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With help from the Harrison Fund, medical students travel and learn
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For KU medical students, a financial award recognizing their research is a welcome benefit
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Common threads link medical students and mentors in new Suture Sisters group
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Do doctors need more 'sacred moments' in medicine?
Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, Ph.D., an assistant dean at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, who was not involved in the study, told MedPage Today that sacred moments can help offset burnout because they build human connections and slow down the hectic pace of a clinical environment.
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BCBSKS and KU Wichita Pediatrics partner to create a healthier future
“The reason we do this is simple: it’s KU Wichita Pediatrics,” said Matt All, BCBSKS president and CEO.
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New KU Med Salina dean
Owings completed medical school at KU School of Medicine on the Wichita campus in 2002, followed by a residency in family medicine at Smoky Hill, where he served as chief resident.
www.ksal.com

$300 million health sciences campus under construction in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita State’s College of Health Professions and Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, WSU Tech’s nursing and surgical tech programs, and the Wichita campuses of KU School of Medicine and KU School of Pharmacy will be represented on the new campus.
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