Mission
To provide excellence in graduate medical education through a collaborative partnership among the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Via Christi Regional Medical Center and Wesley Medical Center.
Purpose
To coordinate an organized educational program with faculty guidance and supervision of residents to promote safe and appropriate care for patients, while facilitating the resident's ethical, professional and personal development.
In addition, WCGME:
- Optimizes the learning environment of resident physicians through shared resources;
- Enhances the scholarly and scientific foundation of medicine in the Wichita community;
- Provides a consistent and uniform system for managing human resources for graduate medical education;
- Advocates for the resources necessary to support graduate medical education in Wichita;
- Participates in the community by caring for the medically underserved through residency programs;
- Provides a supply of future physicians for communities throughout the state of Kansas; and
- Educates the community and state about the value and benefits of graduate medical education in Wichita.
