University of Kansas Medical Center News
The University of Kansas Medical Center is improving lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through innovation in education, research and health care. Explore some of our recent accomplishments.
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May 16, 2022Class of 2022 enjoys a return to in-person graduation ceremoniesHooding 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.
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March 16, 2022KU master of science in health informatics program earns prestigious CAHIIM accreditationThe program is one of just 23 such accredited health informatics master’s programs in the United States and Puerto Rico.
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February 10, 2022KU School of Medicine creates Salina-based Kansas Center for Rural HealthThe 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.
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January 26, 2022Klenke-Borgmann brings simulation research expertise to joint position as nurse scientist at The University of Kansas Health SystemKlenke-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.
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December 16, 2021Let’s hit the highlights: news to know from 2021The pandemic continues, but so does research and education.
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September 14, 2021KU School of Nursing ranks 22nd on U.S. News Best Colleges rankingU.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.
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May 27, 2021Rain, resilience and the French bulldog: Everything you did and didn’t know about 2020/2021 KU commencement and recognition activitiesAfter the cancellation of multiple commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021, recognition festivities were moved online.
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April 21, 2021Newly installed solar panels on two KU Medical Center buildings to lower electricity costs and support clean energySolar panels allow Kansas City campus to make an important contribution to the environment through the use of this renewable energy resource.
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March 31, 20211937 KU nursing graduate remembered in ‘Ila’s War’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.'
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December 18, 2020A look back at 2020: the historic year of science and resilienceThe 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.
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September 28, 2020Alumni Reunion Weekend goes virtualAlumni Reunion Weekend at the University of Kansas Medical Center looks a bit different in 2020, with events occurring virtually.
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September 18, 2020‘Big data’ helps KU Medical Center researchers figure out some of nursing’s toughest challengesFaculty 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.
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August 26, 2020Nightingale Ceremony welcomes incoming nursing students with message of resilienceThe 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.
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June 25, 2020Nursing student shares her experiences caring for COVID-19 patients in a New York hotspotNayeli 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.
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May 15, 2020Research associate creates face shields on KU Medical Center printerChristopher 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.
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April 14, 2020Students share results of research at Capitol eventsFive 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.
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April 13, 2020University of Kansas Medical Center to participate in clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine in health care workersThe 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.
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April 8, 2020Researchers donate protective equipment to KU Health SystemCOVID-19 caused shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) across the globe.Here's how researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center helped out.
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April 1, 2020SHARPhub helps bring biomedical technologies to market in Kansas and four other central statesSHARPhub 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.
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March 17, 2020Eighth community college joins nursing partnership programCloud 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.
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January 9, 2020Exercise Is Medicine program revamps for maximum impactWant 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).
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December 23, 20197 news stories that shaped 2019Check 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.
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December 4, 2019Grant supports advance practice nurses in rural and underserved areasAdvance 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).
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September 18, 2019Jerrihlyn McGee named vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Kansas Medical CenterMcGee will work to enhance the successful recruitment, professional development and retention of students, faculty and staff from diverse and under-represented population groups.