2023-2024 Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (Kansas City) KCU-COM

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opthalmoscope said:
Anybody else absolutely f$@king scared about the curriculum at KCU? Like I'm happy I got into med school, but mad scared about all the info that's gonna be thrown at us.
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It’s like that at any medical school. It’s daunting for sure, but YOLO. 🤷‍♂️ Every time I get scared, I just think how exciting it is to have opportunities to grow and get outside my current comfort zone. It helps a bit.
 
opthalmoscope said:
Anybody else absolutely f$@king scared about the curriculum at KCU? Like I'm happy I got into med school, but mad scared about all the info that's gonna be thrown at us.
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I remember feeling very intimidated going into my first year. Two things really helped me: first, the environment at KCU is incredibly inclusive and resources are shared freely across the class; second, your first course is Scientific Foundations of Medicine (SFM) and because they know it takes time to adjust to medical school, KCU allows you two chances to take both exams for that course. I failed the first exam big time, but my second chance went way better and I passed the course. If you meet any students that were previous college of biosciences grads, study with them for SFM! They essentially got a masters degree in the topics covered in that class taught by the same instructors - my COB friends really helped me through. Don't stress! Everybody takes time to adjust to medical school and once you've got a good groove going, you'll feel a lot better.
 
DoctorSparkles said:
I remember feeling very intimidated going into my first year. Two things really helped me: first, the environment at KCU is incredibly inclusive and resources are shared freely across the class; second, your first course is Scientific Foundations of Medicine (SFM) and because they know it takes time to adjust to medical school, KCU allows you two chances to take both exams for that course. I failed the first exam big time, but my second chance went way better and I passed the course. If you meet any students that were previous college of biosciences grads, study with them for SFM! They essentially got a masters degree in the topics covered in that class taught by the same instructors - my COB friends really helped me through. Don't stress! Everybody takes time to adjust to medical school and once you've got a good groove going, you'll feel a lot better.
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What study techniques helped you pass your blocks (especially SFM)? What resources did you use?
 
DoctorSparkles said:
I remember feeling very intimidated going into my first year. Two things really helped me: first, the environment at KCU is incredibly inclusive and resources are shared freely across the class; second, your first course is Scientific Foundations of Medicine (SFM) and because they know it takes time to adjust to medical school, KCU allows you two chances to take both exams for that course. I failed the first exam big time, but my second chance went way better and I passed the course. If you meet any students that were previous college of biosciences grads, study with them for SFM! They essentially got a masters degree in the topics covered in that class taught by the same instructors - my COB friends really helped me through. Don't stress! Everybody takes time to adjust to medical school and once you've got a good groove going, you'll feel a lot better.
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I also hate memorizing, so I'm not sure how I'm gonna be doing all that that lol
 
quick_tomatillo said:
What study techniques helped you pass your blocks (especially SFM)? What resources did you use?
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resources I recommend for 1st year: osmosis, ninja nerd, med school bootcamp, and lipincotts anatomy & embryology questions book. You'll be assigned a mentor if you sign up for the pass program and they should be able to share a lot of free resources or give you access to their accounts etc.
 
DoctorSparkles said:
resources I recommend for 1st year: osmosis, ninja nerd, med school bootcamp, and lipincotts anatomy & embryology questions book. You'll be assigned a mentor if you sign up for the pass program and they should be able to share a lot of free resources or give you access to their accounts etc.
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Would you recommend these resources over things like BnB, pathoma, and sketchy?
 
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DoctorSparkles said:
resources I recommend for 1st year: osmosis, ninja nerd, med school bootcamp, and lipincotts anatomy & embryology questions book. You'll be assigned a mentor if you sign up for the pass program and they should be able to share a lot of free resources or give you access to their accounts etc.
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Ninja nerd single-handedly carried me through embryology during first year
 
DoctorRatFink said:
Would you recommend these resources over things like BnB, pathoma, and sketchy?
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for first year, yes. KCU's 1st year curriculum mostly revolves around anatomy and physiology and doesn't touch on pathology or clinical presentation very much, which is what the resources you mentioned focus on. I didn't need those resources until the last course of 1st year (mechanism of disease). However, in 2nd year, those resources will be your best friends.
 
Can anyone that lives at Century towers or knows about it please explain why it is not recommended?
 
I got a deposit due by May 9th. I'm really hoping KCU gets back to me before then :L
 
Hey I am going to be a 3rd year student going to Bay Area for rotations. Looking to rent my Joplin home to two medical students.
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It's pretty random, rotations are based on lottery system, but you can send in a letter one for your personal reasons to be in the area, and another one for financial or health reasons. So if the clerkship dean looks at them, you might have a better chance of getting in. But if you have connections you can always set up your independent clerkship site. There's paperwork for that.
 
Is anyone who sent a LOI receiving a response? I sent mine about a week ago and assume it was received, just curious if others got a response back.
 
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If you are able to rotate outside of Kansas City 3rd and 4th year, I would highly suggest it. KCU does not have their own affiliated hospital, so they rely on relationships with local docs, typically KCU grads. This inevitably means that there are not enough specialists for each student. I was lucky enough (sarcasm) to have 3 family medicine rotations as a 3rd year because there are not enough OBGYN and IM preceptors, which completely cheated me out of the opportunity to learn about these specialties. My average drive was also over an hour one way for my rotations. The "Kansas City area" does not mean in Kansas City. I recently finished a rotation that was an hour 45 from my house. KCU will not accomodate for where you live. If you live in North KC, they'll give you rotations in Olathe. If you want a well rounded rotation experience, and you don't want to spend hours commuting every day, stay far away from Kansas City if you choose to attend KCU. Good luck everyone.
 
