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KCU Biosciences Student Joins MRI Global Research on Zika

Aug 3, 2017
Zika. Just a couple of years ago, few people would have recognized the word. Today, the Zika virus is not only known, but feared, after following an outbreak...

KCU Holds White Coating Ceremony in Kansas City

Aug 1, 2017
KCU welcomed 281 students to the medical school class of 2021 in an official White Coating Ceremony on July 29, 2017, at Kauffman Center for the Performing...

White Coating Ceremony Marks the Beginning of Medical School Career for Joplin’s Inaugural Class

Jul 26, 2017
Students in the inaugural class of Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU) in Joplin received their white coats in a ceremony on Monday, July...

KCU Student and Sarnoff Fellow Ryan Coute Published in Journal of the American Heart Association

Jul 21, 2017
KCU is proud to acknowledge the important research of student doctor Ryan Coute, whose work as a Sarnoff Fellow has been published in the prestigious Journal...

KCU Anatomy Fellow Research Provides Surgeons with Helpful Information About Ankle Ligament

Jun 29, 2017
This week, anatomy fellow Amy Whitaker presented her thesis defense entitled, “Biomechanical and Morpholocial Variation of the Anterior Talofibular...

KCU Begins Second Century with Record Number of Graduates

May 19, 2017
KCU began its second century of commencement ceremonies with a record. A total of 361 students from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of...

Graduate's Research Sheds Light on the Dreaded ACL Tear

May 18, 2017
(Photo: Kyle Busch, Clark Stephenson, Robert Comrie, Matt Daggett, DO) When Kyle Busch graduates from KCU on Saturday, May 20, his name will already appear on...

KCU-Joplin Holds First Accept Day

May 15, 2017
Accepted students and their families arrived at KCU Joplin to meet the faculty, learn about the curriculum, and be the first to tour the new campus. Here are...

KCU Students Treat Malaria in Kenya

Apr 25, 2017
  A dramatic moment during a KCU global health trip to Kenya: a mother sat down in front of student doctor Elizabeth Von Ende as the woman’s...

Student Doctors Learn Valuable Lessons From Working With Children

Apr 14, 2017
To see kids running around, happy and laughing… you can’t really ask for much more,” said student doctor Michelle Amit when asked what...

KCU Student Doctor Kellee Neal Explains Why the Research Symposium is Important to Her and Fellow Students

Apr 12, 2017
The research symposium is an important event at KCU. Being able to participate in research can enhance student’s applications for residency and help us...

Lessons Learned From Kenya Medical Mission Trip

By Elizabeth Alex Apr 1, 2017

How three weeks in Kenya changes the lives of patients and shapes the futures of student doctors.