Service
Trip of a Lifetime: KCU alum intends to travel to Kenya annually, establishing a fund for future medical students
Megan Ottomeyer, DO, a neonatologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, did not go into medical school at KCU thinking she’d end up working with the tiniest of patients. Instead, she thought she’d end up in emergency medicine, hematology-oncology, or one of many different pediatric specialties. It wasn’t until she joined KCU’s Global Health Track program on a trip to Kenya that she changed her career trajectory—and her life.
KCU students serve Kansas City’s houseless community
On a frigid Saturday morning, equipped with a collapsible bucket for water, an array of ointments and bandages and new pairs of shoes and socks, KCU Student-Run Clinic volunteers hosted their second FreshStep clinic within a year for people experiencing homelessness in Kansas City.
KCU's Score 1 for Health assessment proves life-changing for Joplin child
Shelby Davenport silently struggled with an undiagnosed vision condition until a Score 1 for Health screening changed everything.
Score 1 for Health partners with OneSight to provide free eye exams and glasses to children
KCU Score 1 for Health and OneSight continued their long-time partnership with a week-long clinic to provide free eye exams and glasses to children from over 100 schools across the metropolitan area.
KCU student returns after helping Maui wildfire victims
You might think a medical student, miles from her home in Maui would feel helpless as she watched videos of her home island on fire. But “helpless” is not a word that would describe Kenya Sherman. Not by a long shot.
KCU's Student-Run Clinic serves Kansas City's houseless community with foot clinic
As medical students, members of KCU’s Student-Run Clinic know that feet can be a window into a patient’s overall health. In an effort to improve the health and wellness of Kansas City’s underserved and unhoused community, the Student-Run Clinic designed and implemented a unique experience in foot health called FreshStep.
KCU medical mission returns to Kenya for global health outreach
It has been a long wait for KCU students and faculty who have a passion for service learning in Africa. In November of 2022, they finally got the opportunity to return to Kenya for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Osteopera dedicated to teach through music
A group of Kansas City University students are using their talents to teach through the power of music.
Women in Medicine Month: Dr. Kelly Reed
To celebrate Women in Medicine Month, KCU speaks to alumna, Dr. Kelly Reed, on her successful career in dermatology and volunteer efforts to provide access to potentially lifesaving skin screenings.