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Freeman Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Residency · Joplin, MO

Sponsored by Kansas City University GME Consortium (KCU-GME Consortium) · Director Kent McIntire

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Class size
1
Visas
None
PGY-1 salary
$60k

Red flags

  • No visa sponsorship. Only applicants who need no visa can train here.

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20261 on record of 1 seat · 1 published before starting
  • Chance Aplanalp2 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
Started 20252 on record of 1 seat · 1 published before starting
  • Elijah Elliott1 paper · 1 review
  • Brandy Gotti
Started 20241 on record of 2 seats
  • Alex Otto

Training

8 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to fellowship.

Months at each site

  • Freeman Hospital West29 mo
  • Freeman Surgical Center20 mo
  • 32nd Street Surgery Center4 mo
  • Children's Mercy Hospital2 mo
  • Mercy Hospital Springfield2 mo
  • Joplin Ear, Nose & Throat2 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship3
  • Neurotology Fellowship1
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Mercy Hospital Springfield2
  • Advent1
  • Afc Urgent Care1
  • Drs. Girgis and Associates, S.c.1
  • Ent and Allergy Associates of Florida, LLC1
  • Freeman Health System1

Research

100% of current residents have a paper since 2023

5 of 5, 12 papers between them

  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

People

Leadership

  • Kent McIntireENT Program Director

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 91°, winters fall to 25°. About 5 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

91k people live within 20 minutes of Freeman Hospital West by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $800 a month within 10 miles of Freeman Hospital West.

Hazards

  • Ice storms
  • Strong wind
  • Heat waves
  • Tornadoes

Publishes with residents

  • Kent McIntireOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery, 4 residents
  • Scott McClintickOtolaryngology, 4 residents
  • Hallie BakerOtolaryngology, 3 residents
  • John IrlamAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 3 residents