General Campus Information
Frequently Used Phone Numbers and Web Sites
KUMC Faculty/Staff/Student Information Line
KUMC and KU Heritage and Traditions
A complete phone directory listing additional departments and services
is available on the University of Kansas Medical Center web site,
at http://www2.kumc.edu/directory
Persons with speech or hearing impairments who wish to contact the
above phone numbers may use the Kansas State Relay at 800-766-3777 (TDD).
Lawrence Campus Dialing is 4-XXXX
Witchita Campus Dialing is 3-XXXX
KUMC On-Campus Dialing: Dial 8-XXXX
Accounting
Comptroller________________________________________________________________________8-5297
Student Financial Accounting __________________________________________________________ 8-2590
Administration
Bernadette Gray-Little , Ph.D., Chancellor ________________________________________________ 4-4810
Barbara Atkinson, M. D. Executive Vice Chancellor __________________________________________ 8-1440
Bob Page, Hospital President & Chief Executive Officer ______________________________________ 8-1270
Barbara Atkinson, M. D. Executive Dean, School of Medicine __________________________________ 8-1440
Karen L. Miller, R. N., Ph. D., FAAN, Senior Vice Chancellor and Dean, Schools of Nursing and Allied Health _________________________________________________________________________________ 8-1665
Dorothy Knoll, Ph. D. Dean, Student Services ______________________________________________8-4698
H. David Wilson, M. D. Dean, School of Medicine -Wichita ____________________________________ 3-2600
Allen B. Rawitch, Ph. D. Dean, Graduate Studies ___________________________________________ 8-1258
Alumni Relations
Kim Huyett, Director _________________________________________________________________8-1255 http://www.kumc.edu/alumni
Auditoriums
Auditorium Scheduling _______________________________________________________________8-7326 http://www.kumc.edu/vc/index.html
Beauty Shop
Office ____________________________________________________________________________ 8-2518
Bookstore
Student Union Corporation/Matthews Medical Books ________________________________________
8-2537
http://www.kumedbooks.com
Cafeteria
KU Hospital _______________________________________________________________________8-7681
Cafeteria Daily Menu ________________________________________________________________ 8-2917
http://www2.kumc.edu/cafeteria
Calendar of Events
http://www2.kumc.edu/calendar
Chapel
Chapel Office ______________________________________________________________________ 8-1215
Open to patients, families, staff, students, and employees for prayer
and meditation
Community Affairs
Paula Baum, Program Director ________________________________________________________ 8-1017 http://www.kumc.edu/community
Counseling
Counseling and Educational Support Services
Larry Long, PhD, Senior Director
_______________________________________________________ 8-6580 http://www.kumc.edu/studentcenter/scess
Degree Programs
http://www.kumc.edu/guides/careers/
Directory
Directory Assistance or Information _____________________________________________________ 8-5000 http://www2.kumc.edu/directory
Educational Resources
Educational Support Services
Alice Carrott, Director
________________________________________________________________ 8-4688 http://www.kumc.edu/studentcenter/scess
Employment
Human Resources
Rick Robards, Director ______________________________________________________________ 8-5086 http://jobs.kumc.edu
http://www2.kumc.edu/safety
Equal Opportunity Office
Jayne Owen, Director _________________________________________________8-1206 TTY:
913-588-7963 http://www.kumc.edu/eoo/
External Affairs
Marcia Nielsen, Vice Chancellor for Public Policy___________________________________________ 8-1872
Gift Shops
Marilyn Sommers, Manager ___________________________________________________________ 8-5495
Bell Memorial Lobby Gift Shop _________________________________________________________ 8-5495
Sunflower Gift Shop _________________________________________________________________ 8-5496
Health Services
Employee Health ___________________________________________________________________ 8-6512
Student Health, Stephanie Jernigan, Director______________________________________________ 8-1941 http://www.kumc.edu/studentcenter/health.html
Housing Information (Off Campus Housing)
Student Services ___________________________________________________________________ 8-4695
http://www2.kumc.edu/classifieds/housingads
Information Resources
James L. Bingham, Associate Vice Chancellor ____________________________________________ 8-4900
http://www2.kumc.edu/ir
Instructional Support
Scheduling Classrooms and Auditoriums________________________________________________ 8-7326 http://www.kumc.edu/instructionalservices/scheduling.html
International Programs
Administrative Office ________________________________________________________________ 8-1480 http://www.kumc.edu/international
Kirmayer Fitness Center
Jan Schmidt, Director _______________________________________________________________ 8-1532 http://www.kumc.edu/kirmayer/index.html
KU Endowment
http://www.kuendowment.org
KUMC Auxiliary
http://www.kumc.edu/auxiliary
KUMC Credit Union
Administrative Office________________________________________________________________ 8-5375
http://www.kumccu.org
KUMC Publications
