KU's annual day of giving has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 6, and it's an opportunity to give to your passion at KU School of Medicine-Wichita. 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.

What one week do OB-GYN residents look forward to? Could it include yoga, cleaning or sharing a meal? It might, but it definitely includes raising awareness of a critical part of being a physician.

Students from a rural community who have a class size of 12 are just as needed to become doctors as students from schools of 600. Physicians from rural areas are more likely to return to practice medicine in rural areas than those who come from large cities. But how do students find out about those opportunities? That’s where ROOTS steps in, a new program led by medical students who aim to support and guide rural high school and undergraduate students toward medicine as a profession and calling.

Do you want to participate in cutting-edge research to help decrease maternal obesity and diabetes? If you are between weeks 24 and 30 of your pregnancy, you could be eligible to enroll in a study led by researchers at KU School of Medicine-Wichita. Women from Wichita and rural Kansas are encouraged to apply.

The next open house for prospective students is coming up on Wednesday, March 6, at KU School of Medicine-Wichita. Tour campus, participate in a Q&A panel with current students and learn more about the application process. There is no fee to attend, but you must register in advance.

Congratulations to Justin Mills, M.D., MPH, FAAP, a KU School of Medicine-Wichita alumnus who has been selected for a 2024 Alumni Award from the KU Medical Center Alumni Association. Dr. Mills has been named an Early Career Achievement in Medicine Alumnus and will be honored at a recognition ceremony Sept. 27 during the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend.

Dr. Mills is a medical officer at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality where he supports the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in developing evidence-based clinical guidelines for primary care clinicians. He previously served as a senior clinical advisor for the Bureau of Primary Health Care, a part of Health Resources and Services Administration, advising on clinical issues and working to improve clinic quality in federally qualified health centers. A board-certified pediatrician, he completed residency through the KU Wichita Pediatrics Residency Program and went on to receive his Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The JayDoc Awards & Fundraising Banquet returns Saturday, March 9, benefiting the student-run JayDoc Community Clinic

and celebrating its service to the community. The clinic is raising money to fund one year of interpreters/interpretation services for patients; proceeds from the event will help alleviate those costs.

Founded in 2005, the JayDoc Community Clinic provides free medical care to the uninsured in Wichita and Sedgwick County while giving medical, pre-medical and pharmacy students an opportunity to serve the community and gain clinical experience.

Purchase your ticket today, or consider a sponsorship or direct donation in support of the clinic.

The public is invited this Friday to the opening of “Memories of Awe” by artist Gretchen Howarth, who lost much of her vision due to Stargardt disease. The new exhibit will be displayed in the William J. Reals Gallery of Art at KU School of Medicine-Wichita.

Residents in the Family Medicine Residency Program at Wesley Medical Center hold up their weighted blanket gifts received on Thank A Resident Day.

Feb. 23 was Thank A Resident Day, an opportunity to thank resident physicians for all of their hard work and dedication to serving our community. The Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education along with departments at KU School of Medicine-Wichita helped let them know how much they're appreciated. 

Residency often leads to long hours matched with many responsibilities, so in 2018, the Gold Humanism Honor Society decided to highlight residents on Feb. 23 and encourage medical students to to show their gratitude.

Above: OB-GYN resident physicians

At right: Med-Ped resident physicians pose for a photo.

Residents and fellows in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at KU School of Medicine-Wichita

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