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KU Medical Center works for Kansas

Last updated February 2012

Enhancing Student Education

  • 2,167 students from Kansas are currently studying at KU Medical Center
  • 290 health professions students received hands-on training in 48 Kansas counties in 2011 through placement programs in rural and underserved communities, including SEARCH, Rural Preceptorship Program for KU medical students, and occupational therapy fieldwork
  • 1,859 K-12 Kansas students participated in activities during 2011 that showcased the opportunities and rewards of careers in health care, hosted by the Area Health Education Centers and health professions pipeline grants
  • The Community Health Project provides interprofessional, service-learning internships to enhance the educational experience of KU students in the health professions. The students are immersed in public health and social service settings across Kansas. The project is facilitated by Cheryl Gibson, PhD, Wendy Hildenbrand, MPH, OTR/L, and Stewart Babbott, MD, with support from the Kansas Health Foundation since 1992.

Strengthening the Health Care Workforce

  • Together, our work at the University of Kansas Medical Center, along with our partners The University of Kansas Hospital and University of Kansas Physicians, contributes more than $1.3 billion annually in economic revenue to the state of Kansas.
  • 12,188 KU Medical Center graduates live and/or practice in Kansas
  • 121 health care providers have been placed in 51 rural Kansas counties through the Kansas Recruitment & Retention Center, which provides placement assistance to rural health organizations and seeks to enhance the quality and quantity of health care professionals in rural Kansas since 2003
  • 234 Kansas physicians in 68 counties received funding through the Kansas Bridging Plan, a loan-forgiveness program offered to primary care residents who agree to practice in rural Kansas since 1991
  • 369 temporary physician coverages allowed Kansas physicians in 14 counties time off in 2011, via Kansas Locum Tenens and Kansas Medical Resource
  • 37 employers in 31 counties exhibited with 2011 Kansas Career Opportunities, which is designed to introduce medical students, residents and other health care professionals to rural communities seeking health care providers
  • 24,632 enrollments were made by health care professionals in continuing education courses and conferences from July 2010 to June 2011

Researching to Improve Health

  • The University of Kansas Medical Center is the headquarters for Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, a network of scientists from across the Kansas City metropolitan area and the state of Kansas working on translational research-research that transforms laboratory discoveries into treatments and cures.
  • The Kansas Community Cancer Health Disparities Network focuses on reducing cancer disparities in two distinct rural populations: American Indians in northeast Kansas and Latinos in southwest Kansas. The goal is to work with the communities to improve treatment and increase awareness about cancer prevention, screening and risk-reduction. Allen Greiner, MD, MPH, is primary investigator on the U54 grant.
  • Occupational therapists at KU Medical Center provide professional support and development for Kansas' Infant-Toddler Services. Working in every county, KUMC professionals evaluate effectiveness of early intervention services provided to families. Principal investigators Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, and Ellen Pope, Med, OTR, facilitate this ongoing project with the Kansas Department of Health & Environment.

Advancing Health Care Access

  • 378 outreach clinic visits with Kansans and KU Medical Center health care providers were made in 2011 outside the Kansas City metropolitan area
  • 3,780 clinical visits with Kansans and KU Medical Center health care providers occured via telemedicine, an interactive video technology that connects providers and patients when distance separates the two, in 2011. To learn more about the KU Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth, click here.
  • The Midwest Cancer Alliance works to advance the quality and reach of cancer care, clinical trials, prevention, early detection, and survivorship in the Heartland, through a network of 15 hospitals, physicians groups, and cancer support and patient advocacy organizations throughout Kansas and western Missouri
  • 1,238 Kansans received free medical attention through preventive screenings and events hosted across Kansas with support from KU Medical Center in 2011

Serving Communities

     Last modified: Oct 17, 2012