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Resources for Children with Complex Medical Needs

The team at Children's Mercy Beacon Program has collected a range of resources to help families find extended support within the community. These resources provide useful tips and information...

Common Curriculum and Didactics

Graduate Medical Education provides a full range of education courses and mentoring opportunities to guide fellows through each step of training. From orientation to preparing for faculty positions, our...

Evidence Based Strategies: Neurodevelopmental Concerns in Children Undergoing Anesthesia

Anesthesia and sedation have become extraordinarily safe for children. Each year approximately 6 million children undergo anesthesia yearly for a variety of surgical and diagnostic procedures, with infants...

Meet Amanda Matthews

Amanda Matthews, Senior Manager of the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Reliance Manager, IRB Member, Research and Sponsored Projects Administration (RaSPA), talks about what drew her to her current...

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship: Research Opportunities

Each fellow is required to complete a research project, serving as the principal investigator.  The fellow will identify a research mentor in the first six months of training. The fellow’s master...

Meet Lynette Lartey, MPH, MCHES, Research Associate, Health Services and Outcomes Research

Lynette Lartey, of Health Services and Outcomes Research, talks about what drew her to a career in research, her research and career goals, and much more.

Clinical Experience - Adolescent Medicine Fellowship

Our broad clinical training allows the fellow to obtain significant experience in assessment and management of acute and chronic diseases that affect the adolescent and young adult age group.   First year...

Clinical Experience - Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship

The goal of our Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Program is to obtain comprehensive training in Pediatric Dermatology through inpatient and outpatient clinical experience, exposure to procedures relevant...

Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Dana Bakula

In 2020, Dr. Bakula began her fellowship in pediatric psychology at Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC), and she joined the faculty in 2022. Much of her research focuses on improving the wellbeing of...

Medical Interpreter Programs

Children's Mercy is committed to being an established provider of Medical Interpreter training and continuing education offering comprehensive, competency based, and hands-on opportunities for students...

Pharmacy

Children’s Mercy operates several pediatric outpatient pharmacies to fill medications written by providers from Children's Mercy. Because we only serve children, we provide an extra level of safety and...

Making Needle Procedures More Comfortable for Children

Facing a health care procedure that involves getting a shot can be scary for children and teens. At Children's Mercy, we have a plan called the Comfort Promise that can help make needle procedures...

Bioethics Center

Children’s Mercy’s Bioethics Center works with clinicians and families to identify ethical dilemmas and respond to them. We teach others through publications in medical journals, through presentations at...

Outbreaks, Alerts & Hot Topics: World Cup, Worldly Infections – Approach to Ill Patients with Recent Travel, and Selected Pathogen Deep Dives

Sick International Visitor As Kansas City is the “Soccer Capital of America,” we are fortunate to host several international teams and welcome their fans from across the world this summer. Aside from...

Wise Use of Antibiotics: Trust the Timeline, Not the Temptation to Treat

WISE use of antibiotics in pertussis: when they help—and when they don’t. Balancing antibiotic stewardship with controlling public health outbreaks. Children tend to cough for various reasons, including...

Mental Health: Temperament - Understanding the Child’s Wiring

While some babies arrive in the world seemingly content with almost anything, others protest diaper changes, cling tightly to caregivers or react intensely to minor frustrations. These differences often...

Clinical Excellence

  Kids are the number one priority at Children’s Mercy—and have been for more than 128 years. To us, “clinical excellence” means child-centered, holistic care that transforms the health,  wellbeing...

Apply for the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

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Academic Curriculum - Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Photo The fellow will participate in the following education activities: Simulation ECMO Transport training day ECMO multi-discplinary simulation twice, one in fall session and one in spring Surgical...

Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fellow

Our PICU Faculty and Fellows Meet the PICU Team How to Apply This 1 -year fellowship is designed to enhance clinical expertise in extracorporeal support technology. The fellowship will provide...