KCU News

At Kansas City University, Kasey Johnson, EdD, MaTL, Med, director of Learning Enhancement, is implementing a framework that enhances academic excellence and guide graduate health sciences students from acceptance through graduation.

As an aspiring medical student, Allison Abraham, DO, was keenly interested in understanding international health care, knowing that a global lens would inform her knowledge as a future physician.

When people hear “first-generation student,” they often think of someone who’s the first in their family to complete college. Student Doctor Heather Sams’ story, however, redefines what it means to be first-gen: she’s the first in her family to graduate from high school.  

As AI becomes more integrated into classrooms and daily life, parents and teachers are navigating new questions about how it shapes children’s thinking and development.

Students from Neosha High School explored careers in dentistry during a hands-on visit to KCU-Joplin.

 In a world where health care often feels like a tangled web of bureaucracy, KCU College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus Matthew Daggett, DO, is lighting the way forward.

KCU alumna Leslie Israel, DO (COM 1992), MPH, began her journey to medical school began at UCLA, where her interest in communications and human behaviors led her to pursue a psychology degree.

For Ulysses and Vanessa Fernandez -Miro, DO, medicine has always been about people. From the clinics of Alaska to the structure of the U.S. Air Force, they’ve built careers around connection, care and service.

Kansas City University is accelerating its research footprint with the appointment of Kim Tran, MD, PhD, as dean of the College of Biosciences and vice provost of Research.

In a world where data holds the key to unlocking medical breakthroughs, the upcoming master’s program in bioinformatics at Kansas City University is designed to equip students with the knowledge and practical skills to lead in this rapidly growing field.

By the time Alexandra Lawlor, DO, MPH, opened her Match Day email, she knew one thing for certain: she had given the process everything she had. That confidence was built over years of discovery and clinical preparation, and it ultimately led her to dermatology.

“All I want is normal.” After surviving a devastating car accident in July 2025 that left him with multiple spinal fractures, broken ribs and legs, brain swelling and severe sepsis, Terry spent more than a month in the ICU.