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Alexander Thomas Augusta (March 8, 1825 – December 21, 1890) was a surgeon, veteran of the American Civil War, and the first African-American professor of medicine in the United States. After gaining his medical education in Toronto, Canada West from 1850 to 1856, he set up a practice there. He returned to the United States shortly before the ...
Dr. Silas Loomis, one of the university founders, was named the first dean of the medical department in 1868. [2] Among the first five faculty members was Alexander Thomas Augusta, reportedly the first African American to serve on a medical school faculty in the United States. [2] The first classes began on November 9, 1868.
The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center is a United States Department of Defense medical facility located on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, outside of Washington D.C. In conjunction with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the hospital provides the Military Health System medical capabilities of the National Capital Region Medical Directorate (NCR MD), a joint unit providing ...
150,000 Kansans waiting 10 years for health care is too much, says Kansas foundation | Commentary Junetta Everett, Patrick Woods and Ed O’Malley November 30, 2023 at 5:56 AM
The University of Kansas Health System combines education, research and patient care with over 18,000 employees and 140 locations. [5] Physicians represent more than 200 specialties. The center has 993 staffed beds; there were 1,753,607 outpatient visits, 62,579 inpatient admissions and 133,093 emergency department visits in 2024. [ 6 ]
KU Med teaches its courses in both academic buildings, as well as the hospital. KU Med consists of three schools: the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the School of Health Professions. With three campuses spread out in Kansas, the Medical Center employs 5,460 people, with 1,691 of those being teaching faculty. [11]
The Topeka native and former Minnesota running back joined the Jayhawks ahead of the 2022 season. Now he’ll be looking for a new home.
J. David Crum (born December 31, 1945, in Clay Center, Kansas) is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 77th district. He served from 2007 to 2015. [1] Crum, who received his BS and OD from the University of Houston, has worked as an optometrist since 1969.