University of Kansas Medical Center News

The new complex will enable physicians and researchers to collaborate in real time on personalized treatment options and make them available to patients more quickly.

KU graduates earning more than 850 degrees and certificates were honored in Kansas City with ceremonies for the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions.

Nurses who cared for her inspired KU School of Nursing graduate Madison Witt to become a pediatric nurse herself.

Report describes the state’s maternity care desert and provides detailed information on the critical resources needed to ensure healthy mothers and babies

The grant will support need-based scholarships for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and create an emergency fund for students.

Three programs based at KU Medical Center are now in the top 10 in the nation.

Based at KU School of Nursing, the Kansas Nursing Workforce Center will use the $1M grant to boost interest in nursing careers and improve the process for future nursing students.

Professor and cancer biology chair becomes first KU Medical Center faculty chosen as a senior member

With the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, the two nursing schools are vying to see which can rally the most support for their hometown team.

Before 2025 begins, take a look back at some of the news across KU Medical Center over the past year.

Originally part of the School of Medicine, KU School of Nursing was established as its own school in 1974, but it has continued to grow and expand since its first class graduated in 1909.

Breast cancer survivors who have experienced childhood trauma may be at greater risk for more significant and long-lasting fatigue, depression, anxiety and cognitive decline.

KU’s BSN program in nursing ranked No. 26 for all schools in the country and No. 19 among public institutions.

KU Medical Center faculty and staff commemorate a century for their flagship building with 1920s music and a fascinating lesson in university history.

The grant, which includes researchers from KU School of Nursing and KU School of Medicine, will fund the creation of a sustainable model of quality obstetrical services and care at a network of hospitals in three rural Kansas counties.

The report, based on data collected from many different credible sources, is the first issued by the Kansas Nursing Workforce Center.

At the Dedication to the Profession ceremony, new KU nursing students marked the beginning of their educations and their careers.

Finalists will be featured in the Beauty in Kansas wall calendar, and the grand prize winner’s photograph will appear on the cover of Kansas Country Living magazine.

Part of the National Institutes of Health, the All of Us Research Program is working to collect data from a million different people to drive new treatments and cures.

Nationally high rankings in primary care, physical therapy and in the nurse midwifery program all reflect a commitment to caring for Kansans and beyond.

In her first six weeks, the new dean of KU School of Nursing has engaged in a listening tour designed to ferret out opportunities and challenges.

Five graduates share stories about their extraordinary roads to graduation

A 1958 graduate of KU School of Nursing, McNulty improved care and conditions in a mental hospital in Pakistan and recruited countless nurses around the world to the profession.

Centene Foundation and Sunflower Health Plan announce major gift to develop a central source of data to address nursing shortages across the state of Kansas

A national nursing scholar and native Kansan, KU School of Nursing alumna returns to lead the school.

Here are just some of KU Medical Center’s accomplishments and successes over the past year.

The inaugural geroscience symposium is part of KU Medical Center’s broader effort to foster research relevant to aging, age-related diseases, healthspan and longevity.

KU Medical Center has nearly doubled its federal research portfolio since 2017 and increased its clinical trial revenues by 45% since 2021.

KU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program also ranked 23rd among all schools in the 2024 “Best Colleges” rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.

Part of the National Institutes of Health, the All of Us Research Program is working to collect data from a million different people to drive new treatments and cures

Rural Health Education and Services at KU Medical Center invites entries to highlight the unique beauty of Kansas and its people

A new class of nursing students begin their journey with the Dedication to the Profession ceremony

KU School of Nursing has created a center to foster collaboration among nursing stakeholders across Kansas to address shortages of nurses and nursing faculty.

The KU Cancer Center will build a new facility designed to place research and treatment side by side.

New initiative lets rural-based students and health professionals access training for long COVID and other pulmonary conditions.

Rural Health Council facilitates collaboration and synergy among KU Medical Center researchers and faculty members, while the Rural Health Partners invites health care professionals across Kansas to provide input.

KU School of Nursing faculty member Heather Nelson-Brantley, Ph.D., brings business skills from her prior career for a unique perspective on the challenges facing nursing.

The Center for African American Health will partner with the community to enhance and improve the health and wellness of Black individuals and African Americans living in Kansas and beyond.

Sally Maliski, Ph.D., FAAN, will retire after seven years as dean, faculty member and researcher.

The University of Kansas schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing honored students who weathered pandemic challenges and graduated only days after the COVID-19 public health emergency was lifted.

The “Eat, Sleep, Console” care approach was more effective than standard of care to treat newborns exposed to opioids in the womb, according to a national clinical trial in which KU Medical Center participated.

U.S. News & World Report has postponed the 2024 rankings for Best Medical Schools but has released the 2024 rankings for specific programs in its Best Graduate Schools rankings.

The findings show themes around data collection, relationship-building and best practices.

Decision-makers in nursing gathered in Topeka to discuss the nursing crisis in Kansas.

KU School of Nursing students presented research projects ranging from maternal health to elderspeak.

KU Nursing and KU Health Professions continue collaborative classrooms with Kenya, India and Ghana, building international connections that don’t require physical travel.

Brylee Aldridge, a student at the University of Kansas School of Nursing-Salina, comes from rural roots, and that background is shaping her future career.

The University of Kansas Area Health Education Center reports record-setting requests for events such as Night at the Lab and Women in Health Care.

The pandemic worsened the nursing shortage in Kansas and nationwide. KU’s Sally Maliski is part of a task force seeking to increase the number of nurses in Kansas.

