University of Missouri–Kansas City: Difference between revisions

The [[University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine|School of Medicine]] is known for its six-year post-secondary program, wherein a student spends only six years obtaining both a [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Doctor of Medicine]] degree. The school operates two campuses, one in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], and one in [[St. Joseph, Missouri]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=UMKC’s School of Medicine To Open New Campus in St. Joseph With a Focus on Rural Health Care – UM System Community Connect |url=https://umsystem.cares.missouri.edu/engagements/umkcs-school-of-medicine-to-open-a-new-campus-in-st-joseph-with-a-focus-on-rural-health-care/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine|School of Medicine]] in Kansas City, Missouri, is locatedknown as the Health Sciences District campus or HSD. It is situated away from the main campus on [[Hospital Hill]], where it is connected to [[Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill|University Health Truman Medical Center]], aan largeextensive research hospital. The St. Joseph campus, or STJ, is located within [[Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph - Medical Center|Mosaic Life Care]] hospital, with construction underway on a new $14.5 million, 22,000-square-foot medical school.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-30 |title=New UMKC School of Medicine Building Will Transform Health-Care Access in Missouri |url=https://community.umsystem.edu/engagements/new-umkc-school-of-medicine-building-will-transform-health-care-access-in-missouri-2/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=UM System Community Connect |language=en-US}}</ref>

UMKC is spread across multiple locales; the main Volker Campus, home to the majority of university operations, is located in Kansas City, Missouri's Rockhill neighborhood, east of the [[Country Club Plaza]], and adjacent to both the [[Stowers Institute for Medical Research]] and the [[Linda Hall Library]]. In 2017 the university, in collaboration with [[Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill|University Health Truman Medical Center]], [[Children's Mercy Hospital]], the Missouri Health Department, the Jackson County Medical Examiners Office, and the Missouri Department of Mental Health Behavioral Medicine, formed the UMKC Health Sciences District on [[Hospital Hill]]. This district is a first-in-the-nation partnership between local and state governments, the university, and these nationally recognized healthcare faculties, designed to promote collaboration in research, innovation, education, grant funding, and community outreach, for the advancement of health and wellness in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trumed.org/about/umkc-health-sciences-district|title=Truman Medical Centers - UMKC Health Sciences District|website=med.umkc.edu|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref> Also in 2017, the university announced plans to expand its metropolitan identity with the construction of a downtown Campus for the Arts, located near the [[Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://info.umkc.edu/artscampus/|title=Downtown Campus for the Arts {{!}} Exploring the feasibility of a UMKC Campus for the Arts in downtown Kansas City|website=info.umkc.edu|language=en-US|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>

===HospitalHealth HillSciences District Campus===

The HospitalHealth HillSciences CampusDistrict campus houses the [[nursing|School of Nursing]], the [[UMKC School of Medicine|School of Medicine]], the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry|School of Dentistry]], and the [[pharmacy|School of Pharmacy]].