
NEWS
Hall Family Foundation Awards $15 Million to UMKC for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Building
The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced a $15 million gift from the Hall Family Foundation, which will help fund an innovative new medical and dentistry building in the UMKC Health…
UMKC Celebrates a Champion of Medical Education
Harry S. Jonas, M.D. (1926-2022), the second dean of the UMKC School of Medicine, helped establish the school’s unique six-year B.A./M.D. program and successfully defended the model against significant challenges.…
School of Medicine grads selected as Student Honor Recipients
Two graduating School of Medicine students have been honored as Dean of Students Honor Recipients for the 2022 fall semester. Francesca Moisson, who will graduate with her M.D. degree this…
Med students organize a big gift from Santa
Santa drives a Lamborghini. That was the case on December 11 when a couple of UMKC School of Medicine students who also happen to be car enthusiasts organized Operation Santa’s…
UMKC researcher receives $2.2 million NIH grant to explore expanded COVID-19 testing
Jannette Berkley-Patton, Ph.D., director of the UMKC Health Equity Institute and a professor in the Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics at the School of Medicine, has received a nearly…
The High Priest of Sound
Paul Rudy has always been fascinated with sound. He’s ridden the sound waves to many impressive achievements as a composer, performer, Guggenheim Fellow, Fulbright Fellow, artist and sound healer. He’s…


EVENTS
Tyler K. Smith, MD, MPH, FAAP
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Mentorship, coaching, sponsorship, and connectors in academic medicine for UIM health professionals
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Location: Theater A, UMKC School of Medicine
Zoom Meeting ID: 980 9887 0214 or go.umkc.edu/shannonlecture
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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.