Joining a research consortium with 140 other research centers from around the world is helping KU Wichita Center for Clinical Research staff investigate potential treatments and discover potential early markers for the disease commonly called Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Find out how they're working toward improving diagnoses and treatments.

After 20 months of training supported by the Academic Family Medicine Antiracism Learning Collaborative, Colleen Loo-Gross, M.D., MPH, FAAFP, and Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, Ph.D., MPA, M.A., CPH, GCPH, CNPM, have shared what they’ve learned with other faculty members at the family medicine residency programs in Wichita and Salina. See what domino effects their conversations have had on resident physicians and health equity.

KU's annual day of giving, One Day. One KU., is coming up on Thursday, Feb. 15, and it's an opportunity to give to your passion. Gifts made in one day’s time can make a lifetime of transformations. KU School of Medicine-Wichita hopes to raise money in support of student success, healthy and vibrant communities, and campus initiatives such as transformational clinical trials, Simulation Center training and advancing the future biomedical campus.

P.J. Stiles, M.D., a medical school and residency alumnus, serves as chief of surgery at Clara Barton Medical Center in Hoisington. He’s also the EMS director for three communities, the coroner for five counties and the trauma director for two hospitals.

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Dereck Totten, M.D., MPH, FAAFP, has been named chief medical officer of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Totten completed his medical degree and Master of Public Health at KU School of Medicine-Wichita.

In the latest issue of Embark, you can find out how KU School of Medicine-Wichita is meeting the mental health needs of Kansans. As you flip through the pages, you'll see why "A Healthy Kansas Starts Here."

Medical students in the Pediatrics Student Interest Group collected donations to purchase stuffed animals for children who were hospitalized over the holidays at Wesley Children's Hospital. They delivered the stuffed animals in hand-decorated gift bags to pediatric patients.

From supporting pediatric patients over the holidays to volunteering at the Kansas Food Bank, KU School of Medicine-Wichita students, residents, faculty and staff continue to make an impact in the community.

Above: Center for Clinical Research staff packed food at the Kansas Food Bank.

At right: Students hosted a wellness clinic at Oxford Villa senior apartments. (Oxford Villa photo)

The KU Community Health Alliance-Wichita was formally recognized by the City of Wichita earlier this month for their efforts in the community. Students partnered with the International Rescue Committee in Wichita to help refugees better understand the health care system and improve their outcomes, positively impacting the resettlement of newcomers.

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