Kansas City University

Thank you to the J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation for awarding KCU a $2,000,000 challenge grant for the planned College of Dental Medicine in Joplin. To receive the grant, we must reach our philanthropic goal of $40,000,000 by October 13, 2021. To help KCU achieve this financial goal and to learn more, please visit https://www.kansascity.edu/progr/college-of-dental-medicine.

"If you haven’t already voted, there’s still time to make your voice heard! Regardless of the results, I urge all members of our communities to practice compassion and civility toward one another in the days to come." - Dr. Marc B. Hahn, KCU president and CEO Please visit the following link to read "Message from the President: Remain United in Civility, Decency and Compassion." https://www.kansascity.edu//message-from-the-president-civ

Congratulations to Dr. Ray Newman, chief medical officer for Score 1 for Health and associate professor of Pediatrics, who’s been named to Ingram's Magazine's Top Doctors of 2020: Defining Exceptional Care. https://ingrams.com//top-doctors-of-2020-defining-excepti/

Through student clubs like Students Advocating for Education Equality (Safee Club), KCU alum Dr. Ron Holt's educational talks with students/staff and KCU employee trainings, we're proud of the LGBTQ+ activism that takes place within our institution. #LGBTQhistorymonth.

Congratulations to KCU-Joplin researchers on the article published by MDPI, Associations between Pregnane X Receptor and Breast Cancer Growth and Progression. To learn more about their work, visit https://www.kansascity.edu/research/research-projects.

In a feature by the American Medical Association (AMA), Victoria Gordon, a third-year osteopathic med student at KCU and member of the AMA Ambassador Program, shares why she is choosing a career in medicine, how she gives back to the community and more. https://www.ama-assn.org//victoria-i-gordon-sharing-time-t

Does your mind ever go blank when your preceptor says that magic little phrase "So what do you think it could be?" Sean Draws EM is a new website created by Sea...n Creegan, a 4th-year student from Kansas City University and a former ACOEP-RSO Student Media Chair. His new website provides free visual memory aids for students rotating through the Emergency Department, including drawings on differential diagnosis by chief complaint and management of higher-yield path. Their content is still growing, so follow them on Twitter or Instagram for updates! SeanDrawsEM.com

JOB AD: Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at KCU Joplin Campus at Kansas City University in Missouri.

Who are Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine? DOs are fully licensed physicians who practice a whole-person approach with hands-on care. Learn more about Osteopathic Medicine physicians at the link below.

Please join us in celebrating the KCU Clinical Psychology class of 2023 achievement of master’s-level knowledge and proficiency. Their readiness to more intentionally put their training to work in a clinical setting marks a milestone in the journey to earning their doctorate of Clinical Psychology degrees. Congratulations class of 2023!

Congratulations to the KCU osteopathic medicine students recently inducted into The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Gold Humanism Honor Society. New members of the society are peer-nominated. The society recognizes those in medicine who demonstrate compassionate patient care while serving as role models, mentors and leaders in medicine. Most recently, 21 students from the Joplin campus and 39 students from the Kansas City campus joined this esteem society. Please join us in congratulating them on this achievement.