Student Profiles

Students say they choose the University of Kansas Medical Center for our reputation as an emerging leader in medicine and science, because it is a great value and small class sizes.

When they get here, they find much more: The environment encourages a mentoring relationship with professors, and students feel their opinions are valued. Fellow students learn together through cooperation and camaraderie. Kansas City offers a plethora of options for clinical training.

Meet our students and find out more about why KUMC is the right choice for medical education.

	Lindsay Abbott Degree Program: MS, Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Hometown: Topeka, KS		Brandon Hidaka Degree Program: MD/PhD, Medical Nutrition Science, Department of Dietetics & Nutrition Hometown: Prairie Village, KS
	Dan Belz Degree Program: MD/Masters of Public Health Hometown: Prairie Village, KS		Taylor Houk Degree Program: BS, Nursing Hometown: Moran, KS
	Brad Cardonell Degree Program: Doctor of Medicine Hometown: Tribune, KS		Kellyann Jones Degree Program: PhD, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, and Immunology Hometown: Bronx, NY
	Andrew Claassen Degree Program: BS, Health Information Management Hometown: McPherson, KS		Nia Thompson Degree Program: Doctor of Medicine Hometown: Overland Park, KS
	Megan Griffin Degree Program: MS, Occupational Therapy Hometown: Tulsa, OK		Beibei Xu Degree Program: Masters of Public Health Hometown: Beijing, China