University of Kansas Medical Center News
The University of Kansas Medical Center is improving lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through innovation in education, research and health care. Explore some of our recent accomplishments.
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December 18, 20242024 in review: highlights from the past yearBefore 2025 begins, take a look back at some of the news across KU Medical Center over the past year.
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December 13, 2024Competition gives Kansas high school students a taste of research at KU Medical CenterThe annual Night at the Lab event recruits youth from all corners of the state, giving them a stage to present their work and introducing them to careers in health care research.
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December 10, 2024KU School of Health Professions to launch new hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy degree pathwayStudents accepted into KU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program will now have the option of taking online courses combined with periodic on-campus lab experiences
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September 18, 2024Murphy Hall celebrates 100 yearsKU Medical Center faculty and staff commemorate a century for their flagship building with 1920s music and a fascinating lesson in university history.
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September 10, 2024KU School of Nursing researcher receives HRSA grant to improve maternal and neonatal health in rural KansasThe grant, which includes researchers from KU School of Nursing and KU School of Medicine, will fund the creation of a sustainable model of quality obstetrical services and care at a network of hospitals in three rural Kansas counties.
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August 20, 2024Rural health education office’s annual photography contest open for submissions Aug. 22-Sept. 30Finalists will be featured in the Beauty in Kansas wall calendar, and the grand prize winner’s photograph will appear on the cover of Kansas Country Living magazine.
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August 14, 2024KU Medical Center welcomed head of NIH’s All of Us Research Program to celebrate launch of the Heartland ConsortiumPart of the National Institutes of Health, the All of Us Research Program is working to collect data from a million different people to drive new treatments and cures.
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July 30, 2024Rural populations may experience uneven effects of Medicaid expansionStudy points to differences in how people of different races and ethnicities may benefit from Medicaid expansion
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July 23, 2024KU Medical Center graduate programs earn high marks in U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2024Nationally high rankings in primary care, physical therapy and in the nurse midwifery program all reflect a commitment to caring for Kansans and beyond.
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July 9, 2024White Ribbon Project works with outreach network of KU Cancer Center to increase lung cancer screenings in KansasThe Masonic Cancer Alliance community grant seeks to reduce stigma, promote screening in southeast Kansas
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June 20, 2024KU Medical Center researcher focuses on eliminating food deserts across rural KansasNew grant-funded project to address food insecurity issues in six areas across the state
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June 12, 2024KU School of Health Professions wins HRSA grant to establish U-CHaMP, a program to expand the number of health care workers in underserved communitiesProgram supports students with economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds in pursuing careers in the health professions
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June 5, 2024Research shows rural children with type 1 diabetes less likely to use continuous glucose-monitoring devicesThese devices improve clinical outcomes, but study shows they are used much less in rural areas, where the burden of type 1 diabetes is high.
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May 16, 2024KU Medical Center researchers working to address lead exposure prevention in southeast KansasLead exposure rates are twice the national average for kids in Kansas, especially for those in rural areas, indicating the need for prevention and remediation.
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May 13, 2024KU Medical Center graduates more than 700 students prepared to begin their new careersFive graduates share stories about their extraordinary roads to graduation
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May 9, 2024Wichita Biomedical Campus, a partnership between the University of Kansas and Wichita State University, moves from plans to realityGroundbreaking ceremony for new joint facility emphasizes partnerships across the state
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April 23, 2024KU School of Medicine-Salina students perform health screenings and teach life skills at clinic in PeruStudents from the Salina Student Medical Outreach group volunteered at a clinic for children in Peru, experiencing first-hand the challenges of providing care in an environment with few resources.
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April 5, 2024Outreach arm of KU Cancer Center to provide free cancer screenings throughout Kansas and Western MissouriThe Masonic Cancer Alliance partners with the Kansas Masons to provide screenings throughout the spring and summer.
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March 18, 2024Match Day 2024: Ceremonies and celebrations mark the next big step in the lives of KU medical studentsAlong with others nationally, KU medical students learned where and in what specialty they will take the next step in their career path
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February 28, 2024KU School of Nursing receives $500,000 gift for the Kansas Nursing Workforce CenterCentene Foundation and Sunflower Health Plan announce major gift to develop a central source of data to address nursing shortages across the state of Kansas
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January 10, 2024New study aims to curb obesity in rural KansasThe iAmHealthy Parents First study is the first randomized controlled trial in the world designed to examine the effectiveness of an integrated obesity treatment program aimed at both adults and children.
