Dr. Kellerman is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita (KUSM-W). Previously he was the Program Director of the KUSM – Wichita Family Medicine Residency Program at Smoky Hill – Salina, Kansas. In his current position as department chair, he is responsible for the oversight of three family medicine residency programs. Dr. Kellerman is a past president and board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AFFP). He has edited 16 books, including 13 editions of Conn’s Current Therapy (Elsevier) and was the medical editor and moderator for FP Audio, a product of the AAFP. He was an appointed member of the Institute of Medicine committee on Innovation in Health Professional Education. Among his awards are the University of Kansas School of Medicine Jayhawk Lifetime Achievement Award for Mentorship.
Dr. Irwin is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the KUSM – Wichita. She is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the KUSM-Wichita and serves as the campus Designated Institutional Officer, ensuring that 14 residency and fellowship programs in multiple specialties meet ACGME accreditation requirements. Previously, Dr. Irwin was the Program Director of the KUSM – Wichita Family Medicine Residency Program at Wesley Medical Center. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) and the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation. In 2023, she was awarded the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award for full time faculty.