UMKC Family Medicine

We are so proud and excited to announce that PGY3 Dr. Strother will be staying home at UMKC to complete her surgical FMOB fellowship! Join us in congratulating Dr. Strother 💙💛

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Dr. Angela Barnett, faculty member for UMKC's SOM and Family Medicine Residency, received the Dr. Patricia Lebensohn Excellence in Integrative Medicine Education Award at the 2026 Integrative Medicine Conference in Tucson, AZ, on March 12-13, 2026. Dr. Barnett and Dr. Anna Maria Pletz also presented a poster while at the event.

Criteria for this award include:

The faculty member will have demonstrated excellence in Integrative Medicine education and a significant impact on the specialty of Integrative Medicine in two or more of the following ways:
• Development of exceptional Integrative Medicine education curriculum, including educational materials, within the residency through creative and innovative initiatives.
• Creation of novel structures and programming within the residency leading to sustainability of Integrative Medicine education for future learners.
• Sustained commitment to resident wellness through creation of programming, curriculum, or mentorship
• Mentorship and leadership within Integrative Medicine demonstrating a passion and commitment to promoting Integrative Medicine education.
• Passion for teaching Integrative Medicine and sharing and collaborating with other Integrative Medicine leaders through workshops, shared presentations, and other relationships.

Congratulation Dr. Barnett!

Delayed post from our Research Day! It was so great seeing residents present their research that they had been working hard on for the past few years!

Our Family Medicine Residents and Interns, two Sports Medicine Fellows, and two DPM residents presented fascinating topics for our annual research day at UH's Lakewood Medical Center campus on March 10!

We’re so thrilled with our class of 2029! We can’t wait to have you all in KC! 💙💛

Your 2026-2027 Chiefs reporting for duty! Drs. Kiracofe, Miklo, and Perkins will be our fearless leaders 🫡 and we can’t forget honorary chief, Baby Miklo, who will be joining this crew in a few weeks 😉

We like to think these little kids would be proud of who they grew up to be ✨

Pancake Day at UH Lakewood Medical Center for Resident Appreciation!

Our Resident/Fellow Appreciation Social was held at Jazzy B’s in Lee’s Summit, and was very fun and the food was amazing!!

Missouri Family Physician Advocacy Day 2026!

Three of our own Family Medicine continue to be leaders in the field! Lane Wilson, MD, Program Director with Kevin Gray, MD and Carlie Nikel, PsyD, Associate Program Directors collaborated on a recently published article in the STFM Journal. Take a moment and learn from their study!

FEAR: Faculty Evaluation and Retaliation—A Survey of Family Medicine Program Directors Background and Objectives: Evaluating resident physicians is essential for resident development and patient safety. Fear of retaliation from residents may be a barrier to faculty completing resident physician evaluations. This study examined family medicine program directors’ perceptions on fear o...

Happy National Women’s Physician Day to the incredible residents and attendings at UMKC. We are so proud of our strong female physicians who are mothers, sisters, friends, and exemplary doctors!