May Maloba, a doctoral student at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, brings her expertise in women’s health to Kenya, Cambodia and the United States.

See what shaped the University of Kansas Medical Center this year.

KU Medical Center’s Office of International Programs welcomed six visitors from Ukraine as international visits resume.

The school’s new digital twin campus promises to change the way KU nursing students learn and eventually how many can be taught.

Gregory Jones, a student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, learned about nursing from his mother’s studies and is now charting his own path in psychiatric care.

National call to action encourages use of low-dose CT to combat the leading cause of cancer in the United States

The Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research seeks to become a national hub for obesity-related research and the training of junior research faculty.

Thanks to a $3 million grant, the Kansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities program continues its five-decade mission of training, research and leadership development.

‘Discover KU’s Health Programs’ invited students from Kansas City, Kansas, who would be the first generation in their families to go to college.

The $50,000 prize earned by KC Digital Drive will help expand virtual simulation experiences for nursing students.

The KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center received a prestigious five-year, $1.5 million grant to expand and strengthen its program to boost brain health researchers.

Karen L. Weis, professor, KU School of Nursing-Salina, brings Air Force experiences and a wealth of research to nursing education in Kansas.

The contest, sponsored by KU Medical Center’s Rural Health Education and Services, aims to showcase the beauty of Kansas through photographs.

U.S. News and World Report placed KU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing as 22nd among all public colleges and 29th among all schools in its Best Colleges Ranking.

Karen Towne gains assistance to pursue her doctorate at KU School of Nursing and to research fetal development in challenging environments

The 2nd Annual Health Outcomes Assembly was titled "Disparities Between Counties and ZIP Codes”

On August 19, nearly 130 future nurses officially began their journey to joining the ranks of the most trusted profession in the world

University of Kansas Medical Center students marked the start of the 2022 fall semester by volunteering for six area organizations

The school is one of just 16 nursing programs in the country to be awarded this designation by the National League for Nursing in 2022.

NCI recognition as a Comprehensive cancer center is the culmination of years of community effort and means that KU Cancer Center joins the top echelon of leading cancer experts.

Hooding and Recognition Ceremonies were held in person with an audience of the graduates’ friends and family. In Lawrence, graduates attending commencement heard advice from KU Medical Center’s Steve Stites, M.D.

The program is one of just 23 such accredited health informatics master’s programs in the United States and Puerto Rico.

The center will provide the infrastructure needed so that researchers, educators and rural health stakeholders can work together to find ways to reduce or eliminate health disparities in rural Kansas.

Klenke-Borgmann's doctoral research examined how clinical judgment could be taught and measured in undergraduate nursing programs. Her work at the health system is showing how simulation education can make a difference for nurses in practice.

The pandemic continues, but so does research and education.

U.S. News and World Report has ranked the University of Kansas School of Nursing in its top-25 best undergraduate nursing programs in the nation.

After the cancellation of multiple commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021, recognition festivities were moved online.

Solar panels allow Kansas City campus to make an important contribution to the environment through the use of this renewable energy resource.

Ila Armsbury Herman, a 1937 graduate of the nursing program at the University of Kansas, shared with her niece the details of her time at KU and as an army nurse in World War II. The result was the book 'Ila's War.'

The mystery virus that had closed China made its way to the United States, and “business as usual” halted. By the end of 2020, the year would forever be synonymous with COVID-19, and KU Medical Center had adopted a new normal that stressed resilience and roll-up-your-sleeves science to combat the pandemic.

Alumni Reunion Weekend at the University of Kansas Medical Center looks a bit different in 2020, with events occurring virtually.

Faculty at the University of Kansas School of Nursing are taking a unique look at the value of nursing by combining electronic health records, human resource records and other data to measure the effects of nursing on pain management.

The 2020 Nightingale Ceremony at the University of Kansas School of Nursing welcomed the incoming students of the Class of 2022 seeking their bachelor’s degrees in nursing. Elements of the traditional ceremony fused with new precautions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nayeli Bustillos, a registered nurse and KU School of Nursing student, spent four weeks in New Rochelle, New York, caring for patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

Christopher Neal, Ph.D., research associate at the University of Kansas Medical Center, donated around 100 headbands for face shields to PPE for KC. Neal used the 3D printer at work.

Five undergraduate and five graduate students from the University of Kansas Medical Center showcased their research at the Kansas Capitol during two separate events in spring 2020. Students discussed the posters illustrating their research with lawmakers and the general public.

The Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine (HERO HCQ) trial is accompanied by a registry that will create a community of health care workers who have expressed interest in contributing to the scientific community's understanding of the impact of COVID-19.

COVID-19 caused shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) across the globe.Here's how researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center helped out.

SHARPhub was established in 2018 to help researchers move biomedical discoveries and technologies out of the laboratory and into the commercial market, where they can be used to improve human health.

Cloud County Community College joined the Community College Nursing Partnership at the KU School of Nursing, the eighth community college in the state to sign on.

Want to lose weight, battle depression or manage chronic pain? Your doctor’s “prescription” may include a newly reimagined program at the Kirmayer Fitness Center called Exercise is Medicine (EIM).

Check out the memorable news stories of 2019 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Our year in review gives you a look back at the best of 2019.

Advance practice nurses (APRNs) can gain additional training in rural and underserved areas with support from a nearly $2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

McGee will work to enhance the successful recruitment, professional development and retention of students, faculty and staff from diverse and under-represented population groups.