an excerpt from her letter: She was a pillar of the community and volunteered for many things, including delivering Meals on Wheels, driving the elderly to appointments and meetings, serving as supervisory judge on the election board, helping run and working at the Pony Express museum in Marysville, and finding time to help a local merchant by managing her shop so the owner could take periodic vacations and attend business 4 Kansas c o n n e c t i o n s James Ungerer and Marna Raymond, children of the late James and Nelda Ungerer, presented the books to Joyce Maddox, director of nursing, on June 8, their mother s birthday. events out of town. We marveled at her positive, can-do outlook on life. In addition to her busy schedule, she always had time to spend with us kids and our families.... We all thought she would live to be 100+ but unfortunately and without preamble or warning, she became ill on November 14th. She was diagnosed with cancer and on December 14th, after 32 painful days, she passed away. Ms. Boone, my Mom did so many things for so many people in her community, and she was my best friend. I, my brothers, and our families want to do something special for her as a memorial. She was instrumental in picking your book for my father s memorial tribute and hopefully we can honor her the same way. I am including a picture of my Mom if you could look into her eyes, you would see what a kind and wonderful lady she was. Raymond s appeal proved so successful that not only did they receive 80 paperback copies of the book, but Boone autographed all of them. The books were presented to CMH on June 8, Nelda s birthday. That same day the first book was presented to newborn Nicholas Dean Powell, son of Sean and Jane Powell of Marysville. CMH wants to extend many thanks to Marna Raymond, James Ungerer, Jeffrey Ungerer and Jon Ungerer for presenting the children s books to our facility in memory of their mother, said Joni Nietfeld, CMH public relations director. We appreciate the thoughtful and generous donation to our hospital facility.

5 Hoops continued from cover WNBA alumni and breast cancer survivors signed on as the project gained momentum. Local players came from the Ashland Blue Jays and the South Central Timberwolves teams. Pink and white uniforms were donated for both teams. KU and K-State cheerleaders volunteered for the game and to lead a cheer clinic the next day. The K-State pep band got on the bandwagon and Fox Sports Midwest agreed to televise the event live in four states. The game at Ashland High School quickly sold out, and tickets were offered for sale for an afternoon practice session at South Central High School in Coldwater. Those who couldn t get tickets to the game were able to watch it free on a large-screen TV set up at the football field. Ninety percent of the money raised went to the WEPAC Alliance with the remaining 10 percent going to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, which was founded by the North Carolina State University coach to help fight cancers in women. A health themed community fair on Saturday morning was followed by a forum on women s health issues moderated by Christina Osbourn, executive director of the Mid-Kansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Among the speakers were basketball legend Cynthia Cooper who talked about the importance of self-checks and mammograms and how women tend to manage everyone s health before their own. Corrie Edwards, executive director of the Kansas Health Consumer Coalition; Judy Johnston, research instructor at KU School of Medicine-Wichita; and Mary Beth Miller, MD, chief of staff, Cheyenne County Hospital, all spoke about their own bouts with breast cancer. In Dr. Miller s case, she detected the cancer early but her sister did not and lost her battle with breast cancer. The other panel member, Susan Kang, assistant secretary for policy and external affairs at Kansas Department of Health and Environment, discussed public health trends and statistics as photos by Loree Krier 5

6 Officials commit to help rural pharmacist shortage A t recent ceremonies to signal the start of expansions to the KU School of Pharmacy on the Lawrence and Wichita campuses, school and government officials addressed the need to help solve the pharmacist shortage in rural parts of the state. Six counties currently have no local pharmacies and 30 counties have just one. The new 110,000-square-foot School of Pharmacy building in Lawrence was funded by legislation authorizing $50 million in bonding authority from the state of Kansas. Approximately $4.5 million will go to an addition for the pharmacy school on the Wichita campus. Kenneth L. Audus, dean of the School of Pharmacy, pointed out that pharmacies provide many services to their community in addition to filling prescriptions. Pharmacists can now offer bone health screening, cholesterol and glucose checks, blood pressure checks and immunizations, he said. In many rural communities in this state, the pharmacist is not only the first point of contact in the health care system but often the only health care professional available. 6 Kansas connections Pharmacists are generally the most acthis new facility and the planned adcessible health care professionals in any dition to our campus in Wichita, the community. School of Pharmacy will be able to At the roof raising ceremony Sept. produce more pharmacists and improve 28 for the second-story expansion to a access to health care for all Kansans. building on the Wichita campus, Gov. Kansas has shortages in pharmacists in Mark Parkinson said both rural and urban it would be difficult parts of the state. This for counties without expansion puts us on pharmacists to surtrack to address this vive. He praised KU need. School of Medicine Established in 1885, for providing western the School of Pharmacy Kansas with physicians has an enrollment of and added, hopefully about 540 students in and optimistically, its doctoral programs. this program will fill For the past seven years, that same void with it has ranked in the pharmacists. top five U.S. schools The 26,000-squareof pharmacy in fundfoot addition in ing from the National Wichita will allow the Institutes of Health school to accept up and last year ranked On Sept. 28 there was a roof raisto 40 new students. 16th among public ing ceremony to celebrate the KU The first 20 students programs by U.S. News School of Pharmacy s expansion in will begin there in fall and World Report. An Wichita estimated 63 percent of At ground-breaking ceremonies in KU pharmacy graduates live and work Lawrence in late May, then-chancellor in Kansas after graduation. Robert E. Hemenway, said, Through

7 K A N S A S R E C R U I T M E N T C E N T E R November 2009 The mission of the Kansas Recruitment Center (KRC) is to assist Kansas rural communities in recruiting and retaining physicians and other health care providers. KRC works with hospitals, private physician practices, community health centers, and other organizations recruiting physicians, nurses, physician assistants or other health care professionals. KRC is also a health care career service for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other allied health professionals. KRC assists candidates in finding a community and practice or career opportunity that meets their requirements. Services are provided to candidates at no charge. Candidates should refer to a position by number when they are calling about a specific opening. For more information, contact the University of Kansas Medical Center, Rural Health Education and Services, or , or visit the Web site at NORTH CENTRAL KRC Orthopedist group practice affiliated with a regional medical center serves a population of 60K; competitive salary; great benefits; H1-B Visa opportunity KRC General Surgeon hospitalemployed, 25-bed CAH, new surgical addition in progress; current staff: 3 FPs, 1 surgeon, 1 PA/NP; hospital facilities include 30-bed long-term care unit and outreach clinic is staffed 3.5 days a week; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC C Family Physician w/o OB or surgery, 12-bed CAH; rural health clinic attached to hospital; 83 staff members at hospital, including PA; call time is 1:2; salary is $135,000-$160,000; full benefits KRC C Family Physician 25-bed CAH and rural health clinic; current staffing includes 1 physician and 1 PA; call is 1:3; salary: $135,000- $150,000; full benefits KRC Family Physician without OB for 25-bed CAH; current staff: 3 FPs, 1 surgeon, and 1 PA/NP; hospital facilities include a 25-bed long term care unit and outreach clinic that is staffed 2 ½ days/week; rotating local on-call backup; salary is $145,000-$165,000; full benefits KRC Emergency Medicine 25- bed CAH; current staff: 3 FPs, 1 surgeon, 1 PA/NP, hospital facilities include a 25-bed long term care unit, outreach clinic staffed 2 ½ days per week; rotating call; salary -$145,000-$165,000; full benefits KRC Family Physician ER in a 25- bed CAH; current staff: 3 FPs, 1 surgeon, 1 PA/NP, hospital facilities include a 25-bed long term care unit, outreach clinic staffed 2 ½ days per week; rotating call; salary -$145,000-$165,000; full benefits KRC Family Physician 25-bed CAH; expanding medical staff to treat patients at the Rural Health Clinic and hospital; must have experience in a rural ER; call is 1:4 or 1:5; salary- $180,000 + bonus package; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Family Physician w/o OB for 2-campus, 99-bed hospital w/ secondary campus 20 miles southwest; salary is $140,000 + production incentive + sign-on bonus; call is 1:2; full benefits KRC C Obstetrician/Gynecologist 2-campus, 99-bed, regional acute care hospital; primary campus located in town, 2nd is 20 miles southwest; currently 450 births annually w/ growth expected; call is divided in two, unassigned will be 1:4 and practice call will be 1:2; NP will cover physician s first call about ½ of the time; salary is $240,000-$300,000; full benefits KRC Family Physician w/o OB for 20-bed CAH w/ 5 rural health clinics; currently 2.25 physicians, 2 PAs, and 1 NP on staff; call is 1:5 w/ separate contract for holidays and weekends; salary is 100% production-based, guaranteed first 2 years; full benefits KRC Family Physician KRC Internist 14-bed modern, progressive CAH w/ large rural health clinic and ER; caseload includes inpatient and outpatient; salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Nurse 25-bed CAH; 12 hr shift w/ shift differential for evening/weekend and holiday coverage; rotating schedule 3 days on and 4 days off; salary is competitive; full benefits KRC Family Physician w/ or w/o OB for community health center; current staff 4 faculty physicians, 12 family medicine residency physicians, 4 PAs, a dentist, and support staff; no call; to see patients Mon-Fri 8-5 with no weekends and evening clinic on rotation; salary is $130,000-$156,000; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Hospitalist 385-bed regional health center, focuses on career, community, & family; 125 physicians on staff; competitive salary; full benefits KRC Registered Nurse for 12-bed ICU; the 385-bed hospital focuses on career, community, and family; 125 physicians on staff; salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits KRC Occupational Therapist 52- bed CAH with a new physical therapy department; salary range: $62,400 - $72,800 depending on experience; Full benefits with CME allowance, and relocation. KRC Nurse Practitioner w/ or w/o OB for federally qualified CHC with a Family Medicine Residency program. full services including: OB, Laboratory, X-ray, and dental. salary $60,000 - $70,000 dependent upon qualifications; full benefits with relocation, CME, and loan repayment. KRC Medicine-Pediatrics modern, progressive, and soon-to-be renovated CAH, with a large rural health clinic and ER coverage. Patient caseload includes both inpatient and outpatient. salary range is $160,000 to $180,000; full benefits package offered. KRC Hospitalist newly developed hospitalist program in a 385-bed regional health center; shifts/schedule is 7 days on, 7 days off, 12 hour Continued 7

