At the University of Kansas School of Medicine, the physicians of tomorrow are welcomed into a culture of community, forming bonds with peers and mentors by learning together. Through this support system, students reach common goals of serving their community and excelling in the knowledge of medicine and the delivery of health care.

In the fall of 2017, the KU School of Medicine launched its innovative new curriculum: Active > Competency-Based > Excellence-Driven (ACE). The ACE curriculum’s block structure systematically introduces topics with progressive complexity of foundational and clinical content through the four years. The curriculum focuses on active learning, in which students develop skills in assessing their own learning needs and developing strategies to meet those needs.

Top rankings

Providing students with an outstanding medical education remains at the heart of the School of Medicine's mission.

• U.S. News & World Report ranks the School of Medicine among the top programs for training primary care physicians.

Three diverse academic environments

The School of Medicine has campuses at three locations in Kansas and has gained a national reputation, particularly for educating family, primary care, and rural physicians.

• At the Kansas City campus, students train at a large academic medical center, which has attracted innovative and accomplished educators and researchers from around the world. In 2017, a new $75 million,171,000-square-foot Health Education Building opened. The building enables the School of Medicine to train students in the technologically advanced environment required by a modern health care curriculum.
• The Wichita campus provides a community-based medical education environment, in which students learn through direct patient care inside three partner hospitals as well as in physician offices across the state. Students may also elect to train in community-based and rural settings. A new $220 million, 350,000-square-foot Wichita Biomedical Campus will open in 2027, coinciding with the increase in class size on the Wichita campus and the gradual sunsetting of the 2/2 program. This project will combine the Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Wichita State University College of Health Professions and Tech programs for collaboration in inter-professional and other activities.
• The Salina campus is designed for students with a strong interest in rural medicine and those wishing to work with a smaller group of peers on a rural regional campus with opportunities for early clinical experiences. Students are trained in a new state-of-the-art medical education building.Inter-professional activities and education occur in advanced simulated settings.

On the left, you will find links to more information about the KU School of Medicine, including administration, programs offered, campuses, and the School of Medicine course catalog.