Murphy 3901 Rainbow Blvd. While the University of Kansas began in 1889 preparing students for their future careers, it wasn't until 1905 that KU began providing medical instruction at the Bell Memorial Hospital in Rosedale, Kansas. KU graduated 57 students from the medical school's first class in 1906. Today, the school annually enrolls 175 students in its four-year MD program.
Students spend their first two years, the preclinical phase, in Kansas City.
The remaining two years, the clinical phase, are completed at either the University of Kansas Hospital located on the KUMC campus in Kansas City or at the school's branch clinical campus in Wichita. After graduation, students enter into residency training programs all over the country. The faculty and staff of the University of Kansas School of Medicine are dedicated to preparing their students for the future of medicine by providing innovative education and training needed to practice in today's ever-changing health care delivery system.