8 shifts; competitive salary, signing bonus, full benefits package, including loan repayment, relocation, and CME allowance KRC Internal Medicine 385-bed regional health center; competitive salary with signing bonus, full benefits; stipend of $1,000 per month for qualified residents KRC Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician select your own employment model, opportunity for qualified residents to earn $1000 per month while completing training; excellent salary; full benefits KRC Interventional Cardiologist community owned, not-for-profit hospital with employees and a diverse medical staff: 130 physicians; excellent salary; full benefits KRC Orthopaedic Surgeon successful group practice; opportunity for qualified residents to earn $1000/month while completing training; excellent salary; full benefits KRC Gastroenterologist - large multispecialty group; Opportunity for qualified residents to earn $1000/month while completing training; competitive salary, negotiable; full benefits. KRC Otolaryngologist group practice; full case load from day one; aggressive compensation and benefits package, large signing bonus, partnership tract and a collegial working atmosphere. KRC Dermatologist BC/BE for Dermatological and Medical Aesthetics care in a well organized and growing private practice; mix of general dermatology, medical aesthetics, and surgical dermatology; aggressive compensation, fantastic bonus potential, full benefits, signing bonus, paid relocation expenses. KRC Urologist two-campus, 99- bed, regional acute care hospital. New practice; Call is negotiable and may be shared. able to develop the program. specialty is in very high demand; great salary; full benefits. KRC Internal Medicine wellestablished practice, build a two physician internal medicine practice from the ground up with ownership in a 33-bed full service hospital; competitive salary with full benefits KRC Physician Assistant KRC Nurse Practitioner w/ OB for a great group practice; to sees both chronic and acute overflow patients from physicians. No call time; some weekends and nights; highly competitive salary with excellent benefits. KRC Nurse Practitioner 25-bed 8 Kansas c o n n e c t i o n s CAH and Rural Health Clinic; current staff: 2.5 FPs, 1 ARNP, 1/2 general surgeon. Call is 1 weekend/ mo.; salary Range - $75,000 - $95,000 based on experience w/ 3 year contract; excellent benefits. KRC Nurse Practitioner KRC Physician Assistant Family Practice Clinic in a great community; current staff: 7 physicians, 2 PAs, and 2 NPs. includes clinic visits, hospital/er coverage. Day and night ER call coverage is required; competitive salary; great benefits. KRC Pediatrician board certified or eligible, private practice, with privileges at the 385-bed hospital; facility s is focused on providing quality patient care; A collegial working atmosphere and a healthy balance of career and family; excellent salary, full benefits. KRC Radiologist Radiology group seeks a BC/BE Radiologist to practice with wellestablished physicians; competitive compensation and benefits package, large signing bonus, partnership tract, paid relocation and a collegial working atmosphere. KRC Physician Assistant (Cardiovascular Surgery) regional Heart Center; providing a full array of heart services in north central Kansas; aggressive compensation, benefits package, relocation expenses,cme allowance. KRC Neurologist BC/BE for Regional Health Care facility to be a part of their growing Neuro/Psych program; includes outpatient services only and no call required; great benefits, compensation package. KRC Urologist Single specialty group seeks a BC/BE Urologist to join one of the most productive and respected clinics in area, to join 5 well-established urologists; aggressive compensation, benefits package, relocation expenses, partnership tract. KRC Physician Assistant needed to help an Orthopedic surgeon at a 50-bed hospital; experience in orthopedics in preferred, but not required. PA will provide in the clinic and in the OR; competitive salary, great benefits. KRC Nurse Practitioner needed for progressive 14-bed CAH, with a large rural health clinic, emergency room, and satellite clinic; call time is 7 days per month; salary starts at $70,000+; great benefits. KRC Physician Assistant needed for progressive 14-bed CAH, with a large rural health clinic, emergency room, and satellite clinic; call time is 7 days per month; salary starts at $70,000+; great benefits. KRC Nurse Practitioner opportunity available at FQHC; to work a 36-hour work week with one half-day off per week for taking call; clinic hours Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri and 1-5p; Thurs. 8-7p; 1 hr lunch break daily, work late on Thurs. 1:3; excellent salary and benefits. NORTHEAST KRC Medical Technologist 24- bed CAH; experienced and new graduates encouraged to apply; salary: $37,000-$52,000 depending on experience; full benefits KRC C Internist join 3 internists in employed practice or new private practice; call 1:4; FPs perform ER coverage; 30,000 new residents expected within the next 6 years; hospital has completed a $43 million expansion; net income guarantee of $160,000; benefits KRC General Surgeon group practice; currently 1 general surgeon on staff; limited call coverage; hospital is a 28-bed CAH and supports a satellite clinic; salary is structured on a fee-for-service basis; benefits are negotiable; H-1B opportunity KRC C Family Physician to join 2 physician at group practice clinic; salary is $140,000+; call coverage rotates; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 24-bed CAH with 2 satellite clinics; current staff: 3 FPs, 1 PA/NP, and 1 OT; no call; salary range: $14.65-$20.51/hr dependent upon experience; full benefits KRC Occupational Therapist 24-bed CAH with 2 satellite clinics; current staff: 3 FPs, 1 PA/NP, and 1 OTR; no call; salary range: $23.00-$32.20/hr dependent upon experience; full benefits KRC Pediatrician for hospitalemployed and managed practice; the hospital service area is 45,000 and they expect 30,000 new residents within the next 6 years; the hospital has completed a $43 million expansion; 1 pediatrician on staff; salary is $140,000-$150,000; full benefits KRC Internist for multi-specialty group; practice is supported by 120-bed hospitalbased regional health center with variety of services; current group includes internists, oncologist, and 2 pulmonary critical care physicians; salary is competitive and negotiable; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Internist for multi-specialty group including 13 physicians whose specialties include internal medicine, pulmonology, cardiology, Continued

