Medical Education

Through innovative programs like Point-of-Care Ultrasound training and AI-driven tools that identify scan abnormalities or simplify complex medical language for patients, Dr. Joseph Williams highlights how Kansas City University is equipping future physicians with cutting-edge resources.

Kansas City University has officially opened the admissions portal for its new Master of Health Science in Anesthesiologist Assistant program, which will launch in January 2026 at the Farber-McIntire Campus in Joplin, Missouri.

The journey to become a physician begins with a traditional and powerful symbol of purpose and responsibility.

Kansas City University has launched the Rural Health Scholars, an innovative partnership with 10 regional colleges designed to fast-track students from rural, medically underserved counties in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas into careers as osteopathic physicians or dentists.

Kansas City University, the #1 producer of physicians practicing in Missouri, has announced its new Rural Health Scholars program—an innovative, partnership designed to fast-track students from rural, medically underserved counties in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas into careers as osteopathic physicians or dentists.

At Kansas City University, the next generation of doctors isn’t just learning from textbooks—they’re helping write them.

Kansas City University welcomed 30 top medical students from across the country for the fourth annual Orthopedic Boot Camp.

Ten years ago, Kaheerman Saibire—who goes by the name Sabira—arrived in the United States with a dream and just a few phrases of English.

For newly arrived refugees, the American health care system can feel like a maze without a map. A partnership between Kansas City University’s Center for Population Health and Equity and Della Lamb Community Services is helping to change that.

In fall 2024, Kansas City University launched a groundbreaking point-of-care ultrasound elective in partnership with Butterfly Network, Inc. The course combined hands-on scanning with AI-driven feedback using the Butterfly ScanLab™ platform—giving students step-by-step guidance and real-time scan assessment.

What if how we move could change how we think and feel? Jennifer Fugate, PhD, associate professor at Kansas City University, blends cognitive and social psychology to explore how emotion, movement and sensory experience influence learning and emotional regulation.

The future of health sciences is under constant change, with osteopathic medicine emerging as a vital and innovative approach to health care.