Hi everyone! Congrats to those who have been accepted so far! I'm a current 3rd year (now rising 4th year) at KCU Joplin on rotations and open to answering any questions you may have. Feel free to reply or send a DM!
 
Dak Lewis said:
If you are able to rotate outside of Kansas City 3rd and 4th year, I would highly suggest it. KCU does not have their own affiliated hospital, so they rely on relationships with local docs, typically KCU grads. This inevitably means that there are not enough specialists for each student. I was lucky enough (sarcasm) to have 3 family medicine rotations as a 3rd year because there are not enough OBGYN and IM preceptors, which completely cheated me out of the opportunity to learn about these specialties. My average drive was also over an hour one way for my rotations. The "Kansas City area" does not mean in Kansas City. I recently finished a rotation that was an hour 45 from my house. KCU will not accomodate for where you live. If you live in North KC, they'll give you rotations in Olathe. If you want a well rounded rotation experience, and you don't want to spend hours commuting every day, stay far away from Kansas City if you choose to attend KCU. Good luck everyone.
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I'm a 2nd year going into rotations in KC - I just wanted to counterpoint this a bit; for my class, they split the KC site into 3 separate sites (KC HCA, KC region, and KC rural) to minimize some of these issues. There still aren't enough OBGYN spots, but you can set your own up if you really care to. If you live on one end of the city, you will have a longer commute, I suggest living centrally for that reason. Now that the sites are split, nobody should have more than a 45 minute commute from the campus. KC HCA will be mostly in southern KC (Overland Park area), KC rural is mostly northeastern KC, and KC region is central. That being said, there are a lot of great sites outside of KC and you will have plenty of options. By the time you have to make your decision, a lot of things will have changed, like they did between Dak's class and mine. Talk to the students in the class above you as they will have the most recent experience and feedback to give you. Ultimately, your decision is personal and will be based on what kind of experience you want and which location feels most comfortable to you.
 
DoctorSparkles said:
I'm a 2nd year going into rotations in KC - I just wanted to counterpoint this a bit; for my class, they split the KC site into 3 separate sites (KC HCA, KC region, and KC rural) to minimize some of these issues. There still aren't enough OBGYN spots, but you can set your own up if you really care to. If you live on one end of the city, you will have a longer commute, I suggest living centrally for that reason. Now that the sites are split, nobody should have more than a 45 minute commute from the campus. KC HCA will be mostly in southern KC (Overland Park area), KC rural is mostly northeastern KC, and KC region is central. That being said, there are a lot of great sites outside of KC and you will have plenty of options. By the time you have to make your decision, a lot of things will have changed, like they did between Dak's class and mine. Talk to the students in the class above you as they will have the most recent experience and feedback to give you. Ultimately, your decision is personal and will be based on what kind of experience you want and which location feels most comfortable to you.
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I just heard they were doing this, so hopefully this helps some of the issues I brought up! I hope your rotations go well going into 3rd year! Even with the complaints I mentioned, 3rd year is so much better than years 1 and 2!
 
Can anyone from the KC area direct message me please? I am buying a house and doing due diligence on neighborhoods, etc. We have an accepted offer on a place but I want to get the inside track from people. There is more crime here than I am used to, so I don't want to get scared off by neighborhood crime rates if they are basically the same anywhere I will be buying.
 
Any incoming Joplin students looking for housing let me know I am looking for someone to take over my lease June 2024. I live in an apartment nice quiet area with many students from KCU as neighbors, about 12 mins away from campus!! It’s a 2/2
message for more info!
 
Hi everyone! I know its pretty late in the cycle, but does anybody know if admissions might still send out some interview invites? has this school sent out invites in may/june in the past?
 
futuredr001! said:
Hi everyone! I know its pretty late in the cycle, but does anybody know if admissions might still send out some interview invites? has this school sent out invites in may/june in the past?
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No. I'm sure they have stopped sending out interview invites at the end of Feb.
 
Dak Lewis said:
If you are able to rotate outside of Kansas City 3rd and 4th year, I would highly suggest it. KCU does not have their own affiliated hospital, so they rely on relationships with local docs, typically KCU grads. This inevitably means that there are not enough specialists for each student. I was lucky enough (sarcasm) to have 3 family medicine rotations as a 3rd year because there are not enough OBGYN and IM preceptors, which completely cheated me out of the opportunity to learn about these specialties. My average drive was also over an hour one way for my rotations. The "Kansas City area" does not mean in Kansas City. I recently finished a rotation that was an hour 45 from my house. KCU will not accomodate for where you live. If you live in North KC, they'll give you rotations in Olathe. If you want a well rounded rotation experience, and you don't want to spend hours commuting every day, stay far away from Kansas City if you choose to attend KCU. Good luck everyone.
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As a 2nd year who is rotating in "KC region" and just got my schedule with multiple rotation sites over an hour away from where I live, can confirm. I would highly recommend choosing a site with a dedicated hospital so you won't need to travel around. Driving that far for a rotation is ridiculous. Thanks KCU!
 
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