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Month: May 2024

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KCU osteopathic medical students author resolution to expand treatment for opioid use disorders during pregnancy

A Kansas City University (KCU) osteopathic medicine student is making big strides toward fulfilling KCU’s vision and changing health care for good along the way. Advocacy work is not only something she feels passionate about, it’s a calling for…

Felicia Vaught | May 30, 2024

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KCU College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate honored with 2024 Excellence in Public Health Award

Andrew Kochvar had just started his first year of medical school at Kansas City University (KCU) when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Though he was several years away from becoming an osteopathic physician, he knew he…

Haley Reardon | May 14, 2024

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KCU student who overcame childhood cancer prepares to serve as pediatrician

“It’s a complete exhaustion that consumes you.” That is how Regan Hill described what he felt while battling cancer as a young child. Today, the medical student sets out to help children with severe health…

Felicia Vaught | May 3, 2024

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About the College of Osteopathic Medicine

As one of the five original colleges of osteopathic medicine and the largest medical school in Missouri, KCU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine is a leader in preparing the next generation of physicians. You'll find KCU osteopathic medicine alumni practicing throughout the region in Kansas City, St. Louis, Omaha, Tulsa, Wichita and across the Midwest and beyond in urban and rural communities in California, Texas, Pennsylvania and many other states.

Founded in 1916, the KCU College of Osteopathic Medicine continues to inspire physicians toward excellence as we prepare tomorrow's highly skilled and compassionate physicians who take their role as health care providers to the next level, whether as primary care physicians, rural doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologists, or specialists.

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