9 gastroenterology, oncology, gerontology, pain management, and immunology; 4 PAs/NPs on staff; 4 satellite clinics; 120-bed admitting health center; call is 1:8; salary is competitive and negotiable; benefits KRC Occupational Therapist 24-bed CAH, with 2 satellite clinics; patient pop. includes 1-2 patients between inpatient and outpatient, and about 7 patients in school daily. majority are children, inpatient pop. mostly geriatric. salary: $49,500 - $69,300 dependent upon experience; great benefits. KRC General Surgeon hospitalowned; recently completed $43 million expansion, Prefers experience in or willingness to be trained in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and LAP-BAND surgeries; competitive salary w/rvu bonus; excellent benefits. KRC Podiatrist group practice; join 2 surgeons. replacement position with an 8 year patient base, plus clinics and a patient base in the surrounding communities; hospital guarantees $120,000 - $150,000 for the first 12 months; full benefits. KRC General Surgeon general surgery group practice. supported by 120-bed, hospital-based regional health center with a variety of services. Salary competitive and negotiable KRC C Medicine Pediatrics 39 bed hospital; call coverage is 1:7 as it will be shared with a call group. Salary is $150,000; full benefits. KRC C Internal Medicine 39 bed hospital; call coverage is 1:7 as it will be shared with a call group; excellent salary; full benefits package. KRC C Family Physician w/or w/o OB, 39 bed hospital; call is 1:7 it is shared with a call group; excellent salary; full benefits package. KRC Radiology Technologist 24 bed CAH. Patient caseload includes CT, ultrasound, mammography, and diagnostics on inpatient and outpatient; excellent salary; full benefits package. KRC Medicine/Pediatric hospital-employed and managed practice; salary- $160,000 - $175,000. Benefits include retirement, 4 weeks paid vacation, sick leave, paid CME, disability and life, family medical, dental, optical insurance KRC Nurse Practitioner clinic and urgent care outpost; 99-bed hospital located across the street. Salary: $65, $75,000 (depending on experience) with SIGN-ON BONUS; excellent benefits. KRC Family Physician with OB for a newly constructed hospital based clinic; office in a new hospital-based clinic; shared call with 3-4 physicians; great salary and benefits KRC Non-Invasive Cardiologist toin heart institute. 2 interventional cardiologists on staff; new addition is due to increase in population. Salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits KRC Internal Medicine Notfor-Profit organization hours/week within the Mon. -Fri. 8am-5:00pm; tremendous flexibility; great benefits; salary range of $53-$65/hr. KRC Family Physician Not-for- Profit organization hours/week within the Mon. -Fri. 8am-5:00pm; tremendous flexibility; great benefits; salary range of $53-$65/hr KRC Emergency Medicine Notfor-Profit organization hours/week within the Mon. -Fri. 8am-5:00pm; tremendous flexibility; great benefits; salary range of $53-$65/hr KRC Family Physician w/o OB for Federally Qualified Community Health and Dental Center. share call coverage with current physician on a weekly basis for clinic patients. Call for the hospital weekends is 1:6; no ER call. Salary range is competitive and negotiable. KRC Nurse Practitioner 25-bed CAH and Rural Health Clinic; current staff: 2.5 FPs, 1 ARNP, 1/2 general surgeon. Call coverage 1 weekend/mo.; salary: $75,000 - $95,000 based on experience with 3 year contract; excellent benefits. KRC Family Physician w/o OB to join existing group of 3 doctors for a full range practice; 100-bed hospital amenities include: excellent nursing staff, 24-hour emergency care, outpatient specialty clinics including surgery, skilled nursing and long term care. Benefits: excellent financial package, loan repayment availability, relocation cost assistance and a CME allowance. KRC Medicine Pediatrics join existing group of 3 doctors for a full range practice; 100-bed hospital amenities include: excellent nursing staff, 24-hour emergency care, outpatient specialty clinics including surgery, skilled nursing and long term care. Benefits: excellent financial package, loan repayment availability, relocation cost assistance and a CME allowance. KRC Family Physician w/o OB, available at FQHC; currently on staff: 1 physician and 2 NPs; no current in-pt care, but will be 1-3 admissions/ mo. Outstanding opportunity to make a difference in a community; salary is negotiable; salary: $135,000 to $185,000 with comprehensive benefits. KRC Internal Medicine w/o OB, at FQHC; currently on staff: 1 physician and 2 NPs; no current in-pt care, but will be 1-3 admissions/ mo. Outstanding opportunity to make a difference in a community; salary is negotiable; salary: $135,000 to $185,000 with comprehensive benefits. KRC Medicine Pediatrics w/o OB, at FQHC; currently on staff: 1 physician and 2 NPs; no current in-pt care, but will be 1-3 admissions/ mo. Outstanding opportunity to make a difference in a community; salary is negotiable; salary: $135,000 - $185,000 with comprehensive benefits. KRC Emergency Medicine Physician BC/BE in EM or other primary care specialty with current EM experience for great hospital near Kansas City; single covered 12 hour shifts; salary$170,000+, benefits. KRC Registered Nurse in the OR at state-of-the-art 92-bed hospital; RN s in the OR are responsible for the scheduling and coordination of surgeries, patients/physicians and staff; optional work in the ICU; top salary and benefits. KRC Registered Nurse position available in the ICU of a state-of-the-art 92-bed hospital; optional work in the OR; top salary and benefits. KRC Nursing Unit Manager in the OR of a state-of-the-art 92-bed hospital; RN s in the OR are responsible for the scheduling and coordination of surgeries in the OR, patients/physicians, and staff; option of working in the ICU as well; top salary and benefits. KRC Respiratory Therapist CRT/RRT position available in 150-bed hospital; full and part-time opportunities are available; typically 12 hour shifts; nights; salary: $27,400 to $52,000 DOE and hours worked; great benefits. KRC Registered Nurse(s) positions available throughout this 150-bed hospital; nurses are needed in the OR, birth and women s care center, medical, surgical, critical care, and emergency departments; varying shifts, FT/PT; full time salary: $39,500 to $78,500 DOE and hours worked; full benefits KRC Physician Assistant with background in interventional cardiology needed at a 150-bed acute care hospital; position would require some call coverage; salary: $62,500 to $99,500 DOE; full benefits KRC Physician Assistant w/o OB to split time at two family care clinics; traditional family medicine clinics; open 8-5p Mon-Fri; no call; salary: $75,000-$80,000. Benefits include PTO, CME allowance, sick and holiday time, health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending, and possible loan repayment. KRC Nurse Practitioner w/o OB to split time at two family care clinics; traditional family medicine clinics; open 8-5p Mon-Fri; no call coverage; salary: $75,000-80,000. 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10 PTO, CME allowance, sick and holiday time, health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending, and possible loan repayment. NORTHWEST KRC Orthopedist 2 positions available for group practice; 190+ bed state-of-the-art medical center with an in-clinic MRI and wellness facility; 90 physicians on active medical staff; salary negotiable; benefits; H1-B and J-1 opportunity KRC Gastroenterologist 190+ bed state-of-the-art medical center w/new wellness facility; 90 physicians on active medical staff; salary negotiable; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Family Physician with OB, prefer c-section certified; 25-bed CAH; currently 3 physicians and 1 PA/NP; call is 1:4 as secondary to ARNP (primary ER call); salary includes base + productivity incentive, approximately $150,000+ depending on OB and procedures; full benefits; H-1B opportunity KRC Internist 190+ bed, state of the art medical center and wellness facility; currently 90 physicians on staff; call is 1:5; salary is negotiable; benefits; an outstanding hospital in a positive and progressive environment; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC C Family Physician 25-bed CAH; OB preferred; rural health clinic on-site (4-day schedule); current staff: 3 FPs, 1 general surgeon, 1 PA/NP; call is 1:5 ER and 1:3 OB; salary is $140,000-$150,000 + incentives; full benefits; J-1 and H-1B opportunity KRC C Family Physician 25-bed CAH with a 33-bed long term care unit attached; 2 clinics - one in town, and one 15 miles away; out of town clinic has a physician half day/week and FT NP; new FP will work in the clinic 4.5 days and will perform rounds on long term care patients and their patients in the hospital; OB preferred, but not required; no high-risk OB; current staff: 1 physician (does OB), 1 NP, and 2 PAs; call is 1:4 with second call backup for the PAs; salary is $150,000-$165,000; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Physical Therapist 25-bed CAH; building new hospital; currently 1 PT and 1 PTA on staff; responsibilities include evaluation, planning and administering therapy treatment to an avg. of 20 patients/day; 4 satellite clinics; experienced and new graduates encouraged to apply; KS licensure required; salary is negotiable; full benefits KRC Anesthesiologist for group of 4 anesthesiologists; exclusive agreement with hospitals; current staff: 4 physicians and 6 CRNA s; 193-bed admitting hospital; salary: $250,000; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity 10 Kansas c o n n e c t i o n s KRC C Family Physician w/o OB for health center that operates a 24-bed CAH, 2 rural health clinics, 8 specialty clinics, and retirement community; to see patients in rural health clinic and long-term care, and participate in the admission and delivery of inpatient care; call is no more than 1:3 ½ ; currently 3 full-time providers on staff; salary is $150,000-$170,000; excellent benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC C Internist for health center that operates a 24-bed CAH, 2 rural health clinics, 8 specialty clinics, and a retirement community; to see patients in a rural health clinic setting and long-term care, to participate in the admission and delivery of inpatient care; call is 1:3½ or less; currently 3 fulltime providers on staff; salary is $150,000-$170,000; excellent benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Pulmonologist/Critical Care Physician for 2 physician team, practice attached to hospital; the 190+ bed state-of-the-art medical center has 90 physicians on staff; call is 1:3; salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Radiologist well-established, hospital-based, state-of-the-art medical center and wellness facility; currently 90 physicians on staff; call is 1:4; salary is negotiable; full benefits; positive and progressive environment; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Family Physician w/ or w/o OB for group practice in 24-bed CAH and 36-bed long term care unit; current staff: 3 FPs and 1 NP on staff; to work in clinic w/in walking distance of hospital; call is 1:4; 1 satellite facility; salary: $130,000- $150,000; loan repayment and relocation; H1-B and J-1 opportunity KRC Internist group practice in 24-bed CAH and 36-bed long term care unit; current staff: 3 FPs and 1 NP; Internist will work in clinic w/ in walking distance of hospital; call is 1:4; 1 satellite facility; salary: $130,000-$150,000; loan repayment and relocation; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC C Family Physician w/ OB for newly remodeled rural health clinic on campus of 25-bed CAH; current staff: 2 physician and 2 PAs/ NPs; ER call is 1:5 and OB call is 1:3; C-section ability a plus; salary is $170,000-$200,000; full benefits KRC Registered Nurse 16-bed newly remodeled CAH; experience and new grads encouraged to apply; the hospital offers well-rounded experience and mentoring; very strong staff w/ low turnover; ADN or BSN welcome; very aggressive with educational opportunities: NALS, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, and advanced burn; salary is competitive; strong benefits KRC Registered Nurse w/ extensive labor, delivery and post-partum nursing experience for 16-bed newly remodeled CAH; will work with DON and medical staff to coordinate nursing care in OB dept; strong staff w/ low turnover; ADN or BSN; very aggressive with educational opportunities: NALS, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, and advanced burn; salary is competitive; strong benefits KRC Dentist private practice or community dental clinic; growth potential and community support; large service area; currently 1 part-time dental hygienist with ECP I and II permits, additional hygienists may be recruited; community guarantees salary to serve indigent pop. and offers incentives to establish practice for 3 yr period; income is $100,000-$130,000/year; possible student loan reimbursement; relocation and temporary housing KRC Urologist to join 3 physician urology group for 190+ bed, state of the art medical center and wellness facility; currently 90 physicians on their active medical staff; salary is negotiable; benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Hospitalist for 190+ bed, state of the art medical center and wellness facility; currently 90 physicians on staff, will be 6 hospitalists providing care; current 12 hr shift is 7on, 7 off; evening coverage every 6th week; salary is competitive and negotiable; benefits KRC Physician Assistant KRC Nurse Practitioner for outpatient and inpatient caseload; the 24-bed CAH provides outpatient surgery, med surg, CT, lab, and radiology; currently 1 BC internist and 1 PA; position will participate in ER coverage at the hospital; salary is competitive and negotiable; benefits KRC Respiratory Therapist 25- bed CAH providing both inpatient and outpatient treatments to local and area patients. call coverage is required; avg. patients per day. salary: $36,400 - $47,840 depending on experience; full benefits with relocation, CME allowance, and loan repayment KRC Physical Therapist 25-bed CAH; department is expanding and remodeling; new graduates and experienced PTs encouraged to apply. must have current Kansas license; salary range $62,400-$83,200; excellent benefits package KRC Physical Therapist 190+ bed, state-of-the-art medical center and wellness facility; rehabilitation center just underwent a $17 million expansion. Experienced therapists and new grads encouraged to apply; KS licensure and BLS certification must complete within first 2 weeks. Salary: $55,000-$58,000 for new grads, based upon experience for experienced therapists; full benefits KRC Occupational Therapist 190+ bed, state-of-the-art medical center and wellness facility. rehabilitation center just underwent a Continued

