Medical Education
KCU holds first hard hat tour for College of Dental Medicine
Donors received a first look at the new Kansas City University (KCU) College of Dental Medicine located on the Joplin campus during a hard hat tour on October 6, 2022.
Kansas City University signs new early acceptance partnership with MSSU
Kansas City University (KCU) took another step forward in advancing health care in the Joplin community by continuing a program dedicated to insuring bright minds remain in Joplin to practice medicine and dentistry.
KCU students study the effects of deep breathing
In dangerous situations, blood pressure rises and heart rates increase as adrenaline and cortisol flood the bloodstream.
KCU-COM celebrates student doctors with dual white coat ceremonies
The white coating ceremony is an important rite of passage for KCU medical students. When faculty place white coats on students, they are sending them on a path to maintain the code of ethics and responsibility that come with being an osteopathic physician.
KCU teaches future health professionals to thrive rather than merely survive
Learning by listening to lived experience
Redlining. Stigma. Systemic racism. How do these three terms relate to becoming a physician? For Benjamin Grin, MD, assistant professor of Primary Care, knowing the definition of those terms and how they impact the underserved can make all the difference; for the health of patients and for the skills of future doctors.
Inaugural Class of KCU Clinical Psychology Students Receive Doctoral Degrees
Kansas City University Celebrates Commencement for Largest Class in History and Inaugural Class of Clinical Psychologists
An Unlikely Path Brings KCU Graduate to a DO Degree
KCU-Joplin College of Dental Medicine Receives $3 Million from Joplin Regional Medical School Alliance
KCU celebrates Match Day and residency placements nationwide
Fourth-year medical students from the Kansas City University (KCU) College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) gathered in person and virtually to recognize their achievements for the annual Match Day on March 18.
