Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences is a private, non-profit, graduate school for the health professions, with a main campus located on 23 acres in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Founded in 1916, KCU consists of both a College of Osteopathic Medicine and a College of Biosciences.KCU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and recognized by the Coordinating Board of Higher Education for the Missouri Department of Higher Education. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.HistoryKansas City University opened in May 1916, as the Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery. At the time, it was the fifth osteopathic medical school to be established. In January 1921, the college moved its campus to the Northeast neighborhood, just east of downtown Kansas City. In 1940, Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery took over the assets of the Central College of Osteopathy, Kansas City, MO.In November 1970, the name of the college was changed to The Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCCOM), and again in July 1980 to The University of Health Sciences (UHS). In 1999, KCU joined with seven other research institutions to form the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute (KCALSI). As a founding KCALSI partner, KCU is working to biomedical research within the greater Kansas City area.
"Osteopathic medical school. Masters degrees in Biosciences. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.For nearly 100 years, Kansas City University KCU has been committed to a primary purpose – the education and training of caring, compassionate osteopathic physicians.Today, that purpose has grown, including the training of students in public health, bioethics, biomedical sciences and psychology. Approximately, 1,100 students attend KCU's two colleges, the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Biosciences, on the University's campus near downtown Kansas City, Mo. and in Joplin, Mo.Coming soon - Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine in Joplin, Missouri."
