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  KU School of Medicine-Wichita receives $200K grant for substance abuse education
  Aug 26, 2020 -- With a recent $200,000 federal grant, the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita has started offering substance abuse education as part of its training for the school’s medical students and residents, as well as area practicing physicians.
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  Telehealth passes ‘stress test’ for psychiatry clinic
  Aug 19, 2020 -- When it came to figuring out a way to treat psychiatric patients safely during the coronavirus pandemic, there wasn’t a whole lot of time to spare for the KU Wichita Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences clinics.
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  Residency training and suicide risk assessment in the COVID-19 era
  Aug 19, 2020 -- Starting in March of 2020, emergency departments in the Wichita area went from busy to almost empty.
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  KU School of Medicine-Wichita partners with KU Medical Center, Children's Mercy on clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine
  Jul 31, 2020 -- The vaccine will be available regionally at multiple sites in partnership with KU School of Medicine-Wichita's Center for Clinical Research.
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  Employee spotlight: Robert Wittler, M.D., pediatric infectious disease specialist
  Jul 22, 2020 -- Robert Wittler, M.D., has been a pediatric infectious disease specialist at KU School of Medicine-Wichita for 25 years.
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  KU Wichita Pediatrics helps fifth grade class find health care solutions, win challenge
  Jul 22, 2020 -- A local arts-in-education organization, a classroom of fifth graders at a Wichita elementary school and the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Department of Pediatrics joined together to create a winning project to help improve access to health care for children in Wichita.
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  KU-founded group advocates for kids’ needs during pandemic
  Jul 22, 2020 -- Founded by pediatrics colleagues at KU School of Medicine-Wichita, members of the Kansas COVID-19 Workgroup for Kids knew the medical school and its network of alumni and programs provided a good avenue for sharing expertise and advocating for children’s mental, social and physical health at a time of isolation and disruption.
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  Grant helps medical students experience telemedicine during neurology clerkship
  Jun 25, 2020 -- The one-year, $2,500 grant announced in April is one of just 14 the alliance gave to educators across the country.
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  Center expands clinical trial offerings, bringing cutting-edge therapies to Kansans
  Jun 25, 2020 -- The mission of the Center for Clinical Research, located on the campus of KU School of Medicine-Wichita, is straightforward: increase the number and variety of clinical trials offered in Wichita so more Kansans can receive cutting-edge medical care.
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  WorkWell KS helps create COVID-19 guide for employers
  May 28, 2020 -- A workplace wellness initiative based at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita has helped create a guide giving employers evidence-based strategies to help keep worksites and employees healthy while responding to a pandemic.