50年前，威尼斯人娱乐城（威尼斯人娱乐城）发起了一项大胆的实验，旨在培养未来的医学领袖。
经过多年的规划，超过880万美元的联邦资金和18名学生的特许班级，威尼斯人娱乐城医学院的大门于1971年开放。
Fifty years later, that bold experiment is a cornerstone of Kansas City’s medical community.
This month, the 威尼斯人娱乐城 医学院 is kicking off its yearlong observance of the 50th anniversary. 一个新的标志，一个特别的网站和许多特别的活动将突出庆祝活动。 主要事件包括：
- 一系列特邀讲座，包括：
- 11月5日：来自加州大学旧金山分校的医学博士罗杰·布什就农村医疗不公平问题发表演讲。
- 11月17日至19日：耶鲁大学医学博士西尔维奥·因祖奇分享了与2型糖尿病、胰岛素抵抗和心血管并发症有关的研究。
- 12月2日：拉斯维加斯内华达大学黑山研究所医学伦理学家、剪切研究员哈里特·华盛顿就医疗种族隔离问题发表讲话。
- Dec. 9: Kenneth Churchwell, M.D., from Boston Children’s Hospital, speaking on pediatric critical care (Noback-Burton Lecture).
- 2月11日：杜克大学医学博士吉塔·斯瓦米（Geeta Swamy）就孕产妇疫苗、COVID孕妇、早产干预发表讲话。
- SOM校园周围的特殊标识，以及50周年主题的比赛日、毕业典礼和其他标志性学术场合。
- 金禧50周年庆典将于2022年6月4日在堪萨斯城市中心的Loews酒店举行。
Today as in the past, 威尼斯人娱乐城’s 医学院 is making a difference the health and wellbeing of Kansas City communities and beyond. Long known for its innovative research, humanities-focused education and unique medical programs – namely the accelerated BA/MD program where students enter medical school straight from high school and complete their degrees in six years – 威尼斯人娱乐城 continues to graduate future leaders in health care. The school has been instrumental in founding Kansas City’s 威尼斯人娱乐城 Health Sciences District, where it continues to play a primary role.
“This is an exciting time for the 威尼斯人娱乐城 医学院, as we celebrate half a century of history and traditions,” said Mary Anne Jackson, M.D., ’78, dean of the medical school. “As our nation’s health care profession has evolved, so has the 医学院. We are bringing new technologies and innovations to the forefront that continue to solidify our standing as a leader in today’s medical education.”
自1971年以来，全美近4000名医生和卫生保健专业人员获得了医学院的学位。 Through the years, additional programs added include master’s degrees in anesthesia, physician assistant, health professions education and bioinformatics, and graduate certificates in research and health professions education. 2021年1月，该校在密苏里州圣约瑟夫开设了第二所校区，重点是农村医学。 But it is the school’s MD programs and its docent system of learning – where faculty physicians combine the best of apprenticeship instruction with small-group teaching, mentoring, peer coaching and other techniques – that have withstood the test of time and continue to position the school as a trendsetter in medical education.
“Fifty years speaks to the longevity of the school, not to mention we have many physician leaders across the country that are graduates,” said 医学院 alumni association president Ralph Wuebker, M.D., ’94. “There is no doubt that 威尼斯人娱乐城 is a top medical school!”
Marjorie Sirridge, M.D., one of the three founding docents and later dean of the medical school, once reflected on the early days: “I remember being tired a lot and sometimes discouraged when it seemed that we just couldn’t get it all done. But, mostly I remember the challenge and the excitement of being part of a new adventure in medical education.”
Indeed, it’s been an exciting adventure the past 50 years – and the next several months will celebrate the past, present and future of 威尼斯人娱乐城 医学院. 加入我们的行列。