11 $17 million expansion; salary: $55,000-$58,000 for new grads, based upon experience for experienced therapists; full benefits KRC Physical Therapy Assistant 25-bed CAH providing both inpatient and outpatient physical therapy treatments to local and area patients; average number of patients treated per day is Salary: $33,280 - $45,760 depending on experience; full benefits KRC Occupational Therapist 25- bed CAH that includes a 2 physician hospital-based clinic and a 68 bed long term care facility. Will work with another OT and handle 5-8 patients per day; emphasis on hand therapy preferred but not required. Salary depends on experience; range: $46,600 - $75,000; full benefits KRC Occupational Therapist NEW facility; 20-bed CAH; experienced therapists and new graduates encouraged to apply; salary is negotiable and depends upon experience; great benefits KRC Physical Therapist NEW facility; 20-bed CAH; the hospital also supports 4 satellite clinics; experienced therapists and new graduates are encouraged to apply. Salary is negotiable; fantastic benefits KRC C Medicine-Pediatrics health center that operates a 24-bed CAH; internist sees patients in a rural health clinic setting and long-term care facility, and participates in the admission and delivery of inpatient care. salary $ K + productivity bonus; excellent benefits package KRC Physician Assistant 25 bed CAH with adjoining family practice clinic; responsibilities: clinic visits, hospital/er coverage. All experience levels welcome; TOP salary; full benefits. KRC Respiratory Therapist 24- bed CAH; duties will include EKGs, stress testing (including card iolite) ABGs, cardiac rehab, inpatient and outpatient care, and PFTs; salary range is competitive; full benefits. KRC Family Physician w/o OB in a 25-bed CAH and FHC; physician will provide primary health care services in a new clinic attached to the hospital. to take over an existing patient base; great salary; full benefits KRC Shift Charge Nurse/Nurse Supervisor 25-bed CAH; hospital is seeking 2 charge nurses for its day shift; ER and OB experience are preferred; salary range is $55,000 - $65,000; excellent benefits KRC Medical Technologist Manager 16-bed progressive hospital; will oversee technical procedures and personnel; salary is $30,000-$40,000; excellent benefits KRC Internal Medicine w/o OB in a 25 bed CAH and FHC; physician will provide primary health care services in a new clinic attached to the hospital. to take over an existing patient base; great salary; full benefits KRC C Family Physician with OB for newly remodeled Rural Health Clinic, on campus of 25-bed CAH; call is 1-4; to perform C-sections. Prefer interest in pediatrics, elder care, and women s health and commitment to the medical home concept; Great patient mix and enhanced reimbursement through the Rural Health Clinic. Salary: $170,000 - $190,000; great benefits. KRC Nurse Practitioner to join 2 physicians and 1 ARNP in a rural family practice clinic; 4 days in the clinic and two on call days/wk or 10 on call days per/mo. at the admitting hospital s ER; great salary and benefits. KRC Physician Assistant to join 2 physicians and 1 ARNP in a rural family practice clinic; 4 days in the clinic and two on call days/wk or 10 on call days per/mo. at the admitting hospital s ER; great salary and benefits. KRC Family Physician w/ or w/o OB for 18-bed CAH; patient population is pediatric thru geriatric in variety of settings; currently 1 physician and 2 ARNP s on staff; call is secondary; 1:4, ARNP s take primary call; salary is $175,000- $185,000 plus a production bonus, a sign-on bonus, and ARNP supervision pay with a three-year contract; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Internist for 18-bed CAH; patient population is pediatric thru geriatric in variety of settings; currently 1 physician and 2 ARNP s on staff; call is secondary; 1:4, ARNP s take primary call; salary: $175,000-$185,000+, a sign-on bonus, and ARNP supervision pay with a three-year contract; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Medicine-Pediatrics for 18-bed CAH; patient population is pediatric thru geriatric in variety of settings; currently 1 physician and 2 ARNP s on staff; call is secondary; 1:4, ARNP s take primary call; salary is $175,000-$185,000 plus a production bonus, a sign-on bonus, and ARNP supervision pay with a three-year contract; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Physician Assistant schedule Mon.-Fri. 8a-5p in the ER and RHC; no weekends or holiday work typically involved; no weekend or night call; top salary and benefits. SOUTH CENTRAL KRC C Internist KRC C Family Physician w/o OB for 25-bed CAH; call is 1 evening/wk and 1:5 weekends; salary: $150,000-$160,000 w/ up to a 2 year contract; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Registered Nurse hospital based rural health clinic connected to a 25-bed CAH; prefer acute care or surgery experience in hospital setting; will consider new graduates; day shift (7:00am-3:00pm); 2.2 FPs and 1 PA on staff; salary: $33,800-$44,000; benefits KRC C Otolaryngologist new group practice; strong physician support for ENTs; 105-bed admitting hospital; call would not exceed 10 days/mo; salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC C Urologist progressive multispecialty group practice; salary is $350,000 (guaranteed first year), with possible production bonus; excellent benefits KRC C Orthopedist for progressive multi-specialty clinic; $350,000 guaranteed first year, + possible production bonus; excellent benefits KRC Registered Nurse familyfocused, hospital-based rural health clinic connected to 25-bed CAH; 2.2 Fps and 2 PAs on staff; shift supervisor position and full- and part-time RN postions available; will consider new grads; salary is competitive; full benefits KRC C Internist progressive multi-specialty group practice; call is 1:6; established patient base; 11 specialties, 22 physicians, and 5 PAs/NPs on staff; clinic is physician owned and governed w/ partnership available after 1 yr; salary is $150,000; excellent benefits; H-1B opportunity KRC Family Physician w/o OB for growing community health center; physician will spend majority of time in the clinic with some supervisory duties of PAs/NPs; currently 1.5 PAs/NPs and 1.7 physicians on staff; new facility with new equipment; prefer physician willing to accept call; salary is $110,000-$140,000; excellent benefits KRC Family Physician with OB for rural health clinic; currently 3 physicians and 2 PAs/NPs on staff; phone call is 1:4; 4 days/week schedule; nearby 80-bed hospital; salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits KRC Family Physician w/o OB for 25-bed CAH; hospital expansion to begin summer 2009 to include a new clinic, admissions, and lab; 3 physicians, 4 PAs/NPs on staff; call is ER 1-2 nights/week and primary call is 1:14 weekend; salary depends on experience; great benefits KRC Family Physician w/ OB Continued 11

