The Wesley Graduate Medical Education department coordinates graduate, and undergraduate medical education activities at Wesley Healthcare facilities. All graduate and undergraduate medical education activities are sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita. Approximately 268 residents are training in the KU residency program in Wichita, and 115 of these residents receive their training at Wesley each month.
All residents are employed by the Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education (WCGME), of which Wesley Healthcare is a member institution.
Residency at Wesley includes inpatient care, as well as at WesleyCare Clinics and Wesley Family Medicine Center.
Department Leadership
- Ross Barker, Administrator Director, Graduate Medical Education, (316) 962-3361
ross.barker@wesleymc.com - Cindy Underwood, Manager, Graduate Medical Education, (316) 962-2210
cindy.underwood@wesleymc.com
Residency Programs
Anesthesiology
- Robert McKay, M.D., Chairman, UKSM-W Department of Anesthesiology
- James Walker, M.D., Program Director, UKSM-W Department of Anesthesiology
- Rhonda Franssen, Residency Office Coordinator, (316) 962-2245
rhonda.franssen@wesleymc.com
Family Medicine
- Rick Kellerman, M.D., Chairman, UKSM-W Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Gretchen Irwin, M.D., Program Director
- Katie Kellerman, Residency Office Supervisor, (316) 962-3976
katie.kellerman@wesleymc.com
Internal Medicine
- Jon Schrage, M.D., Chairman, UKSM-W Department of Internal Medicine
- B.J. Salyers, M.D., Program Director
- Janell Vulgamore, Residency Office Coordinator, (316) 962-2212
janell.vulgamore@wesleymc.com
Med/Pediatrics
- Nathan Tofteland, M.D., Program Director
- Janell Vulgamore, Residency Office Coordinator, (316) 962-2212
janell.vulgamore@wesleymc.com
OB/GYN
- David Grainger, M.D., Chairman, UKSM-W Department of Ob/Gyn
- Zarchary Kuhlmann, D.O., Program Director
- Loren Braum, Senior Residency Coordinator, (316) 962-3182
loren.braum@wesleymc.com - Stacey Wright-Haviland, Medical Student Coordinator, (316) 962-3181
Orthopedic Surgery
- Bradley Dart, M.D., Program Director
- Cindy Underwood, Manager, Graduate Medical Education, (316) 962-2210
cindy.underwood@wesleymc.com
Pediatrics
- Brian Pate, M.D., Chairman, UKSM-W Department of Pediatrics
- Deborah Alliston, M.D., Program Director
- Tara Shirley, Residency Coordinator, (316) 962-2658
tara.shirley@wesleymc.com - Cindy Roth, Residency Office Coordinator, (316) 962-2253
cindy.roth@wesleymc.com
Radiology
- Charles McGuire, M.D., Chairman, UKSM-W Department of Radiology
- Kamran Ali, M.D., Program Director
- Heather Contreras, Residency Office Coordinator, (316) 962-2211
heather.contreras@wesleymc.com
Surgery
- Alex Ammar, M.D., Chairman, UKSM-W Department of Surgery
- Michael Porter, M.D., Program Director
- Rhonda Franssen, Residency Office Coordinator, (316) 962-2245
rhonda.franssen@wesleymc.com