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Pediatric Cardiology Elective

Description: This elective is offered as an outpatient to junior and senior residents and senior medical students for four weeks. The purpose of the elective is to learn about and manage commonly...

Ideas to invigorate your kids’ social-distancing routine

Social distancing is hard, especially when you are a kid. Their entire world has been rocked and it is hard to understand why they can’t do the things that they were able to do just a few weeks ago.

How much soda should kids drink?

Every way we turn it seems we are surrounded by sugar-sweetened beverages and overwhelmed with ads for those oh-so-tempting drinks. The truth is sugar-sweetened beverages are consumed way too often and are...

Birthdays in the time of COVID-19

My birthday is Nov. 27. It’s 1981, if you really want to know. Every year for my birthday growing up, my parents let me pick where we could go out to eat for dinner. I usually picked Oak Park Mall’s food...

Why kids should be more than one-sport athletes

When we’re talking about student-athletes, there’s typically two camps of thinking. One camp thinks kids need to become experts in their chosen sport. I’m firmly in the other camp of having kids play in...

Helping Kids and Teens Cope With Stressful Experiences

Children's Mercy's child life specialists can help children cope with the feelings they may have about their illness, injury, disability or hospitalization.

Research: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Children's Mercy

Read about research activities conducted by the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellows at Children's Mercy Kansas City.

Department of Pediatrics Leadership Cabinet

Department of Pediatrics Chair   Department of Pediatrics Administrative Team Mary Ann Queen, MD, FAAP Meet Dr. Queen Shasta Hallock, MHA View Story Heather Umbach, MBA View Story Phillip Vinyard, MHA...

Conferences On-line Allergy

Conferences On-Line Allergy (COLA) is a collaborative program with the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI). COLA provides access to allergy-related educational experiences for...

7 ideas to host a rocking virtual holiday party

Many families are choosing to not have extended family and friends over for the holidays this year because of COVID-19. But, that doesn’t mean the holidays can’t be fun. Here are a few ideas to get that...

End of Life Cultural, Legal & Ethical Aspects of Care

CM policies to refer to: Disagreement Resolution Surrounding Redirection of Care Moral and Religious Objections to Care AAP Policy Statements for End of Life: Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment...

5 tips to keep connected with your partner after kids

Date nights when you’re a parent can be... hard to come by and to be honest, the last thing you want to do when you do find free time as a mom. Let’s be honest, it can be challenging to feel confident in...

Scholarly Activity

Fellows are required to complete at least one in-depth scholarly project during their fellowship. All fellows are expected to present their findings at a national meeting and at Children’s Mercy Hospital’s...

Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery Sub-Internship

Educational objectives: Develop an understanding of the complex medical problems that occur in the neonatal intensive care unit including the spectrum of problems facing infants and family, especially the...

Neurology

Adult neurology providers If you have commercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans or other state Medicaid insurance programs, you should ask about a list of in-network providers. If you...

Pectus Carinatum

¿Qué es el pectus carinatum? Pectus Carinatum Spanish resources El pectus carinatum (PC) es una deformidad del tórax que hace que el esternón se empuje hacia afuera. La condición...

4. Goals of Asthma Therapy and Management

The EPR4 and GINA reports are widely available for review. In this reference guide, we will only highlight the key aspects of these guidelines. EPR4 GINA 2025   Key components of therapy reviewed in the...

Clinical Experience - Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship

The Department of Ophthalmology at Children's Mercy offers an AAPOS-approved Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Program. The mission of the training program is to develop well-trained pediatric...

Healthy ways to talk to children about race

Recent events have brought racism to the forefront, increasing the need to have open and honest discussions with children of all ages. But how and when do we talk to our children about racism? First, we...

Medicine/Pediatrics Inpatient Sub-Internship

Description: Students will split the elective time evenly between inpatient Internal Medicine (IM) and inpatient General Pediatrics at Children's Mercy. Educational objectives: At the completion of the...