Credit goes to Wichita lawmakers for trying to ensure that Wichita’s best interests don’t get lost in any new teaching and research affiliation between the University of Kansas Medical Center and Missouri-based St. Luke’s Health System. The House-passed budget includes language requiring the oversight board of the residency program at the KU School of Medicine-Wichita to approve any affiliation deal. Still, this question has turned into a partisan power struggle in Topeka. And instead of being detrimental to the Wichita campus, the affiliation could further its standout record of training primary care doctors who choose to practice in Kansas. If lawmakers want to help Wichita, they shouldn’t just safeguard the status quo but also improve funding for the medical residencies and increase Wichita’s role in medical research.
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I thought the Wichita legislators never worked together?
I’ll bet Raj Goyle had something to do with this! He’s very smart, savvy, and based on his parent’s profession, probably has lots of clout with doctors. Bravo!
Why doesn’t Wichita have a LAW SCHOOL??