KCU-COM class of 2020

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Snoozer33 said:
Is anyone aware of any possibility of deferred admission? I fully intend on matriculating, but wasn't sure if this was even an option.


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Yes. They ask that you contact them through email for this if you want to get this process started.
 
Yeah same here. I didn't get a chance to explore the area during the interview day.
 
For any of you going to acceptance day I highly suggest being able to try the following places if you can get around the city: Bonito Michoacan (AMAZING tacos), southwest blvd, regnier exchange, Grinders, Lulus Thai, Joes BBQ, Q39, Jackstacks, Gates BBQ, City Market (there's an amazing NOLA style place to ear there with some crazy good po'boys or variations of).

For just places to see: west bottoms off twelfth street, union station, city market, KC public library, crown center, WWI museum, Nelson Atkinson art museum, 39th street near KU Med (go to Noire Oddities shop).

See, I do other stuff besides study.


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Make sure you guys get your titers done soon. Turns out I have no immunity to Hep B. I start the series again on Thursday which is given over 6 months. I first went to my doctor but my insurance wasn't covering them and it was going to be like $400. I used Acessa (acessalabs.com) and it was $189 for every titer and really easy. But now each immunization in the series is going to cost me $96 🙁
 
BK2681 said:
Make sure you guys get your titers done soon. Turns out I have no immunity to Hep B. I start the series again on Thursday which is given over 6 months. I first went to my doctor but my insurance wasn't covering them and it was going to be like $400. I used Acessa (acessalabs.com) and it was $189 for every titer and really easy. But now each immunization in the series is going to cost me $96 🙁
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Sorry to hear. That's an issue with HepB. Immunity is so variable from one person to the next. I spoke with a PhD who studies the virus and he said many people can't even maintain titers for 1 year...no where near the "expected" duration.

I'm also surprised your insurance won't cover. These vaccinations are on the CDC schedule for adults and should be covered as standard vaccinations. All of mine have been covered so far for that very reason.

My HepB series will be complete late April, which means I have to wait until after the KCU deadline to get that titer. I spoke with admissions and they weren't concerned. I was told to just submit what I had at that point and update later with the new titers. They are more interested in making sure you are working on them.

As to the titers....on the up side, I found a place here in KC that runs all the titers required for ~$139. I plan to keep looking though to try and find something even cheaper!


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reunic said:
I found a place here in KC that runs all the titers required for ~$139
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Is that $139 total for all titers?? I just got the bill for mine yesterday and it turns out I was charged ~$500 for 5 titers...:annoyed:


EDIT: I knew something was wrong. Turns out they had the wrong insurance on file and charged me like I didn't have insurance at all. Disregard everything you just read.
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So, since we are talking about Hep B titers. I have a silly question...

If I received the series when I was young but never I underwent the titer testing (that I know of). Can I just get the titer testing now? Or do I need to restart the entire series again??


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More_Medz said:
So, since we are talking about Hep B titers. I have a silly question...

If I received the series when I was young but never I underwent the titer testing (that I know of). Can I just get the titer testing now? Or do I need to restart the entire series again??


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I think you can just get the titer I believe!


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Have you decided what laptop you will be getting?
I really want the Surface book for its note taking ability... But it seems like a macbook might be better suited for our iPads
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Poro said:
Have you decided what laptop you will be getting?
I really want the Surface book for its note taking ability... But it seems like a macbook might be better suited for our iPads
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I have a PC and have had zero issues working between my iPad and computer. Several apps sync wonderfully. I'm actually thinking about getting the Surface Book myself because it's so beautiful and the specs are awesome haha.


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Personally, I am already set up with a Macbook Pro (2015 version) and am loving it. I also known there will be no problems syncing between my iPad and iPhone.

I have used earlier versions of the Surface Book and wasn't impressed but the update versions do look enticing.. I think you can't go wrong either way!
 
I have the 13in retina pro. Looking forward to having my first ipad 😀 anyone know what version the upcoming class will get?
 
