The American Osteopathic Foundation honored KCU medical student Jad Imad with the 2023 COVID-19 Osteopathic Hero Award for his fundraising efforts and social media campaign to raise awareness and provide protective equipment to health care workers during the height of the pandemic.

An internship at a drug rehab facility ignited Former NFL cheerleader Hennelie Hawes’ passion to heal others through medicine. When the time came for her to apply to medical school, KCU stood out among other schools because of the campus environment.

For many, becoming a teenage mom would make pursuing medicine as a career seem unattainable. But Hannah Newland’s determination enabled her to pursue that dream and overcome extraordinary adversity along the way.