University of Kansas Medical Center News
The University of Kansas Medical Center is improving lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through innovation in education, research and health care. Explore some of our recent accomplishments.
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October 27, 2023An $11.5 million grant from NIH launches Implementation Science for Equity Center at KU Medical CenterThe new center, funded as part of a prestigious program at the National Institutes of Health, will bridge the gap between research knowledge and clinical practice and reduce health inequities.
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October 17, 2023Researchers at KU Medical Center work to improve health and prevent chronic disease in Southwest KansasPopulation health researchers at KU receive a nearly $3.7 million federal award to address chronic diseases in Grant, Finney, Ford and Seward counties in Kansas.
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September 13, 2023KU Medical Center announces four-state Heartland Consortium as part of the All of Us Research Program to advance precision medicinePart of the National Institutes of Health, the All of Us Research Program is working to collect data from a million different people to drive new treatments and cures
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September 11, 2023Rural Kansas Photo Contest accepting entries to showcase the stateRural Health Education and Services at KU Medical Center invites entries to highlight the unique beauty of Kansas and its people
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August 22, 2023KU School of Nursing welcomes new students to its Kansas City and Salina campusesA new class of nursing students begin their journey with the Dedication to the Profession ceremony
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August 17, 2023KU’s first rural family-medicine residents begin training in southeast KansasLaunched by KU School of Medicine in partnership with the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, the rural family-medicine residency aims to train doctors interested in practicing in rural areas, where the physician shortage is the greatest.
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August 3, 2023Kansas Nursing Workforce Center launched to ensure Kansans have access to nurses when and where they are neededKU School of Nursing has created a center to foster collaboration among nursing stakeholders across Kansas to address shortages of nurses and nursing faculty.
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June 15, 2023Rural health initiatives look both internally and externally to find solutions to issues in rural healthRural Health Council facilitates collaboration and synergy among KU Medical Center researchers and faculty members, while the Rural Health Partners invites health care professionals across Kansas to provide input.
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June 13, 2023Second-career nursing professor finds her path by seeking solutions for the nursing workforceKU School of Nursing faculty member Heather Nelson-Brantley, Ph.D., brings business skills from her prior career for a unique perspective on the challenges facing nursing.
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June 1, 2023KU School of Medicine faculty member returns to the classroom after a life-saving heart procedureKU medical students will continue to benefit from the wisdom of Michael Kennedy, M.D., thanks to an innovative new procedure done at The University of Kansas Health System.
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May 11, 2023KU medical school among nation’s best in latest U.S. News & World Report rankingsKU School of Medicine ranked 5th among all public medical schools in the country in the percentage of physicians practicing in rural areas and 9th among public institutions in producing primary care physicians.
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May 4, 2023Wichita research center finds new ways to involve rural Kansans in clinical trialsThe Center for Clinical Research, the investigative center of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, is reaching out to rural residents via telehealth, telephone and mail service.
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May 1, 2023Robert Moser recognized nationally for lifetime contributions to rural healthThe National Rural Health Association has recognized Moser, the former dean of KU School of Medicine-Salina, with its Louis Gorin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rural Health.
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April 11, 2023KU School of Nursing releases findings from statewide stakeholder meeting on nursing crisisThe findings show themes around data collection, relationship-building and best practices.
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March 23, 2023University of Kansas School of Nursing launches statewide conversations with nursing stakeholders to discuss dire nursing shortageDecision-makers in nursing gathered in Topeka to discuss the nursing crisis in Kansas.
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March 21, 2023KU graduating medical students celebrate Match Day 2023On Match Day, fourth-year medical students across the country find out where they will begin their residency training.
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February 9, 2023KU School of Nursing-Salina student ready to give back to her rural communityBrylee Aldridge, a student at the University of Kansas School of Nursing-Salina, comes from rural roots, and that background is shaping her future career.
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January 31, 2023Rural health care teen outreach programs booming across KansasThe University of Kansas Area Health Education Center reports record-setting requests for events such as Night at the Lab and Women in Health Care.
