NEWS
Leading advocate for cancer patients selected as School of Medicine Alumni Award recipient
Arif Kamal, (M.D. ’05) was recognized as the 2023 UMKC School of Medicine Alumni Award winner during the university’s Alumni Awards ceremony on March 10 at the Plexpod Westport Commons… 
Med School’s Mary Anne Jackson, M.D., an honored academic leader
Editors of Ingram’s Magazine selected UMKC School of Medicine Dean Mary Anne Jackson, (M.D. ’78) as one of the region’s outstanding academic leaders, naming her to their 2023 class of…
SOM Grad Linda Siy, M.D., Selected Texas Family Physician of the Year
UMKC School of Medicine alumna Linda Siy, (M.D. ’90) was awarded the 2022 Texas Family Physician of the Year award by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians. She received the…
Alumni join School of Medicine’s anesthesiologist assistant program faculty
Three UMKC School of Medicine’s Master of Science in Anesthesia program alumni have been selected for faculty leadership roles. They all have served as preceptors for many years and bring…
SOM alumnus selected new internal medicine endowed chair
The UMKC School of Medicine announced that alumnus and former docent Wendell Clarkston, M.D., ’84, will serve as the new Arthur W. Robinson Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine. The University…
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https://med.umkc.edu/hsd/umkc-health-sciences-student-research-summit-2/
For questions, please contact Alison Troutwine: alison.troutwine@uhkc.org
The UMKC Health Sciences Research Summit enables members of the UMKC health sciences community to display poster or live PowerPoint presentations in a forum that:
- Highlights the health sciences research being conducted in the UMKC Schools of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Health Studies, Pharmacy, and Computing and Engineering;
- Fosters research collaborations across disciplines and schools that will produce economic, health, education and quality-of-life benefits for the greater Kansas City community.
April 11, 2014, marked the inaugural Vijay Babu Rayudu Quality and Patient Safety Day at the School of Medicine, an annual event giving students, residents, fellows and faculty an opportunity to present their research and learn from experts in the field.
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend the 10th Annual Vijay Babu Rayudu Quality & Patient Safety Day event scheduled for:
May 5, 2023
Keynote Speaker / noon-1 p.m.
Sanjay Saint, M.D.
Chief of Medicine, Van Ann Arbor Healthcare System
George Dock Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Abstract Submission Information: https://med.umkc.edu/research/qips/patient-safety-day/
The E. Grey Dimond, M.D., Take Wing Award is the School of Medicine’s annual honor given to a graduate who has demonstrated excellence in his or her chosen field and exceeded the expectations of peers in the practice of medicine, academic medicine or research. Personal achievements and community or public service are also considered for the award, which is presented during graduation week.
The Take Wing winner receives an engraved Take Wing statue and round-trip paid transportation and expenses to Kansas City to accept the award. The winner also presents the E. Grey Dimond, M.D., Take Wing Lecture and makes a brief speech to that year’s graduating class during commencement ceremonies.
https://med.umkc.edu/Commencement
May 12, 2023 – UMKC School of Medicine Hooding Ceremony
Time/Location: – 4:00PM – 6:00PM
Swinney Recreation Center
5030 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO 64110
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May 13, 2023 – UMKC Spring Commencement Ceremony
Time/Location: – 5:00PM – 7:00PM
T-Mobile Center
1407 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106
(for schedule, registration, and more information, please Click Here)
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