{"id":62869,"date":"2018-09-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/09\/04\/com-resident-of-the-month-9\/"},"modified":"2018-09-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T05:00:00","slug":"com-resident-of-the-month-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/09\/04\/com-resident-of-the-month-9\/","title":{"rendered":"COM resident of the month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kyle Schmidt, MD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical school you attended\/year you graduated: <\/strong>UNMC &#8211; 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Residency\/fellowship at UNMC: <\/strong>Neurosurgery residency<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program director: <\/strong>Ken Follett, MD, PhD<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long is your training program and how long have you been at UNMC: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neurosurgery training program is 7 years.<\/p>\n<p>I have been at UNMC for 9 years total (5 years of residency and 4 years of med school).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you like the most about your training program:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The educational environment created by the UNMC and Midwest Neurosurgery staff and fellow residents. 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