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
Wichita 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 Miller, R. N., Ph. D, FAAN, Senior Vice Chancellor and Dean, Schools of Nursing & Health Professions 8-1665
Vince Loffredo, Ed.D.,Vice Chancellor of 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 and Community 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
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
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/prospective-students.html
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
Chris Lyon, Director 8-5086
http://jobs.kumc.edu
http://www2.kumc.edu/safety
Equal Opportunity Office
Danielle Dempsey-Swopes, Director 8-1206 TTY:
913-588-7963
http://www.kumc.edu/eoo/
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
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
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 Verification Office 8-4695
http://www.kumc.edu/studentcenter/healthinsurance.html
Student Services
Vince Loffredo, Ed.D.,Vice Chancellor of Student Services 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)
Salina Campus
http://salina.kumc.edu
School of Medicine, Salina campus
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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