Since 1916, the University has awarded the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree to more than 7,000 graduates. Today's enrollment is approximately 900 students who come from nearly every state in the nation and several foreign countries. Women comprise approximately 43 percent of the student body.

In May 2004, the UHS name gave way to Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. The name reflected the addition of the University's second college, the College of Biosciences. The College of Biosciences will accept its first students in the fall of 2005, offering a one-year Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree.

1916
The Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery (KCCOS) is founded. George J. Conley, D.O., becomes the college's first president. Classes begin in a building at 7th and Wyandotte.

1917
Mamie Johnston, a transfer student, becomes the first graduate. KCCOS moves to 15th and Troost.

1921
2105 Independence Avenue becomes the school's address.

1970
KCCOS becomes The Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCCOM).

1979
The new Administration Building, a gift from the Alumni Association, is occupied after extensive renovation, and 1750 Independence Avenue becomes the University's permanent address.

1980
The school's name becomes The University of Health Sciences.

1993
Alumni Hall is renovated and opened as a computer-networked academic resource center.

1996
Karen L. Pletz, J.D., is installed as the University's 11th president.

The Educational Pavilion, a four-story, state-of-the-art facility containing classrooms, a library, cafeteria, laboratories and faculty offices, is dedicated.

1997
The University holds its first White-Coating Ceremony to welcome first-year students to the study of medicine.

1998
The University receives its first five-year accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

UHS is one of eight leading medical schools, including Harvard and Vanderbilt, to receive a prestigious John Templeton Foundation Spirituality in Medicine Award.

1999
Alumni Hall is renamed Leonard Smith Hall.

The University joins with seven other leading research institutions in forming the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute.

2000
The Mary Lou Butterworth, D.O., Alumni Center is completed.

Campaign 2000, the University's first major capital campaign, is launched.

An enhanced and reformulated curriculum is implemented with the Class of 2004.

2001
UHS and Rockhurst University inaugurate a D.O.-M.B.A. dual-degree program.

2002
Construction begins on a new Center for Biosciences Research.

For the first time, alumni giving surpasses the national average - 27 percent.

The University receives its first national challenge grant of $500,000 from The Kresge Foundation.

2003
The University receives a second Spirituality in Medicine Award from the John Templeton Foundation.

The Educational Pavilion is renamed the Darwin J. and Suzanne Strickland Education Pavilion.

Campaign 2000, the University's initial $8 million capital campaign, ends with more than $16 million in contributions.

2004
The University launches a Health Policy Institute to lead discussions of national, regional and local health policy issues.

The University's name is changed to Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.

A new College of Biosciences focusing on biomedical research is added.

The Paul and Mary Dybedal Center for Biosciences Research opens.