University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine



The University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine began in 1971. The school offers an accelerated program based on a six-year curriculum. The School of Medicine admits students into the program directly from high school and within six years the graduates attain an undergraduate and a Doctor of Medicine degree (BA/MD) from UMKC. The curriculum integrates the liberal arts, and basic and clinic sciences within a team approach to learning. More than 2000 physicians have graduated from the UMKC–SOM six year combined degree program.

The Docent Experience at UMKC
One of the most unique aspects of the UMKC School of Medicine is their Docent Experience. In the Docent Experience, the students are divided into groups of about 12 students and are then assigned to a medical physician who is then their "docent doctor". The second week the students start in the UMKC School of Medicine, they are inside the hospital seeing patients and experiencing the medical environment with their fellow docent members and their leading doctor. The students go to two different hospitals each week. They spend 2 hours in a medical hospital and 1 hour in a mental health hospital each week. Many students agree that it is a great way to integrate their classroom learning in the hospital setting.

School of Medicine Location
The School of Medicine is located in the Hospital Hill neighborhood of downtown Kansas City, USA, and is physcially attached to the Truman Medical Center hospital complex (the primary teaching hospital).

The School of Medicine also offers 15 specialty residency programs and 20 subspecialties.

Associated hospitals

 * Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
 * Truman Medical Center Lakewood
 * Children's Mercy Hospital
 * Western Missouri Mental Health Center
 * Saint Luke's Hospital
 * Saint Luke's Northland
 * Baptist-Luthern Medical Center
 * Menorah Medical Center
 * Research Medical Center
 * Trinity-Lutheran Hospital