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For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of 40 third- and fourth-year medical students led by Gautam Desai, DO, professor and chair of Primary Care for KCU College of Osteopathic Medicine continued a 20-plus-year tradition of traveling to Guatemala to deliver care to more than 1000 patients.

Kansas City University’s (KCU) College of Dental Medicine (CDM) located on their campus in Joplin, Missouri, announced today it has received initial accreditation status from the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

As the Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine (KCU-CDM) prepares to accept student applications for its inaugural class, the Patterson Family...

Dr. Josh Cox and KCU Alum Dr. Joseph McGuirk Named Among 20 to Know in Health Care

Almost 100 years ago, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the “father of Black history,” created the first week-long celebration of African American achievement and accomplishment in 1926.

Funding will support training that builds resiliency for health care professionals at the beginning of their careers.

“If you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.”
- Toni Morrison

The American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) offers a variety of educational scholarships to recognize academic excellence among osteopathic medical students across the country.

Jennifer Dennis, PhD, MS, KCU-Joplin associate professor of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, recently co-authored a two-part manuscript series published in...

Cigna has selected Kansas City University (KCU) as a recipient of its annual Cigna Well-Being Award for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the...

In December 2021, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) compiled a report of research,...

On December 9, KCU celebrated the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) program’s Pinning and Hooding observances by hosting an in-person pre-ceremony reception...