University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

What University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine does

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine is a public medical school founded in 1971 within the University of Missouri System, operating from the Health Sciences Campus at 2411 Holmes Street in Kansas City, Missouri, with a regional campus in St. Joseph for rural medicine training. The school trains physicians and biomedical researchers through an accelerated six-year B.A./M.D. program, a four-year M.D. program, a rural-focused St. Joseph M.D. track, master's programs in Anesthesia, Bioinformatics, Physician Assistant, Biology with rural medicine emphasis, and Health Professions Education, a Ph.D. in Biomedical and Health Informatics, and graduate certificates in Clinical Research and Health Professions Education. Its educational methodology is anchored in a 50+ year-old Docent Team Learning System — an apprenticeship-style model pairing small groups of students with faculty physician-docents — supported by a Clinical Training Facility with Standardized Patient Program and partnerships with 10+ affiliate teaching hospitals across Kansas City and rural Missouri for clinical rotations, residencies, and fellowships.

Underlying infrastructure includes specialized research cores: a Proteomics Core Facility equipped with Vanquish Neo Nano-UHPLC and Orbitrap Eclipse Tribrid Mass Spectrometer with FAIMS Pro Duo; a Shock/Trauma Research Center at University Health Truman Medical Center (Level I trauma, ~1,000 admissions/year); the Vision Research Center; the NextGen Biomedical Informatics Center; and the QIPS (Quality Improvement and Patient Safety) Consortium. The school has produced 3,300+ graduates since 1971 and self-reports the #1 ranking in Missouri for primary care.

The business model is a hybrid of tuition and fees (M.D., graduate, and certificate programs), state appropriations via the University of Missouri System, federally funded research grants (NIH, NSF — including a 2026 NSF $160M Critical Materials Crossroads Engine award), CMS-supported Graduate Medical Education funding distributed across 16+ residency and numerous fellowship programs at affiliate hospitals, clinical trial revenue, and philanthropic support through the UMKC Foundation. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer admissions via the UMKC application portal, supplemented by pipeline and community-led programs (STAHR Scholars, Saturday Academy, Medical Scholars early admission through 15 partner universities, and the Rural Pathway Program). The school is governed by the Board of Curators and currently led by Dean Alexander Norbash (B.A./M.D. '86).

Name

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Legal name

Curators of the University of Missouri

Website

https://med.umkc.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine is a public medical school founded in 1971 within the University of Missouri System, training physicians and biomedical researchers through accelerated and standard M.D. programs, graduate degrees, and residencies across 10+ Kansas City-area affiliate hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Healthcare & Nursing Universities (Allied Health, RN-to-BSN, etc.) (EDAHALAF), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC), Clinical Research Support (CRC/CTA) (EDAOAJAO)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Physician training
• Graduate medical education
• Residency programs
• Biomedical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Medical education tuition from M.D. programs, graduate programs (M.S. in Anesthesia, M.S. in Bioinformatics, M.M.S. Physician Assistant, Master of Health Professions Education), and certificate programs
2. Graduate Medical Education: Residency and fellowship programs generating revenue through teaching hospital affiliations and graduate medical education funding
3. Research Grants and Contracts: Federally funded research through NIH, NSF, and other grant sponsors; clinical trials coordinated via University Health; philanthropic support through UMKC Foundation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UMKC School of Medicine delivers medical education and clinical training, offering an accelerated six-year B.A./M.D. dual-degree program, a four-year M.D. program, a rural medicine M.D. track at its St. Joseph campus, and graduate degrees (M.S. in Anesthesia, M.S. in Bioinformatics, M.M.S. Physician Assistant, Master of Health Professions Education, M.A. in Biology with Rural Medicine Emphasis, and Ph.D. in Biomedical and Health Informatics). It also provides residency and fellowship programs across 16+ specialties through affiliate teaching hospitals, along with graduate certificates, EMS certifications, and simulation-based clinical training.

Product overview

The UMKC School of Medicine offers a comprehensive portfolio of medical education programs and training services. The core offerings include accelerated and standard M.D. programs (B.A./M.D. six-year dual degree, four-year M.D., and rural-focused St. Joseph M.D. program), multiple master's degree programs (Anesthesia, Bioinformatics, Physician Assistant, Health Professions Education, Biology with Rural Medicine emphasis), a Ph.D. in Biomedical and Health Informatics, graduate certificates in Clinical Research and Health Professions Education, and EMS certifications. Supporting these academic programs is a Clinical Training Facility providing simulation-based education and Standardized Patient experiences. The school also provides extensive graduate medical education through 16 residency programs and numerous fellowship subspecialties across its affiliate hospital network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• B.A./M.D. Six-Year Program Accelerated dual-degree program allowing students to earn both a bachelor's and medical degree in six years by combining liberal arts, basic sciences, and clinical medicine, with patient exposure starting from day one. Designed for high school graduates entering directly into medical education.
• Four-Year M.D. Program Standard four-year medical doctor degree program at the Kansas City campus, admitting students who have earned or will earn a baccalaureate degree before matriculation.
• M.D. Program — St. Joseph Rural Medicine Rural-focused M.D. program based in St. Joseph, Missouri, near Mosaic Life Care, designed to train physicians for rural and underserved communities with curriculum emphasis on rural healthcare needs.
• M.S. in Anesthesia Master's degree program preparing students for careers as anesthesiologist assistants, addressing pressing healthcare workforce needs.
• M.S. in Bioinformatics Master's degree program in bioinformatics focusing on computational approaches to biological and health data analysis.
• M.M.S. Physician Assistant Master of Medical Science degree program training physician assistants for clinical practice.
• Master of Health Professions Education Master's degree program designed to train the next generation of medical educators and health professions faculty.
• M.A. in Biology: Rural Medicine Emphasis One-year post-baccalaureate master's program offered in partnership with the School of Science and Engineering, preparing students for medical school with a focus on rural medicine (Rural Medical Post-Baccalaureate Program).
• Ph.D. in Natural Sciences: Biomedical and Health Informatics Doctoral program contributing to the translation of basic science findings into patient care and community standards.
• Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education Graduate certificate program teaching skills needed to train the next generation of medical students.
• Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research Graduate certificate program helping professionals advance their careers in clinical research.
• EMS Certifications Emergency Medical Services certificate programs preparing students for front-line medical care roles.
• Clinical Training Facility (Simulation Education Service) State-of-the-art simulation center providing simulated medical experiences and training for students, residents, and faculty, including a Standardized Patient Program. The facility also supports all UMKC health professions programs and external local hospitals and universities.
• Residency Programs Postgraduate medical training programs across 16 specialties including Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, and others, delivered at affiliate teaching hospitals in the Kansas City metro and St. Joseph.
• Fellowship Programs Advanced subspecialty training programs in areas such as Cardiovascular Disease, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, and pediatric subspecialties (allergy/immunology, orthopaedics, pathology, radiology, surgery).

