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Blazing a Trail in Genetic Cancer Testing for Children
A genetic test for all children newly diagnosed with cancer or those who experience a relapse of their disease allows researchers and physicians to better understand treatment options for a child’s cancer...
Pediatric Endocrinology
Description: This clinical experience in Pediatric Endocrinology will include both outpatient clinic and inpatient consult experience. Common conditions include growth and puberty disorders, thyroid...
Practicum Program
The program is designed for advanced students who have a Master’s degree in clinical or counseling psychology. Students must be enrolled in an APA accredited doctoral graduate program and within their...
Children's Mercy's PROTECT Team Receives Funding to Improve Suicide Screening and Data Collection
The grant project, “Children's Mercy Suicide Prevention: Current Practice, Collaborative Initiatives, Continued Improvement,” will be conducted through the Zero Suicide initiative.
Visual Diagnosis
A 3-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of a burn. Test your knowledge of how to classify and treat the burns.
Kids & Springtime Allergies
After a cold winter, spring is finally here. And now that the temperatures are warming up, it’s also time for that other season—the one that’s just a little less exciting: allergy season.
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Our Surgery Center Faculty and Fellows Follow Us How to Apply The Surgical Critical Care Fellowship selects one applicant per year to fulfill its position, which is fully accredited through the ACGME.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you a small, medium or large program? We are a medium to large-sized program with 72 categorical pediatric residents, 24 internal medicine/pediatric residents, six pediatric/child neurology...
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Our Department Faculty and Fellows Meet the Hospitalist Team How to Apply Since 2014, the Children’s Mercy Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program has trained academic pediatric hospitalists to...
Stroke: Sadie's Story
To look at 2-year-old Sadie Ewy, you would never know that just before she was born, she had a stroke that affected the right side of her body. That’s why the right-handed “high-five” she gave her...
Stay Active Program Keeps Kids Moving During COVID-19
This community-based project delivers physical activity breaks to students in virtual classrooms. Stay Active targets fifth and sixth grade students in Kansas City public schools.
Framework for Improvement
Resources A framework for problem solving Children’s Mercy uses a standard approach for continuous improvement that is referred to as the Framework for Problem Solving. Many of us were socialized to think...
Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Description and Educational Objectives: To expose the student, either through clinical encounters, bedside teaching or didactic lectures/problem-based learning modules to the following diseases and...
Neurosurgery
Children's Mercy specialists evaluate all phases of pediatric neurological disease. Our program is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top programs in the country.
Gastrointestinal Polyposis
Polyps—abnormal tissue growths in the large intestine—are relatively common in children and generally do not mean anything in terms of risk of serious illness. However, there is a select subgroup who have...
Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF)
Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is a congenital heart defect that is a combination of ventricle septal defect (VSD), overriding aorta, pulmonary stenosis, and right ventricular hypertrophy.
GI Procedures: What to Expect
Children’s Mercy can provide all the gastrointestinal (GI) procedures your child may need so their health care team can understand and treat their condition. With a team of specialists who love working...
Faculty - Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship
Our faculty consists of seven board-certified pulmonologists and three specialists in sleep medicine, along with support from nursing, respiratory therapy, nutrition, and social work. Our...
Four rules of lawn mower safety
Spring has sprung! We all know what that means…mowing season has arrived. You probably have the one friend who LOVES to mow, but for most people it is a hot, sweaty and dirty task at the bottom of the “
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Educational objectives Demonstrate sufficient musculoskeletal exam skills Understand how to manage sports related conditions including both musculoskeletal and medical conditions Proper management of...