John Paulson, DO, PhD, FAAFP
Kansas City University
Dr. Paulson graduated from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Science in Stillwater, Oklahoma, with a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Science with an emphasis in Pharmacology and Physiology. Prior to medical school, he worked as a forensic scientist for the FBI, New Mexico State Police, and Tulsa Police Department. One of his cases was on the A&E Cold Case Files television show. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at the Cox Family Medicine Residency in Springfield, Missouri. He continues to practice rural family medicine in Missouri at Access Family Care, the local Federally Qualified Health Center in Joplin, MO. He previously served as the Medical Director of the Primary Care Department and Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer for Freeman Health System.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Currently, he serves as the Department Chair of Primary Care at Kansas City University (KCU) Faber-McIntire Campus in Joplin, Missouri. He is a core faculty member at the Freeman/KCU inaugural Family Medicine Residency that started in July 2022. He is a past president of the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians and the Community Clinic of Southwest Missouri's board of directors in Joplin, Missouri. Dr Paulson has completed the AACOM Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship and the AAFP Leading Physician Wellness certificate program. Dr. Paulson is board certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Dr Paulson is passionate about chasing elk in Colorado's high country every September with his bow. Most recently, reflecting on the hardships in his personal life and how each has made him stronger and more prepared for the future, he has developed an interest in discomfort science. He now sees this as an opportunity to help others maximize their potential and improve wellness with some intentional and planned discomfort. This idea has renewed his curiosity, and he has started to investigate this idea with hopes of finding a way to utilize intentional discomfort in a way that will improve the physical and mental wellness of others.
Dr. Paulson discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients relative to the content of this presentation.
