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GeoMarker App Offers New Insights Around Social Determinants of Health
A patient’s address can reveal a lot about the health risks, resources and contextual factors that impact medical outcomes. The problem? Incorporating that data has historically been challenging.
Pediatric Bioethics: Interpreting Anger – Reframing and De-Escalating in the Exam Room
Entering the space of the exam room can be fraught with tensions both known and unknown, agendas spoken and unspoken, fears named and unnamed. At a time when basic facts are questioned, and opinions exist...
Evidence Based Strategies: To Catch a Coarct: Recognizing Heart Defects Missed by CCHD Screening
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a narrowing of the descending aorta that results in decreased blood flow and lower blood pressure in the lower body, while the upper body experiences higher pressures.
Dr. Bakula Receives NIH K23 Award for Mental Health Treatment for Parents of Children with Pediatric Feeding Disorder
Caring for a child with pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) is very stressful, and 40% of parents of children with PFD report mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and parenting stress. Parent...
Academic Curriculum - Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Fellow specific conferences FEAST (Fellow Education and Advanced Seminar Training) Series created with extensive fellow input. Educational sessions held for PHM fellows only and occur twice monthly...
Apply for the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship
Prerequisites Due to regulations of NIH T32 grant funding, applicants must be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time...
Opportunities to Make a Difference
Go ahead, make a difference. We’ll help. Harvesters photo Just like you, we’re passionate about pediatrics because we care about the wellbeing of children, our community – and building a better future.
The Link - September 2025
Our September issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - September 2025 Evidence Based Strategies: Primary Care, Lifelong Impact...
Then & Now: Ashleigh’s Cancer Story
At just 2 years old, Ashleigh was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor and given only months to live. But through faith, family support, and expert care from multidisciplinary teams at Children’s Mercy, she...
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...
Orthopedics
The orthopedic surgery program at Children’s Mercy is consistently ranked as one of the top pediatric orthopedic programs in the nation. We provide comprehensive trauma, hand, sports medicine, spine, and...
Asthma Education
Children's Mercy provides the latest information, research, and resources to help patients and families manage asthma. You'll find important information about how to recognize symptoms, avoid common...
The Link - October 2025
Our October issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - October 2025 Evidence Based Strategies: To Catch a Coarct: Recognizing Heart Defects...
CPR Courses
The American Heart Association Training Center at Children's Mercy offers: CPR Courses for health care providers and the general public, including: Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider--2-year certification...
Gastroenterology
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology is nationally recognized for providing excellent care for children with intestinal, liver, and nutritional disorders. Our experienced team provides services based...
Spinal Stress Fractures: Kyndall's Story
After 2 years of back pain with no progress, Kyndall had spine surgery at Children's Mercy to help her stress fractures heal. This fall, she’s back to playing volleyball!
Dr. Michele Maddux Awarded Grant to Create Tool to Aid in Management of Poor Medication Adherence Among Young Patients with GI Disorders
Dr. Maddux’s study, “Adherence Monitoring and Intervention in Pediatric Healthcare: Development and Implementation of a Clinical Decision Support System,” looks to use health information technology to help...
Academic Curriculum - Development & Behavioral
Our academic curriculum provides a broad range of experiences for the fellow in order to prepare them for an academic career in developmental-behavioral pediatrics. Core Curriculum Didactic Series...
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...
When the Levees Failed, Children’s Mercy Prevailed 20 Years Later: A Hurricane Katrina Retrospective
20 years ago, more than 20 children were rescued from the rising floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina and airlifted to Children’s Mercy. Our Critical Care Transport team flew into the storm to rescue as many...