Family Medicine Residency
Program Director
Gary Bruning, D.O.
Number of total slots approved
AOA Family Medicine-10
(AOA Integrated Family Medicine/Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine-4)
ACGME-12
Didactics
The resident participates in the Family Practice Journal Club, Board Review and case presentations. There are additional lectures held twice daily (see insert of monthly lecture schedule). As well residents participate in teaching first and second year medical students.
What Makes the Kirksville Family Residency So Special?
Our wonderful residents, dedicated faculty and diverse patient population.
Association with AT Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - as the first osteopathic medical school, AT Still has a 125 year tradition of educating medical students and residents in the principles and practices of osteopathic medicine. Academically, our program has the best of both worlds - accredited by the ACGME, yet osteopathic principles and practice is considered integral to patient care and its principles are emphasized. Residents have the opportunity to work teaching medical students osteopathic manipulative medicine and to further their own skills in this area.
Rural Family Medicine Practice - each resident has their own panel of patients providing continuity of care with a progressively larger of number of patients throughout his/her three years as resident. Family medicine is a comprehensive specialties encompassing the whole patient and family including physiologic, emotional, cultural, economic and environmental factors as they relate to disease process.
Our beautiful location - Kirksville is a small university town with Truman State College and KCOM located in a region with lakes, woods, and farmland. Outdoor sports, hunting, fishing, boating, etc. are literally minutes away.
Please call or email for more information about our residency program.
Gary Bruning DO
Program Director
Chandra Pierson
Program Coordinator
Phone: 660-626-2688
Email: CPierson@atsu.edu
Call
A rotating call schedule is utilized which includes the family practice and the combined family practice/NMM residents. The resident is responsible for his/her call.
Dallas Mullock, D.O., Chief Family Medicine Resident
Dave Dalton, D.O., Family Medicine Resident, ACGME
Brooks Beal, D.O., Family Medicine, Chief Resident for Northeast Regional Medical Center
Dr. Beal grew up in northern California. After high school he spent two years on a church mission in Argentina and became fluent in Spanish. After his mission he moved to Utah for his undergraduate work where he met his wife. He and his wife have 2 children. Dr. Beal has a B.S. degree in biology and a M.S. in medical health science. He graduated medical school at Touro University Nevada. His medical interests include rural medicine, sports medicine, preventative medicine and pediatrics. He also enjoys fishing, hunting, golf, sports, traveling and spending time with his family.
Alicia King, D.O., Family Medicine, is from southeast Missouri. She has grown up in a rural area and is interested in returning. Her medical interests are in family medicine with osteopathic manual manipulation and geriatric foci. She lives with her husband, son, and in-laws. She enjoys spending time with her family, taking care of her in-laws, and learning about other cultures.