Kansas City Magazine released its annual "Top Doctors of 2024" list, and 50 School of Medicine alumni were included. Two alumni, Susan Lee (B.A. '88/M.D. '89), and Michael Abraham (B.L.A. '04/M.D. '05), also were featured in spotlight stories. Read more at kansascitymag.com/top-doctors-20…

Professors Abbey Masonbrink, M.D. and Stephani Stancil, Ph.D. are two UMKC faculty members named as recipients of 2024 Blue KC Transforming KC: Health Outcomes Research Grants. They are working on a vaping cessation program for marginalized youth. bionexuskc.org/blue-kc-bionex…

Thank you to alumnus Brad Warner (M.D. '82) for giving the Noback-Burton Lectureship yesterday! Dr. Warner gave a presentation about the balance of surgery and photography and shared some of his photographic work.

Six-year B.A./M.D. student Emmanuella Alawode threw out the first pitch at the Royals game for UMKC Night at The K! Learn more about Emmanuella and her college journey here. umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

Current mood: 🎓😎🦘💙💛🎉 It's almost time, Roos! We can't wait to see these students and many others walk across the stage this weekend at Commencement. Congratulations to all School of Medicine graduates!

Thanks to all who joined us for the 11th Annual Vijay Babu Rayudu Quality and Patient Safety Day! An even bigger thank you is in order to our keynote speaker, Julie Oyler, M.D., for her talk, “Shaping the Future of Healthcare: QI Coaching Across the Continuum.”

Congratulations to all our graduates who crossed the stage last weekend! We are so proud of you and can't wait to see where you go. #RooUp

Last Friday, the School of Medicine celebrated this year's E. Grey Dimond, M.D., Take Wing Award winner, alumna Catherine Spong (B.A. '85/M.D. '91). Spong is an accomplished researcher who refers to herself as a physician-scientist. To read more, visit med.umkc.edu/catherine-spon…

Good luck to everyone running in the Hospital Hill Run tomorrow! The School of Medicine is proud to be a sponsor of this historic Kansas City tradition.

Six-year B.A./M.D. student Rithika Ginjupalli is this year’s Remington R. Williams Award winner from UMKC. Learn more about her here! umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

Fifth-year B.A./M.D. student Megan Evans attended the 2024 American Psychiatric Conference in New York City as an APA Scholar. Her trip was supported by several members of the UMKC community. To get connected with School of Medicine alumni, visit med.umkc.edu/alumni/

Harnessing AI to transform the next generation of doctors! Read more here. umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

U.S. News & World Report this week ranked the UMKC School of Medicine No. 20 in the nation for serving medically needy areas and No. 75 in diversity. umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

We had a great turnout at Kauffman Stadium last night! Faculty and staff cheered on our official partners, the Kansas City Royals! 🧢⚾️

Last weekend was our annual white coat ceremony. Students receive their white coats at the beginning of their first year for the four-year program and at the start of their third year in the six-year B.A./M.D. program. We are excited for what the future holds for the class of

Two School of Medicine alumni were honored recently by Kansas City Magazine in its "Best of KC 2024" readers' poll. Congratulations to K. Gay Purcell (B.A. '95/M.D. '96), who was voted "Best Concierge Doctor," and John Quinn (B.A. '80/M.D. '81), voted "Best Plastic Surgeon." To

UMKC alumae Sandra Katz (M.D. '77) and Diane Stephenson (M.A. '67) are volunteering with the Paris Paralympics. At nearly 94, Stephenson, a former UMKC sports medicine professor, is the oldest volunteer in the Games’ history. umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

Today, we helped community and state leaders kick off the construction of the highly anticipated Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building. This $145 million project will transform education and research for the UMKC community. Roo up! umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

Today, physicians, faculty and staff from UMKC, Children's Mercy and University Health all gathered to observe National Physician Suicide Awareness Day with a moment of silence. Thank you to all who gathered and observed this remembrance during National Suicide Awareness month.

We’re honored to recognize UMKC alumna Marion Pierson (B.A./M.D. '93), left, who received the 2024 St. Teresa's Academy Distinguished Alumna Award. The all-girls, Catholic high school in Kansas City recently held a reunion, where they celebrated Pierson’s achievements in