12 for busy group practice; currently 6 physicians and 1 PA on staff; admitting 35-bed hospital is 1 mi. from practice and has complete ancillary services; call is 1:3 w/ every 8th weekend; salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits KRC Internist group located within a 69-bed acute care facility; also, a 51-bed short-term and long-term care facility, home health agency, rural health clinics, and specialty physician clinics; currently 3 internists and 1 gastroenterologist KRC Orthopedic Surgeon to join established ortho practice in a brand-new, attractive office setting with ample space; position will join 1 other physician in practice w/ 2 other ortho surgeons in town to share call; 105-bed admitting hospital; hospital will provide income guarantee; benefits; H- 1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Occupational Therapist 25-bed CAH; expansion project will include a new clinic, admissions, and laboratory. flexible - 20 hour position available at the hospital or a 40 hour position with travel between neighboring facilities. Salary range $54,080- $79,040; benefits KRC Physical Therapist 25-bed CAH; work closely with physicians with a variety of orthopedic and neurological conditions and experience a variety of settings with 75% outpatient care, as well as acute and skilled care patients; salary is competitive; full benefits; full time flexible schedule. KRC Speech Language Pathologist 103-bed newly renovated/updated medical center; PRN, Monday-Friday during the day. Patients range from pediatric to geriatric; competitive pay; great benefits. KRC C Family Physician with OB; hospital employed to start and join a group when self sufficient; salary is competitive and negotiable with full benefits. KRC Family Physician Without OB for a rural health clinic attached to a 25 bed CAH; progressive facility with a great team atmosphere; salary is $125,000 guarantee and is production based; great benefits package. KRC C OB/GYN Two positions available for progressive multi-specialty group practice. Large primary care base provides referrals for practice. The first year guarantee $275,000, production bonus and signing bonus; excellent benefits. KRC C Hematologist/Oncologist progressive multi-specialty group practice; 200-bed admitting hospital is located 5 miles from clinic; services provided at clinic, chemotherapy provided on site. Inpatient services provided by the physician. Top salary with a year guarantee and production bonus; 12 Kansas c o n n e c t i o n s excellent benefits KRC Registered Nurse CAH with family practice and specialty clinic; to serve a dual role assisting physicians in the specialty clinic and providing patient services: chemo administration, wound dressing, IV therapy, and outpatient surgery recovery; great salary; full benefits. KRC Licensed Practical Nurse 25-bed CAH with an attached clinic; patient caseload includes med-surg, ER, OP, and ASC. salary with no experience is $33,280 (does not include weekend or shift differential); excellent benefits KRC Registered Nurse 25-bed CAH with an attached clinic; patient caseload includes med-surg, ER, OP, and ASC; no call coverage; Starting no experience is $39,520 (does not include weekend or shift differential); excellent benefits KRC Physician Assistant needed for friendly rural health clinic and 25-bed CAH; to provide ER coverage Monday-Friday during the daytime hours and also assist in the RHC attached to the hospital. Physicians cover nights and weekends. Competitive salary; full benefits KRC Urologist option to be hospital employed or in a solo practice; no other urologists on staff; call is negotiable. Benefits are comprehensive; excellent salary KRC Family Physician with OB for group practice with 3 other physicians and two mid levels; salary range of $145,000 to $160,000; full benefits package KRC Nurse Practitioner for friendly rural health clinic and 25-bed CAH; to provide ER coverage Monday-Friday during the daytime hours and also assist in the RHC attached to the hospital. Physicians cover nights and weekends. Competitive salary; full benefits. KRC C Family Physician for established practice with existing clientele. MD or DO with or without OB. The clinic is part of an 18 bed CAH and 26 long term care unit with business office and nursing staff in place. great salary; excellent benefits. KRC Pediatrician group practice with suburban and rural patients in clinic and hospital, covering a level II nursery; complete clinical EMR/HER; currently1 full time pediatrician and 1 part-time med-ped on staff; call is 1:4; salary is competitive and negotiable; benefits KRC Family Physician w/o OB, take over two clinic solo practice with current patient base; great location; follow patients in local hospitals although patient base is young and hospital admits are very low. Experienced physicians and recent graduates encouraged to apply; excellent benefits; $120-$150,000 depending experience with productivity bonuses KRC C Family Physician medical center as an employed physician in a fully-mature clinic in a nearby town. Currently one physician sees patients per day in this outpatient clinic. Hospitalists available to see/follow inpatients; call time is shared among providers community-wide; salary range: $140,000 with full benefits KRC Family Physician community health clinic with 3 satellite clinics; w/ or w/o OB depending; Call 1:5; salary range is competitive based on experience; loan repayment, CME allowance; great benefits. KRC C Family Physician w/o OB; multi-specialty clinic; 2 physicians needed; office Practice with multi-specialty group providing general Family Practice services with hospital in-patient care; salary: $140,000-$150,000 (guarantee first year) with production bonus; outstanding comprehensive benefits package KRC Laboratory Director (ASCP or equivalent); friendly RHC and 25-bed CAH; will oversee 3-4 med techs, 1 lab assistant; shared call time of 1-2 nights per week and a weekend rotation every 3rd; great salary and benefits package KRC C Family Physician position, w/ or w/o OB, join existing practice with 2 physicians; call coverage shared with an eight physician rotation; salary is $160,000 per year with a first year guarantee and option for year two; possible relocation costs and CME allowance available KRC C Family Physician w/o OB, family practice clinic with a four day work week. Current staff : 5 physicians and 2 PAs. Call Coverage will be shared with an eight physician rotation. Salary is $160,000 with great benefits. KRC C Internal Medicine join hospital employed internal medicine group; strong hospitalist skills needed for referrals from family practitioners and surgeons and office practice. Experienced physician preferred; highly competitive salary with outstanding benefits KRC Family Physician w/o OB; will work in a FQHC, care for children and adults in a family practice setting, some supervisory duties of NPs/ PAs and hospital care. New facility with new equipment; shared call coverage; salary range is $161,000 - $178,000; excellent benefits. KRC Dentist CHC in great location; new position to join a full time dentist to provide comprehensive general dentistry to practice patients; salary: $90,000 - $120,000, great benefits. Continued

