KCU News

At Kansas City University (KCU), student wellness is a top priority, and the University has implemented a range of services to ensure that students have the mental health support they need to thrive. From the moment students step on campus, they are welcomed into a community that not only challenges them academically but also provides essential resources to help them navigate the pressures of higher education.

KCU incorporates Butterfly Network’s AI-guided ScanLab™ education application into its curriculum to empower dedicated, hands-on ultrasound training.

Kansas City University’s College of Dental Medicine boasts four virtual reality (VR) simulators, the most advanced in dental simulation, that are incorporated into the dental curriculum. Using VR simulators, students can build confidence practicing clinical skills in a learning environment prior to caring for patients in a real-world setting. The technology allows the aspiring dentists to perform multiple repetitions to improve their skills prior to providing patient care.

KCU alumnus Forrest “Phog” Allen, DO (COM 1909), is not only a basketball coaching legend, but also a pioneer in sports medicine and sports psychiatry. 

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, making regular screenings vital. Dr. Nicole Fremarek from KCU shares current best practices to empower individuals in their health journey.

Medical and dental students at KCU stepped out of the classroom and into hands-on learning, welcoming hundreds of elementary school students to campus for free health screenings marking the official launch of Score 1 for Health for the 2024-25 academic year.

Marc B. Hahn, DO, president and CEO of Kansas City University (KCU), has been recognized as one of Ingram's exclusive list of ‘50 Missourians You Should Know.’ Hahn’s visionary leadership has positioned KCU as a leading institution in medical and health sciences education and innovation.

A team of KCU researchers, including Professor of Biosciences Abdulbaki Agbas, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher Purva Sethi, PhD, and Research Scientist Edina Kosa, MSc, explored TDP-43's potential as a blood-based biomarker for detecting disease and examined its presence and possible functions inside platelets.

Hailing from New York City and getting his education in the heartland, Joe Li, DO, a 2022 alumnus of Kansas City University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and resident at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been named the recipient of the Outstanding Resident of the Year Award. 

Kansas City University (KCU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sally Ann Mitchell, EdD, MMSc, CAA, as the program director for its new Master of Health Sciences in Anesthesiologist Assistant (MHS-AA) program, set to begin in January 2026.

The average adult between the ages of 20 and 64 has three or more decayed or missing teeth. Today’s advances offer several options for replacing teeth. KCU’s Dr. Linda Niessen explains.