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December 20, 2023In case you missed it: a look back at 2023Here are just some of KU Medical Center’s accomplishments and successes over the past year.
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December 13, 2023KU Medical Center’s COPE program built an infrastructure to execute ‘Operation Hydration’ throughout KansasA 2021 grant for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in rural Kansas created a collaboration that responded to an August heatwave — saving lives and expanding community outreach.
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October 27, 2023An $11.5 million grant from NIH launches Implementation Science for Equity Center at KU Medical CenterThe new center, funded as part of a prestigious program at the National Institutes of Health, will bridge the gap between research knowledge and clinical practice and reduce health inequities.
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October 17, 2023Researchers at KU Medical Center work to improve health and prevent chronic disease in Southwest KansasPopulation health researchers at KU receive a nearly $3.7 million federal award to address chronic diseases in Grant, Finney, Ford and Seward counties in Kansas.
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September 13, 2023KU Medical Center announces four-state Heartland Consortium as part of the All of Us Research Program to advance precision medicinePart of the National Institutes of Health, the All of Us Research Program is working to collect data from a million different people to drive new treatments and cures
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September 11, 2023Rural Kansas Photo Contest accepting entries to showcase the stateRural Health Education and Services at KU Medical Center invites entries to highlight the unique beauty of Kansas and its people
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August 22, 2023KU School of Nursing welcomes new students to its Kansas City and Salina campusesA new class of nursing students begin their journey with the Dedication to the Profession ceremony
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August 17, 2023KU’s first rural family-medicine residents begin training in southeast KansasLaunched by KU School of Medicine in partnership with the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, the rural family-medicine residency aims to train doctors interested in practicing in rural areas, where the physician shortage is the greatest.
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August 3, 2023Kansas Nursing Workforce Center launched to ensure Kansans have access to nurses when and where they are neededKU School of Nursing has created a center to foster collaboration among nursing stakeholders across Kansas to address shortages of nurses and nursing faculty.
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June 15, 2023Rural health initiatives look both internally and externally to find solutions to issues in rural healthRural Health Council facilitates collaboration and synergy among KU Medical Center researchers and faculty members, while the Rural Health Partners invites health care professionals across Kansas to provide input.
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June 13, 2023Second-career nursing professor finds her path by seeking solutions for the nursing workforceKU School of Nursing faculty member Heather Nelson-Brantley, Ph.D., brings business skills from her prior career for a unique perspective on the challenges facing nursing.
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June 1, 2023KU School of Medicine faculty member returns to the classroom after a life-saving heart procedureKU medical students will continue to benefit from the wisdom of Michael Kennedy, M.D., thanks to an innovative new procedure done at The University of Kansas Health System.
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May 11, 2023KU medical school among nation’s best in latest U.S. News & World Report rankingsKU School of Medicine ranked 5th among all public medical schools in the country in the percentage of physicians practicing in rural areas and 9th among public institutions in producing primary care physicians.
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May 4, 2023Wichita research center finds new ways to involve rural Kansans in clinical trialsThe Center for Clinical Research, the investigative center of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, is reaching out to rural residents via telehealth, telephone and mail service.
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May 1, 2023Robert Moser recognized nationally for lifetime contributions to rural healthThe National Rural Health Association has recognized Moser, the former dean of KU School of Medicine-Salina, with its Louis Gorin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rural Health.
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April 11, 2023KU School of Nursing releases findings from statewide stakeholder meeting on nursing crisisThe findings show themes around data collection, relationship-building and best practices.
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March 23, 2023University of Kansas School of Nursing launches statewide conversations with nursing stakeholders to discuss dire nursing shortageDecision-makers in nursing gathered in Topeka to discuss the nursing crisis in Kansas.
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March 21, 2023KU graduating medical students celebrate Match Day 2023On Match Day, fourth-year medical students across the country find out where they will begin their residency training.
