Jing Win Liu, M.D., recalls the pressure to absorb vast amounts of information during medical training and the immense responsibility of applying the knowledge to real patients. With decades of experience as a pulmonologist and critical care specialist, Liu deeply values the opportunity she has had to train physicians at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center.

“I think it’s time to show my appreciation for the medical education I received,” Liu says. “These residents deserve recognition; I never take them for granted. I want to help the medical students and residents reach their future career goals.”

When the Wichita Biomedical Campus opens, KU medical students will have a new, 2,500-square-foot anatomy lab with several high-tech features, including integrated audio-visual technology and a VH dissector that allows students to dissect bodies in a digital environment with 3D and cross-sectional views. 

For physicians working in academia, advancing their careers can be challenging, requiring a commitment to teaching, research and scholarship — all while maintaining their clinical practices. A professor at KU School of Medicine-Wichita has written a guide to help physicians navigate the academic culture and adapt to academic expectations.

The Summer Training Option in Rural Medicine program offers medical students from KU's campuses in Wichita, Salina and Kansas City a unique month-long, hands-on training opportunity. Students in STORM learn not only the practice of rural medicine but also the dynamics of working with limited resources and building trust in small Kansas communities.

Congratulations to Scott Owings, M.D., a KU School of Medicine-Wichita alumnus, on being named dean of KU School of Medicine-Salina. An associate professor of family medicine and associate dean for clinical sciences on the Salina campus, Owings also serves as medical director for the Salina Regional Health Center Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit and as deputy coroner for Saline County.

Congratulations to Christopher McCracken, associate dean for administration at KU School of Medicine-Wichita, on being honored by the Wichita Business Journal as one of the 2025 Executives of the Year. The awards honor leaders who have been accomplishing great things and taking their companies to new levels.

The Department of Family & Community Medicine at KU School of Medicine-Wichita is offering an Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics instructor course in July, a program that equips the entire

maternity care team with skills to effectively manage obstetric emergencies. Assistant Professor Jennifer Thuener, M.D., is the director of the ALSO Instructor Course, which encourages a standardized team-based approach amongst physicians, residents, nurses and other members of the maternity care team to improve patient safety and positively impact maternal outcomes.

The Wichita Business Journal talked to Nathan Hall, D.O., MBA, M.S., associate professor and director of pediatric hematology and oncology at KU Wichita Pediatrics and Wesley Medical Center, about the collaboration that aims to keep kids with cancer and blood disorders close to their home and communities.

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