Misty Todd, MD, receives physician specialty board certification

Dr. Misty Todd, a board-certified family medicine physician at Bothwell Regional Health Center, has met all requirements for additional board certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics with Surgical Qualification through the Board of Certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics (BCFMO), an affiliate of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS).

ABPS is a nationally recognized multi-specialty certifying body for physicians practicing in a range of specialties. Its mission is to offer the highest standards in physician board certification that meets the health care needs of the public, while benefiting physicians in achieving success in the evolving medical environment.

The Family Medicine Obstetrics with Surgical Qualification certification requires completion of a 12-month, full-time BCFMO-approved fellowship in family medicine obstetrics, or five years ongoing clinical practice delivering obstetrical care, an additional log of cesarean deliveries and successful completion of the written and oral exam.

Marvin Smoot, Bothwell’s Clinic Operations vice president, said certification in this subspecialty enhances Todd’s knowledge and ability to provide high quality women’s health care.

“Dr. Todd cares for families and provides prenatal care to pregnant women and delivers babies,” Smoot said. “With this recent certification, patients can be confident she has met the highest standards of family medicine obstetrics and surgery. We’re proud of her accomplishment that reflects her dedication to excellence in patient care and commitment to providing medical expertise in our community.”

Todd received her medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2017 and completed her Family Medicine residency at University of Missouri Health Care in 2020. In 2022 she completed the
Rural Training Track Program Directors University and the National Institute for Program Director
Development Fellowship in April 2024.

Todd said the additional board certification validates she has the training necessary to care for women who need cesarean sections to have their babies and increases the access to that level of care in Sedalia and surrounding communities.

“Rural Missouri is a maternal health desert,” she said. “We don’t have enough physicians to care for our pregnant patients and their specialized needs. All family physicians are trained to care for pregnant patients and perform vaginal deliveries; however, this certification validates that I’ve done extensive extra training to provide surgical care to mothers who may need C-sections.”

Todd joined the Bothwell medical team in August 2020 and cares for families and pregnant women at Bothwell Cole Camp Clinic and the hospital. She also is program director of the Bothwell-University of Missouri Rural Family Medicine Residency.

“My hope is that my patients feel confident in the medical and surgical care they receive from me and the resident physicians we’re training,” Todd said. “From a bigger perspective, I want the access to women’s health care that we’re creating at Bothwell to encourage other family medicine/OB physicians to practice here and care for our community.”