Medical Education

The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU) Joplin welcomed its second class of student doctors during a white coat ceremony, held at the Joplin High School Performing Arts Center on Sunday, July 22, 2018. 

Medicine combined with a passion for helping others runs in Jordan Bray’s family. Bray just finished his first year of medical school at Kansas City...

Kansas City University (KCU) announced today it is continuing a comprehensive feasibility study regarding the creation of a College of Dental Medicine to serve...

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU), one of the top 10 educators of physicians in the U.S., broke ground on a new state-of-the-art Center for Medical Education Innovation (CMEI) June 4, 2018, at 9 a.m. on the campus of KCU.

Douglas Bittel, PhD, has joined Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU) as an associate professor to help launch a master’s of science...

When asked about the future of osteopathic medicine, Mark Baker, DO, is quick to respond. “Our future is very bright,” Baker said.  Baker is...

“He pulled up a chair and started talking to me about Vance, about my life, my family,” Johnson recalls. “Not one time did he talk to me about sports.” 

There are many roads to medical school. There’s the direct route, straight from undergraduate education, but that’s not ideal for everyone. Some students benefit from life experiences or additional education first.

Biology, chemistry, anatomy…. and art? These are a just few of the courses medical students are studying at KCU, and that includes a course in art....

“On October 3, 1892, the first class assembled in a small house that served as a classroom. The American School of Osteopathy had a home.” The line...

See how KCU-Joplin became a reality and the growing impact KCU's second campus is having on the communities it serves.

Students of SVN experienced life at KCU with health screenings and fun STEM activities.