13 KRC Family Physician w/ or w/o OB, to join a solo practice with three sites; position can be part-time or full-time; call coverage is 1:4; excellent benefits and a competitve salary. KRC Nurse Practitioner CHC with 3 satellite clinics; patients: birth to geriatric; hours are Mon-Fri 8a-5p with no call; experience preferred; excellent salary and benefits. KRC Physician Assistant join a well established, busy orthopedic practice; opportunity to be 1st assist in surgery, assist in physician clinic, have your own clinic, and share call; this location s midlevel providers gross well over 120K annually; top salary and benefits package. KRC Nurse Practitioner join a well established, busy orthopedic practice; opportunity to be 1st assist in surgery, assist in physician clinic, have your own clinic, and share call; this location s midlevel providers gross well over 120K annually; top salary and benefits package. KRC Nurse Practitioner new position, join a well-established, busy family practice RHC. ARNP s have the opportunity to see varied diagnoses of all ages; hospital owned clinic; great benefits; salary: 60,000 - $84,000. KRC Family Medicine community health center; w/ or w/o OB; benefits include medical, dental, 10 paid vacation days, loan repayment availability, CME allowance and a negotiable salary. KRC Nurse Practitioner Parttime position, to work a maximum of 20 hours per week primarily afternoons; acute care only, may assist with hospital rounds during evening and/or weekend hours; great salary and benefits. KRC Orthopedist BC/BE certified, for 65 physician multispecialty group; fee for service group, excellent benefits and partnership after 18 mo.; practice includes a full spectrum of care; earning potential for this position is way above average. KRC Orthopedist BC/BE certified, with a focus on the Spine, for a 65 physician multispecialty group; fee for service group that offers excellent benefits and partnership after 18 mo.; practice includes a full spectrum of care; earning potential for this position is way above average. KRC Ophthalmologist BC/BE certified, for a 65 physician multispecialty group; fee for service group that offers excellent benefits and partnership after 18 months; practice includes a full spectrum of care; earning potential for this position is way above average. KRC Allergy and Immunologist BC/BE certified, for a 65 physician multispecialty group; fee for service group that offers excellent benefits and partnership after 18 mo.; practice includes a full spectrum of care; earning potential for this position is way above average. KRC Pulmonologist BC/BE certified, for a 65 physician multispecialty group; fee for service group that offers excellent benefits and partnership after 18 mo.; practice includes a full spectrum of care; earning potential for this position is way above average. KRC Physiatrist/PM&R BC/BE certified, for a 65 physician multispecialty group; fee for service group that offers excellent benefits and partnership after 18 mo.; practice includes a full spectrum of care; earning potential for this position is way above average. SOUTHEAST KRC Internist multi-specialty group with 4 satellite clinics; staff includes: 6 FPs, 1 pediatrician, 2 internists, 2 general surgeons, 1 urologist; the clinic offers a full spectrum of care; salary is negotiable; full benefits KRC C Pulmonologist 148-bed licensed, 105-bed operating medical center; not a hospital employee, salary guarantee; benefits KRC C Otolaryngologist 148-bed licensed, 105-bed operating medical center; not a hospital employee, provided a salary guarantee; benefits KRC C Family Physician busy rural health clinic; 1 FP, 1 NP, 1 practice administrator, and 1 office coordinator on staff; admitting 25-bed licensed inpatient acute care CAH directly across street; salary is competitive and negotiable; great benefits KRC Internist busy multi-specialty group; 2 internists, pediatrician, 4 OB/GYNs, 1 general surgeon, and 5 FPs on staff; the 160-bed admitting hospital at same location; call is 1:2; salary: $160,000 plus bonus; benefits; H-1B opportunity KRC C Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 109-bed hospital that serves a 6 county area; currently 2 anesthesiologists and 1 CRNA on staff; call is 1:3 OB, 1:4 general procedures; salary is $120,000-$130,000; full benefits KRC C Radiologist 109-bed hospital that serves a 6 county area; currently 1 interventional radiologist on staff; call is 1:2; candidates must be skilled in muscular skeletal MRI and mammo; salary is $400,000-$500,000 w/ partnership opportunity available after 1 year; full benefits KRC C Family Physician w/ OB, 109-bed hospital that serves a 6 county area; currently 7 family physicians and 2 OB/GYNs on staff; call is 1:4 and hospital maintains a hospitalist program; salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits KRC C Internist 109-bed hospital serves a 6 county area; will serve in-patient and out-patient pop.; currently 37 physicians representing over 15 specialties on staff; salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits if employed by the hospital KRC Urologist for solo practice; 190-bed admitting hospital; call minimum of 10 days/mo.; income guarantee of $400,000 plus RVUs; + benefits KRC Internist multi-specialty group practice; 105-bed admitting medical center; 1st year guarantee offered to solo practitioner; benefits KRC Family Physician w/ or w/o OB for multi-specialty group practice; 105-bed admitting medical center; 1st year guarantee offered to solo practitioner; benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Internist to join 2 internists in a multi-specialty group; 190-bed admitting hospital; salary $180,000 plus RVUs; benefits KRC C General Surgeon for solo practice; 105-bed admitting medical center; the medical center offers practice establishment assistance and marketing; first year guarantee; benefits; H-1B opportunity KRC C Orthopedic Surgeon for solo practice; 105-bed admitting medical center; one ortho surgeon currently on staff; the medical center offers practice establishment assistance and first year guarantee; benefits; H-1B opportunity KRC Internist rural health clinic; caseload is primarily outpatient, 4.5 days/ week at clinic; responsible for inpatient practice with 1:7 call; 25-bed CAH is 12 miles from clinic; physician can practice in the clinic on-campus as well; 1 ARNP, 1 LPN, and a CAN/staff on staff; salary is $180,000; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Nurse Practitioner for rural health clinic; the admitting 25-bed CAH is 12 miles from the clinic; currently 1 ARNP, 1 LPN, and a CAN/staff on staff; no call; salary is competitive and negotiable; benefits KRC Registered Nurse 5 physician private practice; ACLS and previous cardiac training preferred, but willing to train; no call; full-time position with M-F schedule only; salary is competitive and negotiable; excellent benefits Continued 13

14 KRC Anesthesiologist for solo practice; 105-bed admitting medical center; salary is competitive and based on experience; possible loan repayment and CME allowance available; H-1B opportunity KRC Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist for 105-bed medical center; salary is competitive and based upon experience; possible loan repayment and CME allowance KRC Medicine-Pediatrics patient caseload would be primarily out-patient, but responsible for in-patient practice as well; salary $180,000 + productivity bonus, with an initial 3-year contract; great benefits KRC C Obstetric/Gynecologist medical center, a 109-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital. Salary is $300,000 with a 2 year contract; relocation costs and loan repayment are available; excellent benefits package KRC C Otolaryngologist medical center; salary $340,000 with a 2 year contract. Relocation costs and loan repayment are available as well as CME allowance; excellent benefits package for hospital employed physician. KRC C Endocrinologist hospitalist program at a 109-bed medical center. Salary is $220,000 with a 2 year contract; relocation costs and loan repayment are available, CME allowance; excellent benefits KRC Internist BC for hospitalbased group practice; currently 5 physicians on staff; call is shared; salary is $230,000 with 2 year contract + $15,000 sign-on bonus; full benefits. KRC C Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 109-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital; currently on staff are 2 Anesthesiologists and 1 CRNA. Call coverage is 1:3 OB, 1:4 general procedures; salary $200,000 with excellent benefits package. KRC Occupational Therapy 109-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital; position is ortho/neuro based and treats 5-6 patients per day; experienced candidates and recent graduates encouraged to apply; great salary and benefits. KRC Occupational Therapy Assistant 109-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital; position is ortho/neuro based and treats 5-6 patients per day; experienced candidates and recent graduates encouraged to apply; great salary and benefits. KRC Physical Therapy 109-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital; position 14 Kansas c o n n e c t i o n s treats patients per day. Experienced candidates and recent graduates encouraged to apply. Salary: 73,000-94,000; excellent benefits. KRC Speech-Language Pathologist 109-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital; position is an inpatient rehabilitation unit, acute care, and outpatient setting; salary: $70,000- $80,000; great benefits. KRC Physical Therapy Assistant 109-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital; position treats 5-6 patients per day. Experienced candidates and recent graduates are encouraged to apply; salary DOE with great benefits. KRC C Orthopedic Surgeon BC/ BE for very busy group practice with 3 other orthopedists; would prefer candidates to have an interest in spine, foot, or ankle specialties or any subspecialty besides total joints; income guarantee for the first year is $350,000-$400,000; excellent benefits including sign on bonus. KRC C Urologist hospital employed or independent. The hospital would like to have a new urologist onboard by Salary is $360,000 with a one year contract; excellent benefits package. KRC Sonographer growing multispecialty group practice; clinic specializes in quality health care for the entire family; currently on staff 9 physicians, 3 PA s, and 3 ARNP s; no call; prefer an experienced sonographer, but new graduates are encouraged to apply! Salary is negotiable; excellent benefits. SOUTHWEST KRC Family Physician for federally qualified community health center w/ 3 satellites; FP can see OB patients up to delivery; no call; no weekends; salary negotiable; benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Urologist for multi-specialty group with 27 physicians and 11 specialties; large service area with many referrals; 3 satellite facilities; 100-bed admitting hospital; salary is competitive and negotiable; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Family Physician 25-bed hospital; patient care provided at clinic and extended care facility; 1 FP, 1 part-time general surgeon, and 1 NP on staff; call 1 week every 3-4 weeks; salary is $150,000-$170,000; benefits KRC C Family Physician w/o OB for multi-specialty group practice; strictly outpatient, clinic-based; 2 FPs, 5 internists, and 4 pediatricians on staff; call shared with FPs and internists; FPs are responsible for answering questions over the phone (1:3); 132-bed admitting hospital; salary is $150,000; full benefits KRC Physical Therapist new 20-bed CAH and 43 bed long-term care unit; under direction of an experienced PT, this PT will provide services for post-op ortho patients, athletic injuries and geriatrics; experienced therapists and new grads encouraged to apply; Director, PTA, and an aide on staff; salary is $62,000-$83,000; full benefits KRC C Pharmacist solo position available in a 45-bed county owned, not-for-profit, rural hospital; experience preferred but new grads encouraged to apply; PharmD required and must be KS licensed or eligible; hospital is currently contracting with a local pharmacist; salary is $75,000- $110,000; full benefits KRC C Family Physician growing multi-specialty group; opportunity for physician interested in learning more general surgery and OB/GYN; w/o OB, unless interested; 3 physicians and 1 PA/NP on staff; call is 1:3 (no ER); primarily outpatient; 100-bed hospital full service acute care center 1 block away; salary $135,000+; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC C Medicine-Pediatrics growing multi-specialty group; specialties: family medicine, general surgery, OB/GYN; 3 physicians and 1 PA/NP on staff; call is 1:3 (no ER); caseload primarily outpatient; 100-bed hospital full service acute care center 1 block away; salary $135,000+; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Endocrinologist multi-specialty group,25 physicians with 11 specialties; serves 24 counties; 2 satellite facilities; highly complex lab and radiology/nuclear medicine depts; call is 1:6; 100-bed hospital is 3 blocks away; salary is $180,000; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Rheumatologist multispecialty group,25 physicians in 11 specialties; large service area w/ many referrals; 2 satellites; highly complex lab and radiology/nuclear medicine depts; call is 1:6; 100-bed hospital 3 blocks away; salary:$180,000; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Pulmonologist multi-specialty group, 25 physicians with 11 specialties; large service area w/ many referrals; 2 satellites; highly complex lab and radiology/nuclear medicine depts; call is 1:6; 100-bed hospital is 3 blocks away; salary is $180,000; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Gastroenterologist multispecialty group, 25 physicians with 11 specialties; large service area w/ many referrals; 2 satellites; highly complex lab and radiology/nuclear medicine depts; call is 1:6; 100-bed hospital 3 blocks away; salary:$180,000; full benefits; H-1B, J-1 opportunity

