Class Field Trip

Thanks to School of Medicine leadership, this year, each group in the Behavioral Sciences course took a trip to Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri. This museum is a local hidden gem that is actually the largest psychiatric museum in the world. It contains an incredible collection of exhibits chronicling the evolution of mental health care, from archaic treatments such as a human hamster wheel, to the more modern approaches used today. The Glore has been featured on several TV networks and has gained recognition as “one of the 50 most unusual museums in the country.” This trip not only provided a wonderful opportunity for students to learn about historical perspectives and advancements in mental health care, but also provided a rare opportunity for students at both the Kansas City and St. Joseph campuses to get to know each other. All photos were taken by Trenton Myers, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics and psychiatry.

Four people standing, two young people in straight jackets and two older people speaking with them, in demonstration.
One masked man in a straight jacket and one masked woman giving a thumbs up.
Group photo of students on a field trip.

Interprofessional Gambit?

ED KRAEMER, M.D. CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MEDICINE

Photo from the Health Sciences Building looking out over a large chess board to the School of Medicine in the distance.
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This chess board appears poised to fly from the Health Sciences Building to the School of Medicine building. (Don’t look up!)

Freighthouse Find

Two buildings with a sky behind them. The building in the foreground has a large mural of two mythical creatures using bright colors. Behind that building, a larger red brick apartment building has a light-up sign on the roof that says "Western Auto."
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While exploring the Kansas City Crossroads district, I discovered this intriguing Kiptoe mural juxtaposed against the iconic Western Auto building.

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