Applications are accepted only through ERAS. An applicant must meet the following qualifications to be eligible for appointment to the SMC GME FMR:

1. Satisfactory completion of Steps I and II of the Boards (either the United States Medical Licensing Examination (“USMLE”) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (“COMLEX”)), and
2. Graduation from a medical school in the United States or Canada, accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), or
   • Graduation from a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States, accredited by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOACOCA), or
   • Graduation from a medical school outside of the United States or Canada, and meeting the following additional qualifications:
     • Holds a currently-valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) prior to appointment or holds a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a United States licensing jurisdiction in their current ACGME specialty/-subspecialty
     • 1 year, or less, has passed since applicant has graduated from medical school program
     • Applicant has not failed the same board exam twice or more
3. Applicant must be able to obtain a temporary physician license from the state of Missouri prior to their first year of residency, and a permanent physician license from the state of Missouri during their second year of residency.
   • If an applicant is an international medical graduate, they will not be required to meet this licensure eligibility requirement

Applications are accepted only through ERAS. An applicant must meet the following qualifications to be eligible for appointment to the SMC GME FMR:

1. Satisfactory completion of Steps I and II of the Boards (either the United States Medical Licensing Examination (“USMLE”) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (“COMLEX”)), and
2. Graduation from a medical school in the United States or Canada, accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), or
   • Graduation from a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States, accredited by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOACOCA), or
   • Graduation from a medical school outside of the United States or Canada, and meeting the following additional qualifications:
     • Holds a currently-valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) prior to appointment or holds a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a United States licensing jurisdiction in their current ACGME specialty/-subspecialty
     • 1 year, or less, has passed since applicant has graduated from medical school program
     • Applicant has not failed the same board exam twice or more
3. Applicant must be able to obtain a temporary physician license from the state of Missouri prior to their first year of residency, and a permanent physician license from the state of Missouri during their second year of residency.
   • If an applicant is an international medical graduate, they will not be required to meet this licensure eligibility requirement

Program Director: Dr. Alyssa Easter MD

Core Faculty: Dr. Elizabeth Lucore DO, Dr. Margaret Taylor MD

Faculty: Dr. Chan Reyes MD, Dr. Matthew Stinson MD, Dr. Christopher Ward PsyD, Dr. Clint Strong MD

PGY1: Addiction Medicine (4 weeks), Family Medicine Outpatient (8 weeks), Pediatric Urgent Care (2 weeks), Maternal Fetal Newborn Float (2 weeks), Dermatology (2 weeks), Elective (2 weeks), Musculoskeletal Medicine (2 weeks), Sports Medicine (2 weeks), Family Medicine Inpatient (12 weeks), Maternal Fetal Newborn (8 weeks), Introduction to Family Medicine (4 weeks)

PGY2: Elective (8 weeks), Family Medicine Outpatient (8 weeks), Pediatric Inpatient (4 weeks), Community Family Medicine (4 weeks), Sports Medicine (4 weeks), Maternal Fetal Newborn Float (4 weeks), Family Medicine Inpatient (8 weeks), Maternal Fetal Newborn (4 weeks), Gynecology (4 weeks), Pediatric Outpatient (4 weeks)

PGY3: Family Medicine Outpatient (12 weeks), Elective (20 weeks), Family Medicine Inpatient (8 weeks), Maternal Fetal Newborn (4 weeks),  Geriatric (4 weeks), Pediatric Outpatient (4 weeks)

Elective Rotation Choices:

Academic Medicine 

Addiction Medicine 

Advocacy 

Allergy 

Anesthesiology 

ARC of the Ozarks 

Afya ya Tabia 

Billing and Coding 

Board Review 

Cardiology 

Community Family Medicine 

Dermatology 

Direct Primary Emergency Medicine 

Endocrinology 

ENT 

Utunzaji wa Express 

Family Medicine Outpatient 

Gastroenterology 

Gender Affirming Care 

Geriatrics 

Gynecology 

Health Care Administration 

Hematology/Oncology 

Hospital Medicine 

Humanities 

Infectious Disease 

Intensive Care 

Maternity 

Medicine in an Austere Environment 

Mindfulness 

Mobile Unit / School-based  care

Neonatology 

Nephrology 

Neurology 

Obstetrics ED 

OMT 

Ophthalmology 

Ortho 

Udhibiti wa Maumivu 

Palliative Care 

Pediatric  

Pediatrics Inpatient/outpatient/Urgent Care 

Perinatology 

Apoteket 

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

Physician as Patient 

Podiatry 

Procedures 

Psychiatry 

Quality Improvement – Integrated Medicine 

Radiology 

Recruitment 

Refugee Medicine 

Utafiti 

Respiratory Therapy 

Rheumatology 

Rural Clinic

Sports Medicine 

Surgery 

Ultrasound 

Urgent Care (Adult) 

Urology 

Volunteerism

Afya ya Wanawake

Wound Care

• Salary: PGY-1 $62,185 / PGY-2: $64,481 / PGY-3: $67,026
• All residents receive: 160 hours (20 days) of PTO , 9 paid Holidays, and 40 hours PTO for CME each year.
• Course fees for basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support, advanced trauma life support, STABLE, neonatal resuscitation and advanced life support in obstetrics are paid by the program.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance options provided for residents and eligible dependents.
• All fees for licensure are paid by the program, including permanent licensure, BNDD and DEA for those who qualify.
• Malpractice Insurance is provided at no cost to the resident for activities associated with the residency program.
• Leave of Absence: 6 weeks paid medical, parental, and caregiver leave of absence for qualifying reasons consistent with applicable laws are available annually
• Relocation allowance is provided.
• Program pays for initial registration for USMLE/COMLEX Step III.