15 KRC Family Physician with or w/o OB for multi-specialty group w/ 23 physicians and 11 specialties; currently 2 physicians and 1 NP; call is 1:3; local 100-bed hospital is 3 blocks away; salary is competitive and negotiable, full benefits; H- 1B and J-1 opportunity KRC C Obstetrician/Gynecologist growing multi-specialty group with the following specialties: family medicine, general surgery, and OB/GYN; 3 physicians and 1 PA/NP on staff; call is 1:3 (no ER); caseload primarily outpatient; 100-bed admitting hospital is 1 block away; salary is $135,000+; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC C Internist growing multi-specialty group; opportunity for physician interested in learning more of the general surgery and OB/GYN disciplines; 3 physicians and 1 PA/NP on staff; call is 1:3 (no ER); caseload is primarily outpatient; the 100-bed admitting hospital is 1 block away; salary $135,000+; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC C Family Physician w/ OB for 25-bed CAH and rural health clinic; 3 FPs, 1 PA-C, 1 NP, and 1 CRNA on staff; call is 1:4; starting salary: $180,000 + $15,000 sign-on bonus; full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Family Physician w/o OB at hospital-based clinic; mostly outpatient, no ER; 25-bed hospital next door to clinic; 2 physicians and 2 ARNPs on staff; schedule is days/week; call is 1:2 weeknights and 1:4 weekends; salary $150,000 plus production incentive; benefits, including hospital benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Internist for multi-specialty group, 23 physicians from 11 specialties; large service area; satellite facility; 100-bed hospital 3 blocks away; 2 opportunities due to growth; 2 physicians and 1 NP on staff; call is 1:3; competitive and negotiable salary full benefits; H-1B and J-1 opportunity KRC Nurse Practitioner 25-bed CAH w/ rural health clinic and long-term care unit; NP to provide care w/in the clinic and take ER call; call to be determined will be at least 8 days/mo; 2 board certified physicians on staff; salary competitive and negotiable; full benefits KRC Family Physician w/o OB for 12-bed CAH and rural health clinic; currently 1 physician and 1 PA/NP on staff; call is 1:4 or 5; salary: $170,000; great benefits; H-1B,J-1 opportunity KRC C Urologist for 99-bed acute care facility; services: a fully staffed 24-hour ER; hospital employed, part of the 22 physician multispecialty group, or private practice; currently no urologists on staff; salary is competitive and depends on experience; full benefits; J-1 opportunity KRC C Endocrinologist for 99-bed acute care facility which offers traditional hospital services including a fully staffed 24-hour ER; position will join the well-established 22 physician multi-specialty group; currently no endocrinologists on staff; salary is competitive and depends on experience; full benefits; J-1 opportunity KRC C Pulmonology/Critical Care Physician for 99-bed acute care facility services: fully staffed 24-hour ER; hospital employed or part of the 22 physician multi-specialty group; currently no pulmonologists on staff; salary is competitive and depends on experience; full benefits; J-1 opportunity KRC C Internist for 99-bed acute care facility which offers traditional hospital services including a fully staffed 24-hour ER; call is 1:3; salary is competitive; full benefits; J-1 opportunity KRC C Family Physician with or w/o OB for 99-bed acute care facility which offers traditional hospital services including a fully staffed 24-hour ER; call is 1:3; salary is competitive; full benefits; J-1 opportunity KRC Physical Therapist newly renovated, 13-bed CAH; work in all areas but primary in outpatient orthopedics; experienced candidates preferred but new graduates are encouraged to apply; salary range: $71,000-$87,000; great benefits KRC Physician Assistant 25-bed CAH with 2 FPs, 1 ENT Physician with full time CRNAs. OUTSTANDING salary plus incentives; EXCELLENT benefits. KRC Registered Nurse with OB, 18-bed CAH with a 32-bed long term care unit; recently remodeled hospital facility with state-of-theart computer systems; great salary; full benefits. KRC Medical Technologist 25- bed CAH. currently 3 med techs on staff, including the department supervisor; all will be shared among all 4 providers. Salary is $35,000-$50,000 depending on experience; comprehensive benefits. KRC Medical Laboratory Technician 25-bed CAH. currently 3 med techs on staff, including the department supervisor; call shared among 4 providers. Salary: $35,000-$50,000 depending on experience; comprehensive benefits. KRC Family Physician 25-bed CAH that draws from a large area. Practice supports many different types of procedures including endoscopy, minor surgery, general surgery, vasectomy, etc; $175,000 salary plus incentives; excellent benefits. KRC Family Physician w/o OB; 13-bed CAH; physician will provide care primarily for the Rural health Clinic, but will see patients in the ER, in-patient care within the hospital and outpatient care for long-term care residents; salary range is $170,000-$190,000 with full benefit packages; H1-B and J-1 visa sponsorship opportunity KRC Dentist full time staff position available for federally-qualified community health center; must be able to obtain license from the State of Kansas and BLS certification. Location offers competitive wages; excellent benefits KRC Registered Nurse for a newly renovated, 13-bed CAH; choice of working at the hospital and/or the long term care unit. no call for nursing staff. Shifts available include days, nights and weekends. Salary range: $43,680-$52,000 with a $3,000 sign-on bonus; excellent benefits KRC Radiology Technician for a newly renovated 13-bed CAH with adjoining 44-bed long term care unit and two rural health clinics; 2 Rad Techs and one cross trained lab assistant on staff; paid call is 1:3; will consider a new graduate. Salary range: $35,000-40,000; full benefits KRC Family Medicine w/ OB at federally-qualified community health center with 3 satellite facilities. Current staff: 1 NP; no call coverage! Salary starts at $140,000 and is DOE; outstanding benefits KRC Nurse CHC for primary care (including OB) ARNP. There is no call coverage for this position and the hours are 8a-5p; salary is $60,000 - $65,000 with great benefits package. KRC Physician Asssistant KRC Nurse Practitioner needed for a 12-bed CAH; ARNP will work fulltime in the clinic (4 days), cover the ER, have admitting privileges at the hospital, and make rounds in two different nursing facilities in the same county; salary range: $70,000 - $84,000; top benefits. Candidates looking for job opportunities in Kansas can access up to date listings by the KRC by visiting ruralhealth.kumc.edu on the Web. 15

16 Chris Cupp, MD Scott City, Kan. Editor s note: This is the second in a series of articles highlighting a rural health provider. If you know someone who would be an interesting subject, contact Amanda Gardner at agardner@kumc.edu. Even as high school sweethearts in Scott City, Chris and Christine Cupp knew they d like to return to western Kansas to live and raise a family. Small rural towns are not quite the Norman Rockwell pictures they once were, but it s still a great place to raise a family, Chris Cupp, MD, said. We always felt safe growing up and we wanted our kids to feel the same and to grow up in the same environment we did. It was a pretty easy decision, it just made sense. He also always knew he wanted to go to medical school but was not sure about what field of medicine. After graduating summa cum laude from Washburn University with a chemistry degree in 1996, he attended KU School of Medicine - Wichita, where he graduated with an MD degree in He received outstanding resident awards all three years of his family medicine residency. When he finished his residency, there weren t any openings in his hometown, so he took a position at Greeley County Hospital and Cupp, his wife and their three children settled in Tribune Kan. When their hometown needed a doctor in 2004, they moved to Scott City where he became chief of medical staff at Scott County Hospital. Located 60 miles from the Colorado border, 16 Kansas connections I can be a full-spectrum family physician. Chris Cupp, MD Scott City, Kan. the county has a population of 5,000, including both Chris and Christine Cupp s parents. Now the Cupp s three sons Chase, 9, and twins Colton and Connor, 7 not only can grow up around their grandparents, but they can attend first and third grades at the same elementary school their mother did, with some of the same teachers. They re also involved in Boy Scouts, 4-H, recreational football and school activities. Their father also is active, not only in the local community, but in medical organizations. He is president of the Southwest Kansas Medical Society, which focuses on issues facing rural practitioners, and is secretary for the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians. He ll serve as president of the Accademy in three years. I see that as another way to get involved and to get people to head out to western Kansas, Cupp said. Not only does Cupp appreciate the benefits of living in a small town, he s also grateful to live in such a progressive community. In September, Scott County approved a $24 million bond issue to replace the local hospital. It draws patients from surrounding counties because some of their hospitals no longer deliver babies. Scott City has a 20-bed hospital and the only clinic in the county. Construction is expected to begin in the next five months with completion within 18 months. The new facility will include the addition of a nuclear medicine department and a second operating room. Small-town living has both its rewards and challenges, Cupp noted. You re treated with a lot of respect and your thoughts are listened to. But it s a double-edged sword because you can t be anonymous. No matter where you are, including the Continued on next page