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January 12, 2023Task force looks for ways to address the nursing crisis in Kansas and beyondThe pandemic worsened the nursing shortage in Kansas and nationwide. KU’s Sally Maliski is part of a task force seeking to increase the number of nurses in Kansas.
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January 10, 2023New dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Salina takes the helmTyler Hughes, M.D., hopes to share his passion for rural health care with KU medical students in Salina as the new dean.
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December 21, 2022Seeking the ‘new normal’: a look back at 2022See what shaped the University of Kansas Medical Center this year.
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December 15, 2022Rural Kansas Photo Contest winners illustrate the unique beauty of KansasThe annual rural photo contest, supported by KU Medical Center Rural Health Education and Services, celebrates its 17th year.
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November 29, 2022Inaugural Family Day offers rare glimpse into lives of KU School of Medicine-Wichita studentsFamilies and friends of medical students attended the event, which helped them understand the medical school experience.
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November 17, 2022KU School of Nursing launches “Metaversity” offering virtual, immersive learningThe school’s new digital twin campus promises to change the way KU nursing students learn and eventually how many can be taught.
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November 10, 2022KU Medical Center researchers receive R01 grant from National Cancer Institute to increase targeted cancer treatments to rural cancer patientsTEAMSPORT will create a standardized approach to ordering genomic tests and adapt it for use in community cancer centers, where most cancer patients receive testing and treatment.
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November 1, 2022KU Cancer Center partners with nation’s top cancer organizations to call for increasing lung cancer screening nationwideNational call to action encourages use of low-dose CT to combat the leading cause of cancer in the United States
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October 26, 2022A $12 million grant from NIH launches KC-MORE, a research center to study obesity and obesity-related diseaseThe Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research seeks to become a national hub for obesity-related research and the training of junior research faculty.
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October 20, 2022Federal grant supports LEND, a program based at KU Medical Center and focused on educating people about autism and developmental disabilitiesThanks to a $3 million grant, the Kansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities program continues its five-decade mission of training, research and leadership development.
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September 27, 2022School of Nursing professor has Kansas roots and international experiencesKaren L. Weis, professor, KU School of Nursing-Salina, brings Air Force experiences and a wealth of research to nursing education in Kansas.
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September 20, 2022Rural Kansas Photo Contest adds two new categories, including an invitation to teen photographersThe contest, sponsored by KU Medical Center’s Rural Health Education and Services, aims to showcase the beauty of Kansas through photographs.
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September 8, 2022KU School of Nursing doctoral student wins prestigious Jonas Scholar award and researches effects of prenatal stressorsKaren Towne gains assistance to pursue her doctorate at KU School of Nursing and to research fetal development in challenging environments
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August 29, 2022Health Outcomes Assembly brings together health care, education and nonprofits to reflect and strategize on health disparitiesThe 2nd Annual Health Outcomes Assembly was titled "Disparities Between Counties and ZIP Codes”
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February 22, 2022Thousands of COVID home tests sent to 20 Kansas counties as part of COPE, a $13 million grant to improve community healthThe grant was offered in response to COVID-19 but its design allows for a community response to all kinds of health issues.
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February 10, 2022KU School of Medicine creates Salina-based Kansas Center for Rural HealthThe center will provide the infrastructure needed so that researchers, educators and rural health stakeholders can work together to find ways to reduce or eliminate health disparities in rural Kansas.
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September 2, 2020Calling all photographers: Enter Rural Kansas Photo ContestA special photo contest sponsored by Rural Health Education and Services at the University of Kansas Medical Center, celebrates its 15th anniversary. Enter your photo.
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June 4, 2020How med students who graduated early helped Kansas hospitals cope with COVID-19KU School of Medicine graduates received their medical degrees early so they could provide care in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the weeks between early graduation and their residencies, some helped tired doctors and nurses in Liberal, Kansas, any way they could.