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I have the 13in retina pro. Looking forward to having my first ipad 😀 anyone know what version the upcoming class will get?
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I'm hoping for the pro as it now has keyboard capabilities just like the surface.
 
NVO said:
I have the 13in retina pro. Looking forward to having my first ipad 😀 anyone know what version the upcoming class will get?
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Mini would be nice too for portability


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You will most likely be given the most recent model of the normal iPad.


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Does anyone know if there's a specific otoscope/ophthalmoscope kit that we have to have? The Welch Allyn 97250MC is currently $580 on Amazon, and it looks like the other equipment is fairly cheap. I already have a Littmann stethoscope. Will the bookstore still be cheaper than ordering off of amazon?
 
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Does anyone know if there's a specific otoscope/ophthalmoscope kit that we have to have? The Welch Allyn 97250MC is currently $580 on Amazon, and it looks like the other equipment is fairly cheap. I already have a Littmann stethoscope. Will the bookstore still be cheaper than ordering off of amazon?
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No requirement! I use an older one myself (for the bargaining price of zero dollars since it was lent to me haha).


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I posted this in the other forum as well and thought it may be helpful here.

Here is a list of books I would get FOR SURE for the first few classes:

MCM (Medical biochemistry, this doesn't mean "Man Crush Monday" guys)
- Medical Biochemistry by Panini is good to have as a hard copy because again, you can see an entire pathway and see the entire picture instead of choppy slides. Also, many of the professors for biochemistry take questions out of this book and/or have similar questions on exams, so doing the practice questions is helpful and key.

HDM (immunology)
-For this class, I think you would be fine just using the lecture slides. Reading "How the Immune System Works" before this class would be helpful IMO, but I wasn't able to do this.

MSK (musculoskeletal)
- Get the hard copy of Human Gross Anatomy by Dr. Olinger in our bookstore. It has great pictures of real cadavers + drawings side by side so you can compare and study cadaver pictures in your pajamas at home. He also includes clinical notes in the book which are testable material. Dr. Olinger is an anatomy professor here and so when he teaches anatomy, he takes stuff straight out of his book for his lecture slides. Therefore, instead of studying his slides, I just look at his textbook. I use his book for EVERY block when there is an anatomy component.

-Get Clinically Oriented Anatomy (.pdf or hardcopy). Many questions for MSK are straight out of the "blue boxes, clinical boxes" in this book so you NEED to read them somehow. It is required.

Cardiopulmonary/Renal/Endo/Repro/GI
- #1 is "Physiology" by Costanzo. You will hear this name all throughout medical school as it is one of the biggest physio books out there. Get this book as a hard copy or .pdf and read each chapter when you go through each block. Also, do the practice questions after each chapter. This is KEY.

-Another good book to get for anything related to embryology (which you will have in every block as well is "Medical Embryology" by Langman. Like I said, sometimes it is hard to put embryo into context (as it is hard to conceptualize some of this stuff), so I like to read the chapter in here before trying to hit the slides.

"BRS Physiology" by Costanzo is another good book to get to review the "high yield" points right before the exam. The book is essentially the "big physiology" book by Costanzo, but then she removes all the tiny details and focuses on big ideas.

This is all I can think of for now...let me know if you have any questions. Let me know if you have anything I missed. @AlteredScale
 
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SynapticDoctah said:
I posted this in the other forum as well and thought it may be helpful here.

Here are a list of books I would get FOR SURE for the first few classes:

MCM (Medical biochem,this doesn't mean "man crush Monday" guys)
- Medical Biochemistry by Panini is good to have as a hard copy because again, you can see an entire pathway and see the entire picture instead of choppy slides. Also, many of the professors for biochemistry take questions out of this book and/or have similar questions, so doing the practice questions is key.

HDM (immunology)
-For this class, I think you would be fine just using the lecture slides.