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February 9, 2023KU School of Nursing-Salina student ready to give back to her rural communityBrylee Aldridge, a student at the University of Kansas School of Nursing-Salina, comes from rural roots, and that background is shaping her future career.
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January 31, 2023Rural health care teen outreach programs booming across KansasThe University of Kansas Area Health Education Center reports record-setting requests for events such as Night at the Lab and Women in Health Care.
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January 12, 2023Task force looks for ways to address the nursing crisis in Kansas and beyondThe pandemic worsened the nursing shortage in Kansas and nationwide. KU’s Sally Maliski is part of a task force seeking to increase the number of nurses in Kansas.
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January 10, 2023New dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Salina takes the helmTyler Hughes, M.D., hopes to share his passion for rural health care with KU medical students in Salina as the new dean.
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December 21, 2022Seeking the ‘new normal’: a look back at 2022See what shaped the University of Kansas Medical Center this year.
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December 15, 2022Rural Kansas Photo Contest winners illustrate the unique beauty of KansasThe annual rural photo contest, supported by KU Medical Center Rural Health Education and Services, celebrates its 17th year.
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November 29, 2022Inaugural Family Day offers rare glimpse into lives of KU School of Medicine-Wichita studentsFamilies and friends of medical students attended the event, which helped them understand the medical school experience.
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November 17, 2022KU School of Nursing launches “Metaversity” offering virtual, immersive learningThe school’s new digital twin campus promises to change the way KU nursing students learn and eventually how many can be taught.
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November 10, 2022KU Medical Center researchers receive R01 grant from National Cancer Institute to increase targeted cancer treatments to rural cancer patientsTEAMSPORT will create a standardized approach to ordering genomic tests and adapt it for use in community cancer centers, where most cancer patients receive testing and treatment.
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November 1, 2022KU Cancer Center partners with nation’s top cancer organizations to call for increasing lung cancer screening nationwideNational call to action encourages use of low-dose CT to combat the leading cause of cancer in the United States
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October 26, 2022A $12 million grant from NIH launches KC-MORE, a research center to study obesity and obesity-related diseaseThe Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research seeks to become a national hub for obesity-related research and the training of junior research faculty.
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October 20, 2022Federal grant supports LEND, a program based at KU Medical Center and focused on educating people about autism and developmental disabilitiesThanks to a $3 million grant, the Kansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities program continues its five-decade mission of training, research and leadership development.
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September 27, 2022School of Nursing professor has Kansas roots and international experiencesKaren L. Weis, professor, KU School of Nursing-Salina, brings Air Force experiences and a wealth of research to nursing education in Kansas.
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September 20, 2022Rural Kansas Photo Contest adds two new categories, including an invitation to teen photographersThe contest, sponsored by KU Medical Center’s Rural Health Education and Services, aims to showcase the beauty of Kansas through photographs.
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September 8, 2022KU School of Nursing doctoral student wins prestigious Jonas Scholar award and researches effects of prenatal stressorsKaren Towne gains assistance to pursue her doctorate at KU School of Nursing and to research fetal development in challenging environments
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August 29, 2022Health Outcomes Assembly brings together health care, education and nonprofits to reflect and strategize on health disparitiesThe 2nd Annual Health Outcomes Assembly was titled "Disparities Between Counties and ZIP Codes”
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February 22, 2022Thousands of COVID home tests sent to 20 Kansas counties as part of COPE, a $13 million grant to improve community healthThe grant was offered in response to COVID-19 but its design allows for a community response to all kinds of health issues.
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February 10, 2022KU School of Medicine creates Salina-based Kansas Center for Rural HealthThe center will provide the infrastructure needed so that researchers, educators and rural health stakeholders can work together to find ways to reduce or eliminate health disparities in rural Kansas.
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September 2, 2020Calling all photographers: Enter Rural Kansas Photo ContestA special photo contest sponsored by Rural Health Education and Services at the University of Kansas Medical Center, celebrates its 15th anniversary. Enter your photo.
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June 4, 2020How med students who graduated early helped Kansas hospitals cope with COVID-19KU School of Medicine graduates received their medical degrees early so they could provide care in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the weeks between early graduation and their residencies, some helped tired doctors and nurses in Liberal, Kansas, any way they could.