Smith County Family Practice
Summary of the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) in context of “Family docs move to Smith Center, Kansas ... as a 'package' - KUMC Smith Center”: - KUMC is the University of Kansas medical campus in Kansas City, Kansas, with schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions, plus graduate studies. It is affiliated with The University of Kansas Health System. - Primary health science campus: Kansas City, KS; additional campuses in Wichita and Salina, KS. - Key leadership: Chancellor Doug Girod; Executive Vice Chancellor Steve Stites. - Population and scale: about 3,900 students (Fall 2023), ~1,785 academic staff and ~2,432 administrative staff. Total employees around 3,409. - Location and facilities: urban campus on Rainbow Boulevard (Kansas City, KS 66160); connected to KU Health System. - Notable operations: operates its own police department (accredited, KU Medical Center Police Department). - Identity: colors Crimson and Blue; mascots Jayhawk and JayDoc. - Established: 1920; affiliated with the University of Kansas (private status within the KU system structure). - Contact: main phone numbers include 913-588-5000 and 785-864-6414; general inquiries: civilrights@ku.edu. - Focus areas related to your query: KUMC is the medical education and clinical training arm of KU; any “family medicine” or “family docs” moving to the Smith Center would likely involve KU School of Medicine (and related clinics) relocating or expanding clinical training or practice sites to the Smith Center region in Kansas. I can pull the exact details and summarize the relocation package, scope, and implications.
