Robert D Arnce, M.D., FACEP
Director of Clinical Integration

Dr. Arnce is a native to southwest Missouri having graduated from Carl Junction High School in 1985. He received his BA in Biology and Chemistry in 1989 from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri followed by graduating in 1993 from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota. He completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine in 1996 at the University of Louisville. After medical school Leadership roles at numerous institutions have been extensive in his career including being a founding partner and CEO of a physician staffing company and acting as ED director of multiple ERs.

He has served as medical director for fire departments, law enforcement tactical teams, and multiple EMS services including ground, fixed wing, and rotor transport services. Dr. Arnce. brings over 25 years of clinical experience in settings of critical access hospitals, level I trauma, heart and stroke centers and emergency departments. As an Assistant Professor at KCU, his background is vital in offering key educational components within the classroom and clinical laboratory. He continues to practice in Emergency Medicine at Freeman Hospital and facilitates KCU COM student’s access to broad clinical research topics and retrospective clinical studies.