MSK (musculoskeletal)
- Get the hard copy of Human Gross Anatomy by Dr. Olinger in our bookstore. It has great pictures of real bodies + drawings side by side. He also includes clinical notes in the book. Dr. Olinger is an anatomy professor here and so when he teaches anatomy, he takes stuff straight out of his book. Therefore, instead of studying his slides, I just look at his textbook. I use his book for EVERY block when there is an anatomy component.

-Get Clinically Oriented Anatomy (.pdf or hardcopy). Many questions for MSK are straight out of the "blue boxes, clinical boxes" in this book so you NEED to read them somehow.

Cardiopulmonary/Renal/Endo/Repro/GI
- #1 is Physiology by Costanzo. You will hear this name all throughout medical school as it is one of the biggest physio books out there. Get this book as a hard copy or .pdf and read each chapter when you go through each block. Also, do the practice questions after each chapter. This is KEY.

-Another good book to get for anything related to embryology (which you will have in every block as well is Medical Embryology by Langman. Like I said, sometimes it is hard to put embryo into context, so I like to read the chapter in here before trying to hit the slides.

This is all I can think of for now...let me know if you have any questions. Let me know if you have anything I missed. @AlteredScale
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Awesome information. Thank you!


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Does anyone know how many days off we get for Christmas/winter break and what those dates are for next Christmas 2016?


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just_SAIYAN said:
Does anyone know how many days off we get for Christmas/winter break and what those dates are for next Christmas 2016?


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I think it's two weeks and it's the week of Christmas when it starts!


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AlteredScale said:
No requirement! I use an older one myself (for the bargaining price of zero dollars since it was lent to me haha).


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Thank you! Do you know how much the kit is from the bookstore without a stethoscope?
 
floridagirl3 said:
Thank you! Do you know how much the kit is from the bookstore without a stethoscope?
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Of course! I don't think they sell the kit without the stethoscope :/ I never got the kit though. Just big the stethoscope, the otoscope, and the hammer haha


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SynapticDoctah said:
I posted this in the other forum as well and thought it may be helpful here.

Here is a list of books I would get FOR SURE for the first few classes:

MCM (Medical biochemistry, this doesn't mean "Man Crush Monday" guys)
- Medical Biochemistry by Panini is good to have as a hard copy because again, you can see an entire pathway and see the entire picture instead of choppy slides. Also, many of the professors for biochemistry take questions out of this book and/or have similar questions on exams, so doing the practice questions is helpful and key.

HDM (immunology)
-For this class, I think you would be fine just using the lecture slides. Reading "How the Immune System Works" before this class would be helpful IMO, but I wasn't able to do this.

MSK (musculoskeletal)
- Get the hard copy of Human Gross Anatomy by Dr. Olinger in our bookstore. It has great pictures of real cadavers + drawings side by side so you can compare and study cadaver pictures in your pajamas at home. He also includes clinical notes in the book which are testable material. Dr. Olinger is an anatomy professor here and so when he teaches anatomy, he takes stuff straight out of his book for his lecture slides. Therefore, instead of studying his slides, I just look at his textbook. I use his book for EVERY block when there is an anatomy component.

-Get Clinically Oriented Anatomy (.pdf or hardcopy). Many questions for MSK are straight out of the "blue boxes, clinical boxes" in this book so you NEED to read them somehow. It is required.

Cardiopulmonary/Renal/Endo/Repro/GI
- #1 is "Physiology" by Costanzo. You will hear this name all throughout medical school as it is one of the biggest physio books out there. Get this book as a hard copy or .pdf and read each chapter when you go through each block. Also, do the practice questions after each chapter. This is KEY.

-Another good book to get for anything related to embryology (which you will have in every block as well is "Medical Embryology" by Langman. Like I said, sometimes it is hard to put embryo into context (as it is hard to conceptualize some of this stuff), so I like to read the chapter in here before trying to hit the slides.

