Graduate Medical Education in Family Medicine

Dr. Kellerman is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita (KUSM-W).  Previously he was the Program Director of the KUSM - Wichita Family Medicine Residency Program at Smoky Hill - Salina, Kansas. In his current position as department chair, he is responsible for the oversight of three family medicine residency programs. Dr. Kellerman is a past president and board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AFFP). He has edited 16 books, including 13 editions of Conn's Current Therapy (Elsevier) and was the medical editor and moderator for FP Audio, a product of the AAFP. He was an appointed member of the Institute of Medicine committee on Innovation in Health Professional Education. Among his awards are the University of Kansas School of Medicine Jayhawk Lifetime Achievement Award for Mentorship.

Dr. Irwin is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the KUSM - Wichita. She is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the KUSM-Wichita and serves as the campus Designated Institutional Officer, ensuring that 14 residency and fellowship programs in multiple specialties meet ACGME accreditation requirements. Previously, Dr. Irwin was the Program Director of the KUSM - Wichita Family Medicine Residency Program at Wesley Medical Center. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) and the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation. In 2023, she was awarded the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award for full time faculty.  

American Academy of Family Physicians.- American Board of Family Medicine.- American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.- Association of Departments of Family Medicine.- Association of Family Medicine Administrators.- Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors.- North American Primary Care Research Group.- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.- Family Medicine Residency Program Accreditation.- The Funding of Family Medicine Education.- Competency Based Assessment: An Overview.- Core Competencies, Milestones and Entrustable Professional Activities.- A Practical Approach to Curriculum Development.- Recruitment of Residents.- Resident Integration:Orientation and OnBoarding.- International Medical Graduates in Family Medicine Education.- Resident Evaluation, Advancement and Program Completion.- Addressing Medical Resident Performance Issues:Strategies for Improvement.- Faculty Recruitment:Best Practices.- Faculty Performance.- Faculty Development.- Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Oppression (DEIA).- Developing a Healthy Learning Environment.- Resident and Faculty Well-Being and Burnout.- Interprofessional Education and Teamwork.- Practical Didactic and Bedside Teaching Skills.- Teaching Maternal Health Care.- Teaching Advocacy in Family Medicine Residency Programs:Cultivating a Voice for Change.- Teaching and Evaluating Professionalism.- Teaching Behavioral Science.- Teaching Evidenced-Based Medicine.-Teaching Practice Management.- Teaching The Doctor-Patient Relationship.- Training for Rural Practice:Place-Based, Mission- Aligned and Community Engaged.- Managing the Family Medicine Center.- Practical Leadership Skills for Family Medicine Residency Program Directors.- Managing Change in Residency Programs.- Negotiation and Collaboration Skills.- Time Management.- Starting a New Program:Asking Good Questions.- Surviving a Disaster in Your Program.- Controversies in Family Medicine Education.- The Future of Family Medicine Education:Challenges, Opportunities and Innovation.