Physicians work with a team of health professionals in treating patients.
Opportunities for medical service in the community are virtually unlimited, as is the scope of medical practice to be pursued. Physicians are needed in rural and urban areas, in primary care or one of many medical specialties. Physicians are needed to serve as clinical practitioners as well as educators, researchers, and administrators. The M.D. degree is earned upon successful completion of a four-year educational program. During the first two years, students complete their pre-clinical, or basic science, phase of medical school in Kansas City.