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.

History

Take Wing is a bronze sculpture cast from a small carving made in 1952 by the late E. Grey Dimond, M.D., provost emeritus for the health sciences, from a piece of driftwood he found on the beach while visiting Carmel, Calif. His daughter Lark had the sculpture enlarged and cast in bronze. That sculpture stands in front of the UMKC School of Medicine, encouraging students and alumni to “take wing” and soar to new heights in their careers after they leave the school.

Link to 2020 Take Wing Lecture

Schedule

10:00 A.M. – Virtual Hooding Recognition Ceremony video will premiere on this page below.
2:00 P.M. –  2021 Spring In-Person Commencement Ceremonies at Kauffman Stadium
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Link to 2020 Commencement Video

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AMA past president to deliver 2021 Shannon Lectureship

Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA
Immediate Past President of the American Medical Association

Physician Leadership in Advancing Health Equity
AMA Immediate Past President Dr. Patrice A. Harris will talk about the persistent gaps and inequities in health care, magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlight the important role that organized medicine and physician leaders have in bringing greater equity to the health system and society.

Professionalism, Empathy, and Kindness

Professionalism is a core value of the medical profession and encompasses those attributes and behaviors that support respect, inclusion, excellence, humanism, responsibility, trust, altruism, empathy, accountability, kindness, and teamwork in all aspects of our institution.  Professionalism should be embedded in all of our activities. It involves relationships and interactions between all those involved in medical education, and the delivery of patient care. Professional interactions in medicine occur daily and involve many. Interactions may occur between physicians, physician assistants, anesthesiologist assistants, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, students, patients and their families, administrators, research staff and subjects, volunteers, and other health care providers.

We, as medical professionals, want to “project PEAK” in our daily lives and throughout our careers. Demonstrations of professionalism are important to share with others to model these attributes and to serve as reinforcement of our commitment to all aspects, most notably, empathy and kindness.

Real Stories

UMKC School of Medicine has collected real-life anecdotes and stories from people in the healthcare workforce in the US (shown below).

Please use the anonymous-optional form at the bottom of this page to share your stories and experiences.

We will select unique narratives to post and create them as videos on this page.

Please join Project PEAK!

Project PEAK serves as a repository for described acts of professionalism, empathy, and kindness, those witnessed or involved in. Real life incidents are recorded in a safe and anonymous environment where others can read them and be inspired to be better and more compassionate medical professionals to our patients, peers, and coworkers.

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