"BRS Physiology" by Costanzo is another good book to get to review the "high yield" points right before the exam. The book is essentially the "big physiology" book by Costanzo, but then she removes all the tiny details and focuses on big ideas.

This is all I can think of for now...let me know if you have any questions. Let me know if you have anything I missed. @AlteredScale
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After all of the time I spent scouring old threads for this info (literally years back) you post this haha. Glad I got everything you listed though! Thanks for the info
 
So, question for those of my fellow classmates who were at the Accepted Student's day. In regards to the financial aid presentation, what was the March 15th deadline that was given to us? I think it was in terms of filing FAFSA or something along those lines??
 
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So, question for those of my fellow classmates who were at the Accepted Student's day. In regards to the financial aid presentation, what was the March 15th deadline that was given to us? I think it was in terms of filing FAFSA or something along those lines??
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It must be, because I filed FAFSA right after my taxes were done (last month) and still no access to netpartner. So, I can't imagine we would have so quick a due date if it's not even available yet.


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reunic said:
It must be, because I filed FAFSA right after my taxes were done (last month) and still no access to netpartner. So, I can't imagine we would have so quick a due date if it's not even available yet.


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Makes sense to me, because I was reading on their website and I found this.

"The Office of Financial Aid at KCU offers a convenient online application process called NetPartner.Students will complete an application for financial aid, review the required forms and check the status of missing forms, and accept/decline/reduce their aid award."

Also, looking back at my pictures I took of the presentation it says that NetPartner should open in late March and financial aid awards will begin in April.
 
Misch Ievus said:
Is that $139 total for all titers?? I just got the bill for mine yesterday and it turns out I was charged ~$500 for 5 titers...:annoyed:

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Sooooo...FWIW, thanks to my insurance, I ended up paying less than $40 for all titers.
 
Guys, I'm a Texas resident and my permanent address will continue to be my address in Texas while I attend KCU. Will I need to get a Missouri driver's license? And will I need to register my car in Missouri?
 
Misch Ievus said:
Guys, I'm a Texas resident and my permanent address will continue to be my address in Texas while I attend KCU. Will I need to get a Missouri driver's license? And will I need to register my car in Missouri?
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I did not change registration or license. Since I'm only here for school. "Student status"



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Just looking for a little clarification here: So I received another email for acceptance students day April 22, is this just a repeat of the acceptance students day that happened a couple weeks ago? (Maybe for they recently accepted or ppl getting off waitlist?) just a little confused as to why the 2nd acceptances students day? I did not attend the last one and probably won't attend the one in the future just due to the cost and time id have to take off work, but it's perfectly fine to miss these right? I'm not missing out on any info, or things I have to do etc?
Thanks


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just_SAIYAN said:
Just looking for a little clarification here: So I received another email for acceptance students day April 22, is this just a repeat of the acceptance students day that happened a couple weeks ago? (Maybe for they recently accepted or ppl getting off waitlist?) just a little confused as to why the 2nd acceptances students day? I did not attend the last one and probably won't attend the one in the future just due to the cost and time id have to take off work, but it's perfectly fine to miss these right? I'm not missing out on any info, or things I have to do etc?
Thanks


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It's for those that couldn't make it to the first one (whether it be bad timing or recently accepted). Its optional and it's more for parents/SO, and a chance to figure out housing.

Edit: yes I believe it's just a repeat of the first one
 
just_SAIYAN said:
Just looking for a little clarification here: So I received another email for acceptance students day April 22, is this just a repeat of the acceptance students day that happened a couple weeks ago? (Maybe for they recently accepted or ppl getting off waitlist?) just a little confused as to why the 2nd acceptances students day? I did not attend the last one and probably won't attend the one in the future just due to the cost and time id have to take off work, but it's perfectly fine to miss these right? I'm not missing out on any info, or things I have to do etc?
Thanks


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You dont have to go if you dont want to.
 
Are there any current medical schools who could give some budgeting advice during 1st year?
 
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