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The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita is improving lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through innovation in education, research and health care. Explore some of our recent accomplishments.

Endowed fund will carry on former resident’s love for rural family medicine
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One Day One KU 24-hour day of giving splits into two days this year
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JayDoc Community Clinic to celebrate 20 years of caring for underserved, providing clinical experiences
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In the News


Lifesaving leukemia treatment now available in Wichita
KU School of Medicine-Wichita Doctors Nathan Hall and Brian Pate helped to bring the treatment, “blinatumomab”, to Wichita in the fall of 2024.
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Study found high cancer rates near Wichita chemical spill, but new information muddies the results
“Much more detailed research is needed to determine the incidence among those who resided in the affected homes,” wrote Elizabeth Ablah, a professor in the Department of Population Health at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, in a text to KMUW.
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Ground broken on Wichita Biomedical Campus project
WSU’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 collocate at the new campus, which recently broke ground.
www.healthcarefacilitiestoday.com

Area college, hospital partner to offer groundbreaking treatment
The KU School of Medicine-Wichita Department of Pediatrics and Wesley Children’s Hospital recently announced an innovative leukemia treatment new to Wichita, offering new hope to children battling the devastating disease.
www.derbyinformer.com

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