17 Grant expands epilepsy resources Rural Kansas will receive benefits Anew Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) federal service grant will improve resources and access for care in rural Kansas for children diagnosed with epilepsy. Starting Oct. 26, the grant enabled University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth (KUCTT) to team up with pediatric epilepsy experts through KU Medical Center and the Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) to provide training, education and support to rural communities that lack the resources to meet the special needs of children with epilepsy. The grant will allow for expanded and enhanced development and delivery of rural epilepsy programming. KUCTT will adapt additional pediatric epilepsy The HRSA grant will enable the University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth to provide training and education using interactive video delivery. curriculum for its interactive video delivery format and tailor these efforts to rural clinics and schools in Kansas as well as surrounding communities. The three-year program will provide more training in rural pediatric epilepsy care for student health professionals as well as training and programming to approximately 600 health professionals and 300 school personnel. In addition, the program is expected to support over 300 clinical telemedicine consultations. New educational and training materials related to the specific needs of students with epilepsy will be made available to schools. The number of video training opportunities for those who assist children with epilepsy will increase, and there will be greater access to family-centered evaluation and treatment. Newly developed training sessions will be available from the regional AHEC offices this spring. For AHEC educational offerings, go to kumc.edu/. Spotlight continued from PAGe 16 grocery store, you re the doc. Rural doctors probably work more weekends, put in more hours, and see more patients in a day than most urban doctors. They also can perform a wider range of services, according to Cupp. I can be a full-spectrum family physician, he said. I get to do any procedure I feel comfortable doing; I m not limited by the politics of a larger facility. I can be more of an oldfashioned family physician. Cupp also pointed out how practicing in a rural area helps pay for a medical school education. Cupp took advantage of the Kansas Medical Student Loan, which pays off student loans after practicing in a rural area for four years and the Kansas Bridging Plan, which provides community matching funds. What advice would he give to medical students considering a rural practice? It can seem intimidating to practice in a rural area, so I d recommend spending some time there, he said. Come follow us around at our practice. See what life is really like. It s a great opportunity. We need to get more physicians out here. He noted that Scott City needs at least one more doctor, Lakin needs two, and most of the western Kansas communities are in need or soon will be. 17

18 18 Kansas c o n n e c t i o n s SEARCH provides opportunities Students and clinics benefit during clinic rotations For a decade, the SEARCH (Student/ Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health) program has provided placed health care students with Kansas safetyclinics, enabling not only an important clinical rotation experience for students, but also a Community health centers are not only a great place for clinical students, but excellent learning environments for students in the fields of public health, health policy and health care administration. Jason Wesco, COO, Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas valuable resource for community health centers. This year, for the first time, the program was expanded to include graduate administrative students in addition to health care professions. Community health centers are not only a great place for clinical students, but excellent learning environments for students in the fields of public health, health policy and health care administration, said Jason Wesco, chief operations officer for the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, which this year has had four SEARCH placements. Two were clinical rotation sites for medical students and the other two were for a PhD student in nursing and a health policy management student. An MBA student also was placed at Health Ministries Clinic in Newton. In addition to benefiting the students and the clinic s patients, the SEARCH program also is appreciated by the staff, many of whom serve as adjunct faculty, preceptors or mentors to the students, according to Wesco. Students bring enthusiasm and a fresh perspective that our staff very much appreciates, he said A total of 23 graduate students -- including medical and dental students and nurse practitioners -- have completed rotations at 13 clinics in Kansas SEARCH program this year. They are placed in medically underserved areas, the majority of which are in rural areas such as the Heart of Kansas Clinic in Great Bend and the Flint Hills Community Health Center in Emporia. The opportunity for administrative placements of MBA and MPH students was made possible this year by funding from the Kansas legislature, according to Mary Beth Warren, statewide director of KUMC s Area Health Education Centers (AHECs). It was a great addition, she said of funding for administrative placements. They were looking to the health care workforce of the future. The SEARCH program, an initiative of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is coordinated in Kansas by the Kansas Association for Medically Underserved (KAMU) and AHEC. The federal money can be used only for health profession students at the graduate level or above. The program introduces students to underserved populations, Warren said. Safety-net clinics are a little different than traditional clinic settings; they re more interdisciplinary in nature. The AHECs have worked with KAMU for about 10 years by evaluating safety-net clinics for student placements, recruiting students and coordinating their placements. Students are often amazed at the need that s out there, said Erin Scraper, KAMU workforce development specialist, clinical services. They re exposed

19 to a whole different population than they re used to. It opens their eyes to how safety-net clinics work. KAMU was founded in 1989 to provide training, technical assistance and advocacy on behalf of federally funded community health centers in Kansas. Forty-two organizations, ranging from faith-based clinics to county health departments, are now members of KAMU. They include public and private non-profit organizations that deliver primary health care services regardless of an individual s ability to pay. The program also helps the clinics with both recruitment and retention, according to Scraper. We hope they ll perhaps consider working there, she said. It also helps retention of current staff because they must be adjunct faculty to participate and they enjoy the teaching and mentoring role. Sometimes the rotations which vary in length from two to 10 weeks and occur at different times of the year -- are required parts of academic programs and other times they are elective, said Judy Eyerly, interim director of AHEC-Northwest, who oversees the SEARCH grant. Objectives are agreed on by the academic program, the student and the site. Students often receive academic credit in addition to a small stipend and reimbursement for travel expenses. Placements can be a challenge because the rural clinics are far away from medical schools, Eyerly noted. The participation by administrative students this year was very helpful, according to Eyerly. It s a good way for MPH students to get experience with assessment, data collection and grant writing. She hopes the state-funded program can be extended but realizes the reality of the current budget constraints. Kelly Lang, a dental student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, said she had a great experience this summer with Dr. Allison Levans while working at the PrairieStar Health Center in Hutchinson. It was nice to get to see the type of people and experiences one gets working in a rural area, she said, adding that a clinical setting was a good motivator and reminder of why she had decided to attend dental school. Sometimes it s hard to remember when you re stuck in a classroom all day learning about biochemistry and cell microbiology. For more information on the SEARCH program, contact Eyerly for an application at jeyerly@kumc.edu or call I was a child of poverty. It always made me feel like a second class citizen to be poor. This clinical experience allowed me to prove to everyone that no one is a second class citizen regardless of their income. There were some of the kindest people that I have ever had the opportunity to provide care to. They were also so appreciative of the care that they received from me. SEARCH participants Honestly, this was one of the coolest experiences I have ever had. I did not know what to expect but I learned so much and enjoyed every minute I had there. I am so thankful I was able to be involved with the SEARCH Program. I feel I will be involved with public dentistry when I first am out on my own. I think it will be the perfect fit for me. SEARCH participant 19

20 From the Director continued from page 2 the Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation announced that two Kansas hospitals were awarded the 2009 Thomas R. Sipe Challenge for implementing solutions to health care challenges in Kansas: Newton Medical Center, Newton, and Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute. Three additional Kansas hospitals, Hays Medical Center, Hays; Via Christi Health, Wichita; and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, were recognized as honorable mention designees. To view the entries, you can visit the KHA Web site at org. Publication Schedule If you have an idea for an article in Kansas Connections, we welcome your input. Please send information to the KU School of Medicine-Wichita, 1010 N. Kansas, Wichita, KS Ideas are also welcomed by telephone at ; fax, ; or , jtibbals@kumc.edu. Deadline for submission of ideas for the next issue is Dec. 21, Sign up to receive Kansas Connections online Kansas Connections is available online for viewing, in an easy-to-print format. If you would like to sign up to receive e- mail alerts four times a year, letting you know when the newest issue is available, please visit and click the Kansas Connections dropdown menu. Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Wichita, KS Permit #864 The University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita 1010 N. Kansas Wichita, KS Return Service Requested