NEWS
UMKC Trustees honor SOM’s Peter Koulen for distinguished work in research
The UMKC Board of Trustees has selected UMKC School of Medicine’s vision and neuroscience researcher Peter Koulen, Ph.D., as the recipient of the 2020 UMKC Trustee’s Faculty Fellow Award. Dr… 
Health equity mini-grants aim to jump start collaborative research
Making access to health care more equal is a tough task, and a pandemic only makes the job tougher. To help, the UMKC Health Equity Institute is trying a new…
SOM’s Angela Nwankwo serving national leadership role with SNMA
Third-year medical student Angela Nwankwo has been selected to a national leadership position with the Student National Medical. She is serving as co-chair of organization’s national publications committee. She took…
School of Medicine announces academic appointments
The UMKC School of Medicine has announced four recent appointments to academic leadership positions: John Borsa, M.D., chair of the Department of Radiology; Adam Algren, M.D., chair of the Department…
UMKC vision researchers repurpose technology to identify early symptoms of multiple sclerosis
Technology used in eye exams called microperimetry could prove to be an effective, non-invasive method of identifying early symptoms of multiple sclerosis. An article recently published by researchers at the…
In place of KC Marathon, Million Mile Challenge makes every mile count with free and discounted entries for SOM
The Garmin Kansas City Marathon is not alone in canceling its fall event because of the coronavirus, but its organizers are challenging runners and supporters in a new way. UMKC…
EVENTS
Noback-Burton Lectureship
Noon
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020
Do We Still Need Doctors?
John D. Lantos, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Glasnapp Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Bioethics
Director, Children’s Mercy Bioethics Center
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/96548752079?pwd=RGxqeS9mT2RCSzhuMVU03RDE0dDB5Zz09
Meeting ID: 965 4875 2079
Passcode: 909534
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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.
