Medical Education

Kansas City University is pleased to announce a combined total of $1.25 million in philanthropic gifts, underscoring the university’s commitment to advancing health care education and fostering equity.

KCU College of Osteopathic Medicine student doctors are now training with advanced medical equipment that leverages the power of AI to transform both medical education and the patient experience.

In a major breakthrough published in The EMBO Journal, Student Doctor Mahan Hadjian, along with his co-authors, have identified a key protein that plays a pivotal role in regulating immune responses.

KCU has received a generous $300,000 gift from the William T. Kemper Foundation to help establish a Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics for Pediatric Cancer and Rare Diseases, in collaboration with Children's Mercy Research Institute.

In 2023, generative artificial intelligence (AI) had its breakout year as we delved into the realm of AI-generated art, copywriting and chatbots. These captivating and practical tools are just the tip of the iceberg in a world where emerging technology continually finds its way into our daily lives. 

Emotions – they shape our self-concept, influence relationships, impact performance and color our overall experience of the world. Despite the universality of emotional experience, a nuanced understanding of them remains elusive for many. Through their own individual research within the Department of Health Service Psychology, home to KCU's doctoral program in clinical psychology, Drs. Jennifer Fugate and Nicki Zieber are each actively working to discover deeper understandings of human emotional perception.

Rockhurst University and Kansas City University announced a new agreement that will provide high school graduates an accelerated pathway to earn a medical degree in just seven years. This collaboration marks a significant step toward enhancing access to medical education in the Kansas City region.

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) announced the five colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) chosen to pilot the nation’s first residency readiness boot camp framework.

KCU incorporates Butterfly Network’s AI-guided ScanLab™ education application into its curriculum to empower dedicated, hands-on ultrasound training.

Medical and dental students at KCU stepped out of the classroom and into hands-on learning, welcoming hundreds of elementary school students to campus for free health screenings marking the official launch of Score 1 for Health for the 2024-25 academic year.

At Kansas City University (KCU), the Gift Body Program is a cornerstone of medical education, providing an invaluable resource for students to learn anatomy through hands-on experience with real human donors. Often referred to as "silent teachers," these donors play a crucial role in shaping the next generation of medical professionals by offering a unique, intimate and profoundly humanistic learning experience.

A Kansas City University (KCU) osteopathic medicine student is making big strides toward fulfilling KCU’s vision and changing health care for good along the way.