Faculty and Staff

Program Directors

KATHERINE MELHORN, MD
Residency Director, Department of Pediatrics
Clinical Professor – Department of Pediatrics

Dr. Melhorn received her medical degree from, as well as completed her residency training at University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, KS. She completed Ambulatory Pediatrics fellowship training at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Melhorn is a member of Section on Child Abuse and Neglect, as well as a member of the State Child Death Review Board for Kansas, and board certified in General Pediatrics. Her particular areas of interest are child sexual and physical abuse, child neglect, and prevention of childhood injuries.

 

GAROLD O. MINNS, MD
Program Director Internal Medicine
Professor – Department of Medicine
Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs

Dr. Minns received his medical degree, residency training, and Infectious Disease fellowship training at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita. Dr. Minns is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease. He is governor of the Kansas chapter of the American College of Physicians, and has served as a consultant for the Sedgwick County Health Department's Tuberculosis Program since 1986.

 

Please follow the links below to see bios of other faculty members.

Pediatrics
Internal Medicine Full Time Faculty
Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Faculty

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Staff

Janell Vulgamore
Med-Peds Coordinator
Jvulgamore-aff@kumc.edu
(316) 962-2212 - Office
(316) 962-7231 - Fax

Janell Vulgamore is our Med/Peds Residency Coordinator. She works to make our program a quality place to train and her priority is meeting the needs of the Med/Peds residents. As the contact person for applicants, Janell is a valuable source of information on many aspects of the residency. She has worked in Graduate Medical Education for over 15 years. When Janell is not herding cats (literally with several cats at home and figuratively, of course, at work), she enjoys spending time with her family, and performing with various local choral groups.