University of Kansas Office of Rural Medical Education

09/09/2026

A wonderful talk from Dr. Bacani on "life as a rural doc"!

09/03/2026

https://news.ku.edu/news/article/new-ku-initiative-recognizes-community-partnerships-driving-action-across-kansas

The KU Office of Community Impact has announced 26 inaugural Champions and Hubs that support community-engaged scholarship and collaboration across Kansas.

06/17/2026

https://www.kumc.edu/institute-for-community-engagement/about/news/medical-students-head-to-rural-kansas-through-storm-program.html

01/19/2026

Dr Merrill Conant from Dodge City and Dr Stacy Dashiell from Sterling, joined us at the 2026 AGA. These are two fantastic KUMC rural preceptors!

01/19/2026

Dr Stacy Dashiell. Ad Astra Award finalist. Well deserved!

11/20/2025

04/16/2025

https://www.kumc.edu/institute-for-community-engagement/about/news/rural-health-care-spotlight-tyrel-somers.html

Tyrel Somers, M.D., fulfills an essential role mentoring new doctors and students in real-world clinical settings.

01/13/2025

Working with medical students so that they can experience rural health care. Helping to cultivate the next rural provider. Dr. Somers was recognized this past summer by the University of Kansas Medical Center for his willingness to work with students at the Physicians Clinic.

01/12/2025

Congrats to Dr. Guernsey of Chanute KS, finalist for the Ad Astra Award. We appreciate his dedication to teaching our medical students.

12/19/2024

Happy holidays from ORME!