Take Wing Award 2024
Take Wing Award 2024

Take Wing Award 2024

Catherine Spong (B.A. ’91/M.D. ’91) is the 2024 recipient of the E. Grey Dimond, M.D., Take Wing Award. More >>

Match Day 2024
Match Day 2024

Match Day 2024

The Class of 2024 discovered where they would be continuing their medical journey. Learn more>>

$100 Million Project Planned for Health Sciences District
$100 Million Project Planned for Health Sciences District

$100 Million Project Planned for Health Sciences District

New multi-story building will expand classrooms and teaching clinics, spur research and development. More >>

UMKC School of Medicine Ranks Among the Nation's Best
UMKC School of Medicine Ranks Among the Nation's Best

UMKC School of Medicine Ranks Among the Nation's Best

The UMKC School of Medicine is the highest-ranked medical school in Missouri for Primary Care in the 2023 graduate school rankings by U.S. News & World Report. More >>

Quality and Patient Safety
Quality and Patient Safety

Quality and Patient Safety

School of Medicine's spotlights its commitment to patient care with annual Vijay Babu Rayudu Quality and Patient Safety day event. More >>

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NEWS

Medical Student with a Passion for Public Health Honored with Remington R. Williams Award

Rithika Ginjupalli, a six-year B.A./M.D. student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, has made her mark at the intersection of medicine and public health. Ginjupalli, originally from

UMKC School of Medicine Receives High National Rankings From U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report announced its 2024 Best Graduate Schools for Medicine and ranked the UMKC School of Medicine as a leader in two categories. The school was ranked

Five Questions with School of Medicine Dean Alexander Norbash

Alexander Norbash (B.A./M.D. ’86) has returned to his alma mater as the dean of the School of Medicine. Previously, he served as the chair and professor of radiology at the

Catherine Spong (B.A. ’91/M.D. ’91) honored with 2024 E. Grey Dimond, M.D., Take Wing Award

Students, faculty and staff gathered at the School of Medicine Friday, May 10, for the annual E. Grey Dimond, M.D., Take Wing Award lecture given by this year’s recipient, Catherine

Play Ball! This UMKC Jackie Robinson Scholar is Hitting Home Runs in the Medical World

Emmanuella Alawode, Dallas native and fourth-year student in the B.A./M.D program is a Jackie Robinson Scholar. Through this program, Alawode not only gets to participate in career-readiness opportunities, but also

Monumental Match Day for UMKC Medical Students

Excited cheers poured out of the UMKC Student Union on Friday, where more than 100 medical students tore open envelopes to discover where they would spend the next few years

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EVENTS

Oct
16
Wed
October Dean’s Lecture Series – David Pickus, PhD – How Literature Helps Medical Professionals
Oct 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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Virtual:  go.umkc.edu/OctoberLecture
Meeting ID: 989 6215 3894
Passcode: 10162024

Guest lecturer, Professor David Pickus, PhD., will speak on How Literature Helps Medical Professionals.

The COVID crisis shows the need for greater preparedness, but is there anything we can do to prepare ourselves within? This talk provides medical professionals with new ways to think about emerging dangers and vulnerabilities in a rapidly changing world.

David Pickus is the author of “What Literature Teaches in Times of Crisis: Plague Readings.” He has a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is a Professor of History at the American University in Vietnam in Da Nang.

Oct
18
Fri
William Goodson, Jr., M.D. Memorial Lectureship 2024
Oct 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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2024 William Goodson, M.D. Lecture
“Synergizing Public Health, State Health Policy and Healthcare Delivery in Missouri”
Heidi Miller, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

When: Friday, October 18, 2024 / 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: 
Theater C – UMKC School of Medicine

Livestream: https://med.umkc.edu/GoodsonLecture

Oct
21
Mon
Fall Observances Celebrations – Health Sciences District
Oct 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

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The SOM Office of DEI invites you to our second annual Fall Observances Celebration, this time at both SOM campuses! Join us as we enjoy music, snacks, and fun facts about the observances occurring this time of year to recognize and celebrate the diverse backgrounds and holidays of our students, trainees, staff, and faculty. Click here for the Health Sciences District (HSD) flyer.

Oct
31
Thu
Fall Observances Celebrations – St. Joseph Campus
Oct 31 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

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The SOM Office of DEI invites you to our second annual Fall Observances Celebration, this time at both SOM campuses! Join us as we enjoy music, snacks, and fun facts about the observances occurring this time of year to recognize and celebrate the diverse backgrounds and holidays of our students, trainees, staff, and faculty. Click here for the Saint Joseph Campus (STJ) flyer.

May
15
Thu
2025 Hooding Ceremony and Commencement
May 15 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

 

Schedule


May 15, 2025
UMKC School of Medicine Hooding Ceremony
Time/Location:  – 4:00PM – 6:00PM
Swinney Recreation Center
5030 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO 64110
(for directions, please Click Here)
Livestream:https://med.umkc.edu/Commencement
YouTube App (Roku, Apple TV, Google TV, etc.): search for our channel by name:
UMKC School of Medicine” (Like and Subscribe!)

May 17, 2025UMKC Spring Commencement Ceremony 
Time/Location:  – 10:00AM-2:00PM
T-Mobile Center
1407 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106
(for schedule, registration, and more information, please Click Here)

 



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