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Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) is a Health sciences university located in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The university was founded in 1916, and currently consists of both a College of Osteopathic Medicine and a College of Biosciences. The school occupies the original site of Children's Mercy Hospital.〔White, D.O., Betty Jo. "The History of Osteopathy in Kansas City, MO (1903-1996)."〕 KCUMB 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/accreditation/predoctoral%20accreditation/Documents/current-list-of-colleges-of-osteopathic-medicine.pdf )〕 == History == KCUMB's College of Osteopathic Medicine was founded on May 19, 1916, as the Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery. In January 1921, the college moved to the Northeast neighborhood, just east of downtown. 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 2004, the name was changed to the current Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.〔 Since 1916, the University has awarded the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree to more than 7,000 graduates. Current enrollment includes approximately 1,000 students from nearly every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries. About 49 percent of the student body is female. In 1940, Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery took over the assets of the Central College of Osteopathy, Kansas City, MO. In 1999, KCUMB joined with seven other research institutions to form the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute (KCALSI). As a founding KCALSI partner, KCUMB is working to transform Kansas City into a national center for biomedical research. In May 2004, the UHS name gave way to Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. The name reflected a change in mission as the University added a second college, the College of Biosciences. The College of Biosciences accepted its first students in the fall of 2005, offering a one-year master of science in biomedical sciences degree. The College of Biosciences has since added a two-year master of science in biomedical sciences and a master of arts in bioethics, which enrolled its first students in Fall 2008. For a period in 2009, Karen Pletz, the president of the university, was pursuing the possibility of offering a dual DO/MD degree. The idea was very controversial and raised concerns within the osteopathic medical community.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blogs.do-online.org/dailyreport.php?itemid=37001 )〕 Several leaders of the profession formally requested the option be abandoned. Pletz was subsequently fired, but refrained from discussing the details of her dismissal as a lawsuit was underway.〔 The lawsuit and firing related to financial disagreements between Pletz and the university.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://assets.bizjournals.com/cms_media/kansascity/pdf/2010-5-18%201st%20Amended%20Petition.pdf )〕 Later that day, Pletz filed a countersuit against the school for alleged wrongful termination. Pletz was indicted by Federal Prosecutors on March 31, 2011 for embezzling 1.5mil from KCUMB. Pletz later committed suicide November 22, 2012 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. In January 2014, the university announced a $60 million expansion plan, which is expected to include a clinical training center, offices, classrooms, and a medical simulation building. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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