The Insider Newsletter
The newsletter of the School of Health Professions contains stories about faculty, students, alumni and more.
The Insider newsletter highlights the major accomplishments of the KU School of Health Professions’ talented and dedicated faculty, staff and students. If you'd like a printed version, please send your mailing address to healthprofessions@kumc.edu.
Current Issue
The Insider, Fall 2024 Issue (PDF)
With the school celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, Dean Akinwuntan sits down with members of the school's leadership team and faculty to discuss what the next 50 years could look like for the school and for the health professions. In addition, each department chair looks back at their programs' history and successes, with an eye toward what comes next. This issue also highlights projections for growth and graduation rates, as well as identify areas of deficit and need within the health professions.
Past Issues
The Insider, Fall 2023 Issue (PDF)
With the School of Health Professions celebrating its 50th anniversay in 2024, this issue of The Insider highlights the history of the School of Health Professions and our many notable accomplishments; it also includes interviews of former faculty who were instrumental in the success of this school.
The Insider, Fall 2022 Issue (PDF)
This issue highlights some of the ways we expanded access and resources for students interested in programs offered by the KU School of Health Professions including new scholarship awards. Additional topics include a profile of the school's outreach and recruitment specialist and updates on students in the new master's degree program in athletic training.
The Insider, Fall 2021 Issue (PDF)
The fall 2021 issue looks back at the accomplishments at the School of Health Professions over the past five years, including the incredible growth in research, a significant increase in student enrollment and the addition of several new degree programs.
The Insider, Fall 2020 Issue (PDF)
In this edition, we explore the ways our faculty, staff and students dealt with the COVID-19 epidemic, including how students and faculty adapted to remote learning and how the school united to help the community cope with the pandemic.
The Insider, Fall 2019 Issue (PDF)
This issue focuses on the School of Health Professions’ dedication to professional and community service, including student participation in the fall community service day and how many school faculty are taking on leadership roles in national professional organizations.