*Kim Kochanoff, MS, PA-C, and Amy Wing, MMS, PA-C, ASHS Physician Assistant Studies, “Addressing Rural Health Disparities: Transformative Primary Care PA Education and Preceptor Development” Year 3 supplemental funding, Health Resources and Services Administration, $44,393, July 2024 – June 2025.
Teresa Leatherman, MHA, KCOM AHEC, “State Support for Missouri Area Health Education Centers Network” Year 7, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, $485,000, June 2024 – May 2025.
*Saroj Misra, DO, FAAFP, FACOFP, KCOM Clinical Affairs, and Teresa Leatherman, MHA, KCOM AHEC, “MAHEC 2022-2027: A Statewide Network to Transform Missouri's Health Workforce by Targeting the Needs of Rural and Underserved Communities” Year 3, Health Resources and Services Administration, $1,125,404, September 2024 – August 2025.
*Ammar Musawi, BDS, MDS, MPH, MOSDOH Administration, and Herbert Silva, DMD, MOSDOH Clinical Education, “Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health Scholarship Program” Year 2, Health Resources and Services Administration (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Dental Health Prime, Sub to MOSDOH), $80,000, September 2024 – August 2025.
Christina Weaver, DO, Nicholas Caputo, DO, SOMA Clinical Science Education, and Connor Yost, DO, ’24, “Development of Chatbox Website for On-Call Nurse Messaging Simulation,” American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, $10,000, October 2024 – September 2025.
*Scott Howell, DMD, MPH, Eric Harris, DDS, and Joni Podmanik, RDH, MEd, ASDOH Pre-doc Education, “Eliminating Barriers to Oral Healthcare in the East Valley,” Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation, $30,000, January 2025 – December 2025.
*Kenneth Lam, ScD, ATC, FNATA, ASHS Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, “Readiness Optimization Through Telehealth Care (The R.O.T.C Study),” U.S. Department of Defense (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Prime, Sub to ASHS), $76,576, July 2025 – June 2027.
**Keith Elmslie, PhD, KCOM Pharmacology, “Developing Novel Pharmacology for Calcium Channels,” National Institutes of Health–National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (University of Utah Prime, Sub to KCOM) (P01), $624,740, July 2025 – June 2030.
*David Middlemas, PhD, KCOM Animal Care, “Acquisition of a Modern, Efficient, Eco-friendly Cage and Bottle Washer for Shared Use in the KCOM Animal Care Facility,” National Institutes of Health–Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives (S15), $131,142, July 2025 – June 2026.
*Inder Raj S. Makin, MD, PhD, Chandhana Pedapati, PhD, MS, SOMA Basic Medical Science, and James Keane, DO, MEd, SOMA Osteopathic Principles & Practice, “Wireless Ultrasound Toolkit for Selective Musculoskeletal Pain Characterization,” Flinn Foundation, $100,000, January 2025 – June 2026.
**Christina Weaver, DO, and Aaron Allgood, DO, SOMA Clinical Science Education, “Core Competency Capstone for DOs (C3DO) Pilot Phase 3,” National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME), $25,000, January 2025 – December 2025.
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