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Kansas City University has earned full accreditation in human simulation from the Association of SP Educators, marking a significant milestone for SIMPACT, the University’s simulation department, and recognizing excellence in simulated patient–based medical education.

Kansas City University celebrated its 2026 commencement season with ceremonies held in Joplin and Kansas City, Missouri, honoring 476 graduates as they take the next step in their professional journeys in health care.

Kansas City University (KCU), a private not-for-profit health sciences university with campuses in Kansas City and Joplin, Missouri, announced results of a new economic impact study conducted by consulting firm Tripp Umbach.

Kansas City University is accelerating its research footprint with the appointment of Kim Tran, MD, PhD, as dean of the College of Biosciences and vice provost of Research.

Kansas City University has been awarded a one-year $273,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation to launch a new initiative designed to strengthen health care access in rural communities across Southeast Kansas and Western Missouri.

Expansion equips every student with handheld Butterfly iQ+ devices and integrates ScanLab™ training app across the four-year curriculum. Butterfly...

Kansas City University and Missouri Valley College announced a new academic partnership that creates an accelerated pathway for high-achieving MVC Honors College students. 

Kansas City University is proving that a mission-driven culture and employee well-being go hand in hand, earning national workplace recognition as a Great College to Work For®.

Kansas City University Master of Biomedical Sciences graduates now have a new pathway into the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City through a new partnership.

Kansas City University has established a new College of Health Professions, a milestone that reflects the University’s steady growth from its roots as a college of osteopathic medicine into one of the nation’s fastest growing health sciences universities.

Kansas City University, the #1 producer of physicians practicing in Missouri, has announced its new Rural Health Scholars program—an innovative, partnership designed to fast-track students from rural, medically underserved counties in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas into careers as osteopathic physicians or dentists.

Kansas City University has received over $20 million from the estate of Paul W. Dybedal, DO, and his wife, Mary Louise Dybedal. This is the largest gift from an individual in the University’s history and reflects the Dybedals’ commitment to advancing osteopathic medical education, research, behavioral health and student scholarships.