NEWS
School of Medicine announces changes in Department of Community and Family Medicine
Change is coming to the UMKC School of Medicine Department of Community and Family Medicine where Michael O’Dell, M.D., chair of the department, has announced his retirement after nearly 40… 
Sirridge lecturer looks at how visual images bring health care into focus
The many forms of media from movies to photographs and even YouTube videos serve as an opening for analysis and discussion of individual experiences with illness and disability, said Therese…
The Race Is On! Hospital Hill Run returns as In-person Event June 5
Get ready to hit the pavement! After adapting to COVID restrictions and holding a virtual race last year, Kansas City’s Hospital Hill Run (HHR) is back as a live, in-person…
A hundred momentous destinations
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of Match Day, even when all the action is online. The roughly 100 graduates and graduates-to-be of the UMKC School of Medicine found out…
We Are on the Cusp — March 11, 2021
One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, UMKC School of Medicine Dean Mary Anne Jackson, M.D., says we are getting closer to returning to normal. The first reported cases…
UMKC School of Medicine Welcomes New Chair of Pediatrics
The UMKC School of Medicine has announced that Jeanne M. James, M.D., FAAP, MBA, has been named the school’s new chair of the Department of Pediatrics. James will also serve…
EVENTS
The all-virtual 8th Annual Vijay Babu Rayudu Quality & Patient Safety Day event will be held Friday, May 14, 2021 from Noon to 4:30 p.m. You can join the event by clicking on the link below:
https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/94846524264?pwd=L211aUdsV1YyWXFwaUVxaVprQUI3dz09
Passcode: 864888
2021 Spring Commencement Ceremonies
Kauffman Stadium
The University of Missouri-Kansas City is pleased to announce that in-person ceremonies honoring its 2020 and 2021 graduates will be hosted on Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16, at Kauffman Stadium.
Saturday, May 15
Ceremony 1 – 10:00am
- College of Arts & Sciences
- Conservatory
- School of Education
Ceremony 2 – 2:00pm
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
- School of Dentistry
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing and Health Studies
- School of Pharmacy
Sunday, May 16
Ceremony 3- 10:00am
- Henry W. Bloch School of Management
- School of Computing and Engineering
- School of Law
Ceremony 4 – 2:00pm
- Ceremony to celebrate our 2020 May and December graduates
2021 Spring Commencement Ceremonies
Kauffman Stadium
The University of Missouri-Kansas City is pleased to announce that in-person ceremonies honoring its 2020 and 2021 graduates will be hosted on Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16, at Kauffman Stadium.
Saturday, May 15
Ceremony 1 – 10:00am
- College of Arts & Sciences
- Conservatory
- School of Education
Ceremony 2 – 2:00pm
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
- School of Dentistry
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing and Health Studies
- School of Pharmacy
Sunday, May 16
Ceremony 3- 10:00am
- Henry W. Bloch School of Management
- School of Computing and Engineering
- School of Law
Ceremony 4 – 2:00pm
- Ceremony to celebrate our 2020 May and December graduates
The Health Sciences Student Research
will be held ONLINE!
Students: May 17th, 18th and 19th 2021, 8:00-6:00
Open for Judges: 5 days – May 17th-21st
There are two options to present your research.
(1) A standard poster – the PowerPoint poster template
(2) A 7 minute recorded verbal PowerPoint presentation. Here are the Verbal Powerpoint template and PowerPoint instructions
Registration deadline: May 11th via Redcap
Posters/PowerPoint deadline: May 13th via Box
Upload your Posters/Powerpoint by May 13th in Box at: https://umkc.app.box.com/upload-widget/view/tqpxkzuoyj5vey306ip7ccz35o1bvwsx/110809235224
Save the poster or Powerpoint file in this format: LastNameFirstName.
For more information go to the Health Sciences Student Research Summit website.
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Why UMKC?
- Follow your passion: We offer six medical degree programs and 19 specialty areas.
- Pick your speed: Apply to our six-year, combined BA/MD or the traditional four-year MD. (We also offer master programs in anesthesia, bioinformatics, health professions education and physician assistant; and an interdisciplinary PhD.)
- Get hands on: From your first semester, you’ll interact with patients and learn about medicine.
- Engage with docents: Through our docent learning system, be an apprentice to a practicing physician while taking part in small-group teaching, mentoring and peer coaching.
- Join in with others: Participate in one of 36 student organizations that build friendships, experience and connections.
- Learn with peers: Interprofessional opportunities abound, strengthened by our medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy programs working together.
- Train with many: We partner with six KC hospitals and Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph to provide top-notch clinical experiences and specialties.
- Embrace the culture: Whether in the heart of Kansas City or near the Missouri River in St. Joseph, you’ll enjoy plenty of restaurants, events, sports and culture.
