Pro Re Nata
P.R.N. (“as circumstances require”) highlights current and upcoming events, trends, awards, and news for faculty/staff, students, residents, including various spotlights of departments, people, and other happenings within the School of Medicine.
P.R.N. began its existence as a printed monthly publication. It has since transitioned to an online publication, providing a forum for more up-to-date information you need to be in the know about the School of Medicine.
NEWS
Beloved administrator Marilyn McGuyre remembered
Marilyn McGuyre, loved across four decades by the students she served at the School of Medicine, died Jan. 9 in Kansas City at the age of 73. McGuyre was an… 
SOM researcher working to prevent age-related vision loss
Backed by a $1.16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, UMKC School of Medicine vision researcher Peter Koulen, Ph.D., is studying new chemical compounds to treat and prevent…
Dr. Inboriboon appointed assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education
The School of Medicine announced that Charles Inboriboon, M.D., associate professor and associate program director for emergency medicine, has been appointed assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education. He will work…
School of Medicine recognizes December grads, honors recipients
The School of Medicine recognized four December graduates at UMKC Mid-Year Commencement Ceremony on Dec. 14 at Swinney Recreation Center. Students who participated in the ceremony and received their M.D.…
New School of Medicine program designed to support underrepresented minority faculty
A new program launched earlier this year at the School of Medicine is helping develop and prepare underrepresented minority faculty for advancement from junior to senior faculty positions. The URM…
UMKC Health Professions Students and Coterie Theatre Have Important Message for Kansas City Teens
Dramatic collaboration shows the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV Gus Frank begins to share his story with a group of Kansas City teenagers. For about 20 minutes, he…
Spertus involved in big stent study
A leading UMKC and Saint Luke’s Health System researcher, John Spertus, M.D., M.P.H., was heavily involved in important heart-procedure research that was published earlier this month and presented at the…
UMKC researcher part of $1.5-million NIH grant-funded project on novel tissue-preservation technique
Surgeons world-wide currently perform more than 240,000 corneal transplants a year to address a wide range of eye diseases. Researchers and physicians, however, estimate as many as 10 million patients…
EVENTS
Stefan Lohfeld, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Cranioficial Sciences
UMKC School of Dentistry
3D Printing with Microspheres for Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
January 29, 2020
Noon – 1 p.m.
School of Medicine, Theater C
Lunch Provided
All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend
The KU School of Medicine in collaboration with UMKC SOM and Theater departments, and the Kansas City Art Institute presents the “What if” series of the Arts + Medicine program to bring together learners from different perspectives to explore the intersection of Art & Medicine.
We are excited to present our session “Music in Medicine: How Music Adds Meaning to Our Lives”. Participants are encouraged to give some thought in advance of their favorite piece of music or a piece that has been particularly meaningful in their life. Drs. Martin and Munro will lead off with examples of their own and the audience will then be invited to participate by sharing theirs. Any genre of music is acceptable, ideally the piece can be accessed on YouTube to allow it to be shared easily with the entire group.
Please RSVP at the link below if you will be able to join us on Monday, February 17th from 5:30-7:00 pm at Diastole Scholars’ Center on the campus of UMKC School of Medicine (2501 Holmes St.)
https://redcap.kumc.edu/surveys/?s=P8WXAR3DEN
Admission is FREE and light refreshments will be served.
How the Medical Humanities Can Creatively Confront and Defuse Moral Distress That Arises in Day-to-Day Clinical Practice
John Lantos, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine
Director of Pediatric Bioethics, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Noon – Wednesday, April 15, 2020
School of Medicine, Theater C
UMKC Health Sciences Student Research Summit
April 22, 2020
3 – 5 p.m.
UMKC Student Union
4th floor – Room 401
Highlights the health sciences research being conducted in the UMKC Schools of Biological Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing and Health Studies.
2020 Alumni Reunion
Save the Dates!
Friday, April 24 – Saturday, April 25
Click here to make your reservations at the
InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza
401 Ward Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64112
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For all GME Program Directors and Faculty interested in QI
8:30-9:45 AM
Ted-QI Talks from Hospital Affiliates on Transitions of Care Activities
10-11:30 AM
Faculty Development Workshop: Title TBD
Seventh Annual
Vijay Babu Rayudu Quality & Patient Safety Day
Keynote Speaker:
Courtney L. Scaife, M.D.
Chief, Section of Surgical Oncology
University of Utah
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