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The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita is improving lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through innovation in education, research and health care. Explore some of our recent accomplishments.

New digital mental health program reaching out to rural Kansas
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Klingenstein Fellowships, open to all KUSM-Wichita students, increase exposure to child and adolescent mental health needs
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KU Wichita department helps manage ‘long-overdue’ community testing, investment
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In the News


Unusual dinner may have led to tapeworm 50 years later
Thomas Moore, M.D., of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, noted that most sparganosis cases are discovered retrospectively after a nodule has been excised.
www.medicalbrief.co.za

Wichita walking club enjoys good health and good company
That’s music to the ears of Dr. Jennifer Jackson, the program director for the KU Wichita Internal Medicine Residency Program.
www.ksn.com

Essentia Health-St. Mary's Superior Clinic welcomes family medicine specialist Dr. Travis Kasper
He completed his family medicine residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
www.duluthnewstribune.com

Announcing the Wichita Business Journal's 2026 Healthcare Heroes
Tessa Rohrberg, KU School of Medicine-Wichita, is among the 2026 Healthcare Heroes.
www.bizjournals.com

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