KCU News
Ready to Rumble
What does playing the snare drum at a Kansas City Chiefs football game have to do with becoming a doctor? Everything – according to Student Doctor D’Angeleau Newsome.
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.
Battling feelings of holiday loneliness
KCU's Dr. Sarah Getch speaks on why people feel holiday loneliness and how to overcome those feelings.
How to stay healthy while you're traveling for the holidays
Dr. Gautam Desai, Kansas City campus chair of primary care and professor, discusses how travelers can take steps to stay healthy during the holiday season.
Richard Schooler, DO, named vice president of KCU’s Farber-McIntire Campus in Joplin
Dr. Schooler will provide strategic leadership and alignment for the Joplin campus and assist in coordinating community relations, philanthropic outreach, clinical services, research and academic support, as well as some routine day-to-day operations.
Contagious conversations: Food is medicine podcast
KCU alumna, Dr. Elizabeth Petelin, discusses the critical linkage between food and nutrition in the latest episode of the CDC Foundation's Contagious Conversations podcast.
KCU's Dr. Rex Archer discusses foodborne illness
Dr. Rex Archer, KCU's director of Population and Public Health, discusses foodborne illness.
KCU professor works alongside students to amplify growth and development
Jennifer Dennis, MS, PhD, KCU chair of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, speaks on working alongside students to amplify growth and development.
KCU alumnus receives Family Physician of the Year Award
The Missouri Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) presented Charlie Rasmussen, DO, FAAFP, of Reeds Spring, with the 2022 Family Physician of the Year Award at its 74th annual meeting.
Dr. Ken Stewart discusses important information about shingles on Living Well
Dr. Ken Stewart, KCU-Joplin assistant professor of primary medicine, shares important information about shingles.
Given a death sentence in 1985, Kansas City man reflects on HIV diagnosis 37 years ago
KCU's Dr. Benjamin Grin, assistant professor of Primary Care, and HIV survivor Joseph Clark joined Up To Date on World AIDS Day to discuss the stigma and advancements in care for individuals living with HIV/AIDS.