KU School of Medicine-Wichita

09/07/2026

Our offices are closed today in observance of Labor Day.

09/03/2026

Did you know 96 of our state's 105 counties are designated as mental health professional shortage areas? That leaves many Kansas children and adolescents with unmet mental health needs, including autism, neurodevelopmental disorders, and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Healthcare professionals are familiar with and equally frustrated by the gaps in care, so the KSKidsMAP conference provided an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the services available and how to access them, which will have a positive impact on their patients.

KSKidsMAP is a federally funded program offered in partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment since 2019, and is coordinated by our Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and our Department of Pediatrics. Heartspring, along with the Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, partnered with KSKidsMAP to offer the conference.

Read the full story: bit.ly/kskidsmapconference

09/01/2026

Congratulations to all of the 2026 Healthcare Heroes who are being recognized this evening by the Wichita Business Journal! This year's honorees include several of our faculty members and alumni, including one honored for lifetime achievement and several earning honors in categories for physicians, healthcare educator and healthcare innovation. 🎉

The Wichita Business Journal announced the 2026 Healthcare Heroes, with faculty and alumni earning honors in categories for physicians, healthcare educator, healthcare innovation and lifetime achievement.

09/01/2026

September is National Su***de Prevention Awareness Month, and Sept. 17 marks the ninth annual National Physician Su***de Awareness Day. The day is dedicated to honoring the memory of colleagues who have died by su***de and to continue to raise awareness and discussion on how to prevent it. It also serves as a reminder that su***de can affect us, our friends and our colleagues.

This year, CORD - Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine, which initiated NPSA Day in 2018, is inviting people to join "The Moments That Matter" campaign. You can share how you maintain your mental health through art, poetry, exercise or other creative outlets. Your participation fosters open conversations and offers support to those who may be struggling. Share stories, photos, videos, artwork, messages of gratitude or wellness activities to help inspire others and promote physician well-being. You can submit your creative work by Sept. 14.

For more details plus mental health resources, visit our website: bit.ly/npsaday

08/31/2026

08/28/2026

Our newsletter has all the latest news from our campus and beyond, from the first graduate of our addiction medicine fellowship to scholarships, student and staff achievements, and Alumni Day. Don't miss out:

Here's what's happening at KU School of Medicine-Wichita Graphic header that says KU, News from KU School of Medicine-Wichita August 2026 # First addiction medicine fellow looks to expand rural treatment options After becoming the first graduate of KU School of Medicine-Wichita's addiction medicine....

08/27/2026

👀 Spotted in the community: Our pediatrics residents recently worked together to aid Ronald McDonald House Wichita. Great teamwork!

08/26/2026

The 2026 Women Who Lead were recently announced by the Wichita Business Journal, and honorees include Cari Ahlers-Schmidt, Ph.D., research professor in our Department of Pediatrics and director of CRIBS; Dawn Fountain, residency program coordinator in our Department of Surgery; and Lindsay Strader, D.O., resident alumna and volunteer clinical assistant professor in our Department of Surgery.

Congratulations to all of the 2026 Women Who Lead!

08/25/2026

Fun fact: KU School of Medicine-Wichita is one of only 16 medical schools in the country offering Klingenstein Fellowships for medical students. The fellowships are just one of the ways we're addressing the shortage of trained specialists in child and adolescent psychiatry. In Kansas, 60% of the state’s children and adolescents have unmet mental health needs because of that shortage, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

“We are already seeing the program strengthen the workforce dedicated to children’s mental health,” said Cassie Karlsson, M.D., associate professor in our Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and director of the KU School of Medicine-Wichita Klingenstein Fellowship program for medical students.

Read the full story: bit.ly/klingensteinfellowship

📷: Courtesy photo of Alicia Farino, M.D., who is among the KU School of Medicine-Wichita alumni who have benefited from the Klingenstein Fellowship Program while in medical school. She was selected to present during the 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation medical conference at Yale University.

08/19/2026

We're thankful for the Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation and its continued impact on our great state, where we share a goal of improving the health of Kansans. Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, Ph.D., MPA, M.A., CPH, assistant dean of undergraduate medical education and population health associate professor; Laura Tatpati, M.D., dean of KU School of Medicine-Wichita; and Brad Rukes, KU Endowment senior development director-Wichita, attended the WMREF open house this week and joined the community in celebrating the foundation's achievements.

"We deeply appreciate WMREF's enduring partnership and its significant contributions to advancing the health of our community through support of medical education and research," Tatpati said. "WMREF has achieved a great deal over the past year, and we look forward to seeing the continued impact of its work in the year ahead."

Ofei-Dodoo said he sincerely appreciates WMREF’s generous support of the Kansas Journal of Medicine, noting the foundation's "commitment to advancing medical scholarship and supporting the dissemination of high-quality research is invaluable."

"We look forward to WMREF’s continued partnership and support of our mission," he said.

Learn more about how WMREF supports local research: https://bit.ly/4zsCO2g