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,300+ physicians trained through accelerated 6-year B.A./M.D. program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and secondary.

• BioVentrix, Inc. (RELIVE Trial)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2025Clinical trial collaboration at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute evaluating the Revivent System for minimally invasive heart failure treatment
• Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary affiliate teaching hospital for pediatric residency programs and fellowship programs including allergy/immunology, pediatric orthopaedic, pediatric pathology, pediatric radiology, and pediatric surgery
• Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor affiliate hospital housing docent units and hosting multiple residency/fellowship programs including cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure/transplant, cardiovascular structural intervention, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, neurosurgery, and preventive cardiology
• University Health Truman Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLevel I trauma center affiliate (largest in Western Missouri, ~1000 patients/year admitted) adjacent to Shock/Trauma Research Center; primary site for internal medicine rotations and clinical research
• University Health Lakewood Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate hospital for community and family medicine residency programs, including rural track program where first year is spent at Lakewood before completing two years at Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville
• University Health Bess Truman Family Medicine CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate family medicine center providing training opportunities for medical students and residents in primary care settings
• Kansas City VA Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeterans Affairs medical center affiliate providing training in veteran healthcare across multiple specialties
• Research Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate hospital providing graduate medical education opportunities across various specialties
• Mosaic Life Care at St. JosephcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome base for St. Joseph campus rural medicine program; primary clinical site for rural M.D. students; community of approximately 100,000 people with historic downtown
• Center for Behavioral MedicinesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate facility for behavioral health training and psychiatry residency programs
• University Health Behavioral Health CrossroadssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate behavioral health facility providing training opportunities in psychiatric care
• Community Blood CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization for blood services training and education
• Midwest Transplant NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for transplant-related training and education
• Jackson County Medical Examiner's OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated medical examiner's office for pathology training opportunities
• Children's Mercy Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration at affiliate hospital for pediatric research and clinical trials
• Saint Luke's ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration at Saint Luke's Hospital for cardiovascular and other clinical research
• University Health ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch administration and clinical trials coordination at University Health affiliate
• NextGen Biomedical Informatics CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative biomedical informatics center across UMKC health science schools and University of Missouri System for healthcare data research
• Shock and Trauma Research Center PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration involving Children's Mercy Hospital and Saint Luke's Hospital for sepsis and infectious disease research focus group
• STAHR Program Partners (Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership between four UMKC health science schools for Saturday Academy and other pipeline programs targeting high school students interested in healthcare careers
• Northwest Missouri Area Health Education CentersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner of UMKC School of Medicine and Mosaic Life Care for alternative learning opportunities in regional healthcare for high school students

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine: Elite MD-granting institution with a national applicant pool and superior research funding; the aspirational benchmark against which UMKC's residency placement outcomes are measured.
• Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis: Top-tier research-intensive medical school in St. Louis; a much larger and better-funded incumbent that competes for the same Missouri/Midwest applicants and federal research dollars.

Direct peers

• University of Kansas School of Medicine: KU School of Medicine is a public MD-granting institution serving the Kansas City metropolitan area and the broader Kansas region, with overlapping applicant pipeline and clinical training partners in the KC metro.
• University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine: Public Midwest MD-granting medical school with similar program scale and applicant reach, often co-listed in applicant comparison sets with UMKC.
• Creighton University School of Medicine: A Jesuit private medical school with both Omaha and Phoenix regional campuses, comparable in size and structure to UMKC and a competing Midwest MD program.
• University of Missouri School of Medicine: The University of Missouri's flagship medical school in Columbia; the most direct system-internal peer, also a public MD-granting institution within the same University of Missouri System serving a similar applicant pool in Missouri.
• Saint Louis University School of Medicine: A Jesuit private MD-granting medical school in Missouri with similar mid-sized program scale, multiple residency specialties, and a regional applicant pool.

Emerging players

• Meharry Medical College: Historically Black medical college focused on producing physicians for underserved communities; shares UMKC's STAHR pipeline mission and competes for diverse applicant pools.

Regional players

• Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine: KC's other medical school, but osteopathic rather than allopathic; competes for Kansas City-area applicants and clinical training sites in the same metropolitan market.

Others

• AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges): Umbrella accreditor and consortium for U.S. MD-granting schools; not a competitor but the institutional ecosystem peer governing curriculum, accreditation, and applicant matching for UMKC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/umkcmedschool
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• Facebookfacebook.com/medUMKC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/umkcmedicine

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries8 records

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