Program Overview

University of Kansas Medical Center Programs

The University of Kansas Medical Center offers various programs through its Office of International Programs.

Office of International Programs

The Office of International Programs provides opportunities for international collaboration and exchange.

Inbound Programs

Inbound Programs offer information for students, faculty, researchers, and physicians.

Outbound Programs

Outbound Programs provide information on international travel advisories, professional and personal travel for faculty and staff, resident travel information, international educational experiences, financial awards for IEEs, and the Global Health and International Exchange Faculty Forum.

Partnership Programs

Partnership Programs include:

• Sino-US Advanced Health Care Exchange
• Modale Fellowship Program
• Kovac International Observership Award
• Dr. Archie A. Heddings Program
• Redford Fellowship Program

Modale Research Fellowship Program

The Modale Research Fellowship Program selects fellows from Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, to conduct fully funded research at KU Medical Center.

Modale Research Fellows

The following individuals have been selected as Modale Research Fellows:

1. 2009: Dr. Thomas Samuel Ram, Department at CMC, Mentors at KUMC: Dr. Fen Wang, Dr. Rajeev Badkul, Dr. Lisa Lawson, Current Position/Remarks: Professor, Head of the Department
2. 2009: Andrew Babu PT, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Yvonne Colgrove, Current Position/Remarks: Head of Physical Therapy
3. 2009: Deepa Sundareswaran OT, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Winnie Dunn, Current Position/Remarks: Resigned from CMC
4. 2010: Pamela Christudoss, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Partha Kasturi, Current Position/Remarks: Head of Clinical Biochemistry
5. 2011: Nirmala Emmanuel, Department at CMC, Mentors at KUMC: Dr. Catherine Siengsukon, Dr. Neena Sharma, Current Position/Remarks: Associate Professor, Nursing
6. 2011: Dr. Saikat Das, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Parvesh Kumar, Current Position/Remarks: Resigned from CMC, Additional Professor of Radiation Oncology, Associate Dean (Nursing and Paramedic), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India
7. 2012: Baby Saroja, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Ann Davis, Current Position/Remarks: Assistant Professor
8. 2012: Dr. Justin Arockiaraj, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Souman Paul, Current Position/Remarks: Assistant Professor
9. 2013: Dr. Naina Picardo, Department at CMC, Mentors at KUMC: Dr. Jeff Searls, Dr. Bruggeman, Dr. Pamela Nickalaus, Current Position/Remarks: Assistant Professor
10. 2013: Mercy Jesudoss, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Patricia Kluding, Current Position/Remarks: Associate Professor
11. 2014: Roselin John, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Catherine Siengsukon, Current Position/Remarks: Lecturer
12. 2014: Sam Kirubakaran, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Wen Liu, Current Position/Remarks: Lecturer
13. 2015: Asha Solomon, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Neena Sharma, Current Position/Remarks: Assistant Professor
14. 2015: Dr. Shubhanker Mitra, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Sarah Kessler, Current Position/Remarks: Expired
15. 2016: Anita Kiruba Jeyakumar, Department at CMC, Mentors at KUMC: Dr. Neena Sharma, Dr. Marjorie Bott, Current Position/Remarks: Lecturer
16. 2016: Ebenezer Suman Babu, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Rajiv Badkul, Current Position/Remarks: Lecturer
17. 2017: Dr. Ruby Angeline Pricilla, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Sarah Kessler, Current Position/Remarks: Assistant Professor
18. 2017: Anita Rebecca, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Neena Sharma, Current Position/Remarks: Resigned from CMC
19. 2018: Reena Rachel George, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Sally Maliski, Current Position/Remarks: Assistant Professor
20. 2018: Heber Rew Bright, Department at CMC, Mentor at KUMC: Dr. Russ Waitman, Current Position/Remarks: Lecturer
21. 2019: Priya Chandru, Department at CMC, Mentors at KUMC: Dr. Amy Garcia, Dr. Joseph LeMaster, Current Position/Remarks: Lecturer
22. 2019: Naomi Nancy, Department at CMC, Mentors at KUMC: Dr. Kevin Sykes, Dr. Sufi Thomas, Current Position/Remarks: Lecturer