(AP) – Supporters of a new osteopathic medical school in Joplin are
looking forward to late July, when the first class of 162 students is scheduled
to arrive.The Joplin campus of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. It is the first
medical school to open in Missouri in nearly a half century.
looking forward to late July, when the first class of 162 students is scheduled
to arrive.The Joplin campus of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. It is the first
medical school to open in Missouri in nearly a half century.
The Joplin Globe reports a local steering committee raised nearly $30 million
to contribute to the school, and the property and school building were donated.
The school is in the former temporary home of Mercy Hospital, used after a 2011
tornado that killed 161 people.
After four years, the school expects to enroll 600 students, with a goal of
improving access to health care in rural areas.
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