http://www.kumc.edu/guides/publicationsguide.html
Libraries
Clendenning History of MedicineLibrary and Museum_______________________________________ 8-7244 http://clendening.kumc.edu
DykesLibrary, Circulation_____________________________________________________________ 8-7166 http://library.kumc.edu/
Lost and Found
Guest Services located in the Heart Center _______________________________________________ 8-1234
Office of the Registrar
Chris Meiers, Registrar ______________________________________________________________ 8-7055
Residency ________________________________________________________________________ 8-7055 http://www.kumc.edu/studentcenter/registrar.html
Parking and Landscape Services
Richard Johnson, Director ____________________________________________________________ 8-5175
http://www.kumc.edu/parking
Pharmacy
Adminitsrative Office_________________________________________________________________ 8-2330
http://www2.kumc.edu/pharmacy
Student Engagement
Ryan Gove, Director _________________________________________________________________ 8-6681 http://www.kumc.edu/studentcenter/srwd.html
Student Financial Aid
Sara Honeck, Director _______________________________________________________________ 8-5170 http://www.kumc.edu/studentcenter/financialaid.html
Student Health Insurance
Student Health Insurance Verifacation Office______________________________________________ 8-4695 http://www.kumc.edu/studentcenter/healthinsurance.html
Student Services
Dorothy Knoll, Dean ________________________________________________________________ 8-4698
http://www.kumc.edu/studentcenter
University Police
Emergency __________________________________________________________________________ 911
Rick Johnson, Director ______________________________________________________________ 8-5133
Dispatcher - Information Police Services _________________________________________________ 8-5030
http://www.kumc.edu/police
Volunteer Services, Hospital
Coordinator _______________________________________________________________________ 8-6560
Other Campuses
University of Kansas
http://www.ku.edu
KUMC is part of the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
KUMC Wichita Campus
http://wichita.kumc.edu
School of Medicine, Wichita campus
Kansas City
http://www.kansascity.com
General information About Kansas City
http://www.kumc.edu/Pulse/localarea.html
Links to visitor information, media, pro sports
KUMC Faculty/Staff/Student Information Line
KUMC has an information line for faculty, staff, and students. Dialing 588-INFO (4636) will provide you with access to recorded announcements and information concerning inclement weather or other important news. 588-INFO serves as a supplement to other sources of information including the website www.kumc.edu/info as well as In The Center and Broadcast e-mail. During periods of inclement weather, check the number often as updates will be made frequently. Persons with hearing impairments may access 588-INFO by using the Kansas Relay Operator.
The founding of a school of medicine was contemplated in the 1864 act of the Kansas Legislature establishing the University of Kansas. The University welcomed its first class in 1866, but there were no courses in medicine. It was not until 1880 that the first step was taken with the establishment of a one-year "preparatory medical course" under the administration of the University on the Lawrence campus. The second step occurred in 1905 when the Kansas City Medical College (founded in 1869 in Kansas City, Missouri) and the Medico-Chirurgical College (founded in 1893 in Kansas City, MO) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Kansas City, KS were merged to form the last two years of a four-year medical course under the direction of the University of Kansas.
The name "Eleanor Taylor Bell Memorial Hospital" remained at the original location. "Bell Memorial Hospital" at the 39th Street location gave way to the "University of Kansas Hospitals" in 1936. In 1947 the Kansas Board of Regents designated the name "University of Kansas Medical Center" to express more adequately the manifold activities.
Beginning in the early 1970's, an acceleration of activities and programs were undertaken in an effort to combat the shortages of health professionals in the state. The "Medical School" became a "College of Health Sciences" with three schools-Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health. Increased classes were accepted in all programs and faculty was increased; the most ambitious of all previous building projects was begun. A branch of the medical school was opened in Wichita and a portion of each medical class now completes the final two years of medical training in a community-based program in cooperation with Wichita hospitals. A state-wide outreach program was initiated to enable the College of Health Sciences to take its educational and health care programs to the service of people all over the state, and also assist communities in the recruitment of physicians and makes health professionals available as substitute doctors and technical advisors. To better serve the student body, faculty and state, the Archie R. Dykes Library of the Health Sciences was added to the Medical Center in July, 1983.
University of Kansas Traditions and History
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