UMKC Biomedical & Health Informatics

09/04/2025

Congratulations to Our Top Doctors of 2025!

We are proud to celebrate Anna Grodzinsky, Natalie Jayaram, and Abdulraheem Qasem, three of our Biomedical and Health Informatics graduate students who have been recognized among Kansas City Magazine’s Top Doctors of 2025.

This honor highlights not only their individual excellence but also the strength and impact of our program. They join more than 63 School of Medicine alumni recognized this year—a 26% increase from 2024.

Please join us in congratulating Anna, Natalie, and Abdulraheem on this outstanding achievement!

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07/12/2024

05/04/2023

Are you aware that DBHI offers enrollment to graduates at any point in the year?

Our open-enrollment policy enables students to join our programs in any semester. For further information on our degrees, deadlines, and other details, please visit our website at www.med.umkc.edu/dbhi

04/11/2023

📢 ❕ There are only a few days left to register for the !

On April 20-21, over 35 speakers will share expertise on:
◽️ Equity-Focused Data Visualizations
◽️ Cybersecurity
◽️ Agricultural Technologies
◽️ Infectious Disease Biosurveillance
◽️ Maximizing Data Value for Biopharma
◽️ And more!

Register today!
https://kcbioinformatics.org/conference/register/

02/13/2023

We are proud of the Kansas City Chiefs and their victory last night!

It was an incredible showcase of talent, teamwork, and determination, and we are so grateful to have had the opportunity to cheer on such a talented group of athletes. We hope that you all had a chance to enjoy the game and share in the excitement of this incredible moment.

Go Chiefs!

02/02/2023

Please congratulate Turquoise Templeton, BHI masters' student, on an incredible achievement. Turquoise has been awarded the Dean of Students Honor Award. This award is a testament to her hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence.

We are incredibly proud of your accomplishment and all that you have accomplished in your academic pursuits. Keep up the great work!

https://med.umkc.edu/school-of-medicine-grads-selected-as-student-honor-recipients/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendpress&utm_campaign

12/01/2022

New research from department faculty, staff, and students

Increasing access to COVID-19 testing in influential, accessible community settings is needed to address COVID-19 disparities among African Americans. We describe COVID-19 testing intervention approaches conducted in Kansas City, Missouri, African American churches via a faith–health–academic pa...

11/18/2022

https://www.umkc.edu/news/posts/2022/october/umkc-infectious-disease-collaboration-awarded-879k.html

Interdisciplinary team receives CDC grant to develop a new generation of mathematical and computational models of infectious diseases

10/10/2022

As part of the UMKC Infectious Disease Collaboration. The Interdisciplinary Team was awarded $879K from the CDC to continue its research to develop a new generation of mathematical and computational models of infectious diseases.

Learn more below:

Interdisciplinary team receives CDC grant to develop a new generation of mathematical and computational models of infectious diseases

08/22/2022

Welcome back UMKC Graduates!
We look forward to seeing all of your for your first day of school.

Also, let's take a moment to welcome our new students that have enrolled in our programs! 👋