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The School of Medicine was formed in 1905, with several Kansas City hospitals being combined within the next ten years. In 1947, the campus was renamed to the University of Kansas Medical Center. The campus began expanding its programs over the next forty years, and on February 27, 1990, the hospital
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in Kansas City, was the only medical school in Kansas until 2022. The school offers seven different degree programs, with the only options as master's program or a doctoral program. The other two campuses are in Wichita, which opened in 1971, and Salina, which opened in 2011.
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The School of Nursing began in 1905, as well. It offers six degrees. The school opened its first satellite campus in Salina in 2017.
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KU Med teaches its courses in both academic buildings, as well as the hospital. KU Med consists of three schools: the
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The School of Health Professions was established in 1974 and offers 25 different programs.
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Since the state separated with the hospital, the Medical Center has turned its focus on
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was struggling to keep the hospital and its medical campus open so the
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The School of Medicine, which officially began in 1905 by the
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Index

Public university
University of Kansas
Chancellor
Doug Girod
Kansas City
Kansas
39°3′26″N 94°36′38″W / 39.05722°N 94.61056°W / 39.05722; -94.61056
Colors
www.kumc.edu

University of Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Wichita
Salina, Kansas
Kansas
state legislature
hospital
cancer
Kansas masons
National Cancer Institute

School of Medicine
Robert Simari
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas Board of Regents
Barney S. Graham
Zika
COVID-19
Jeff Colyer
Governor of Kansas

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