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Students in the LINC program at Hannibal

Awards and Honors

$1.2 Million Grant Supplements Rural Scholars Program

(3/18/26) The University of Missouri School of Medicine’s Rural Scholars Program is dedicated to addressing the shortage of physicians in rural Missouri. Learn more about ...

Ashwin Garlapaty and Morgan Kluge

Awards and Honors

Mizzou couple reflects on their path to Match Day 2026

(3/18/26) Fourth-year medical students Ashwin Garlapaty and Morgan Kluge’s celebrate their residency matches in orthopaedic surgery and family medicine, respectively, they also can’t wait to ...

Destri Eichman, fourth-year medical student

White Coat & Stethoscope Program

Eichman credits Springfield Clinical Campus before Match Day

(3/12/26) Destri Eichman addresses the Mizzou School of Medicine Class of 2029 at the 2025 ...

2026 Match Day awardees

Awards and Honors

Students selected in Ophthalmology Residency Matching Program

(3/11/26) Each spring, medical schools across the country celebrate “Match Day” as medical students discover ...

David Beversdorf, a professor in the School of Medicine and College of Arts and Science

Research

Mizzou researchers study Parkinson’s disease risk in autism

(3/11/26) Researchers at the University of Missouri may have uncovered a clue explaining why young ...

Richard J. Barohn, MD, representing the Mizzou School of Medicine

Awards and Honors

Mizzou School of Medicine boosts nutrition education

(3/10/26) The University of Missouri School of Medicine was recently featured at an event hosted ...

Smita Saxena, PhD

Research

Dr. Saxena applies novel delivery method to treat ALS

(3/10/26) A researcher at the University of Missouri has made a promising breakthrough in the ...

doctors in the OR

Research

Most Blood Thinners Safe to Resume After Flap Surgery

(3/10/26) Blood thinners are a common medication for much of the older adult population, prescribed ...