Pathway Programs

STAR 2.0 (Children's Mercy Kansas City)

STAHR (UMKC)

K-PATHS

KU Medical Center K-12 Initiatives

KU Cancer Center Accelerate Cancer Education (ACE) program

KU Cancer Center Careers in Clinical Research Program (C-CLEAR) 

Other programs supporting students and trainees: 

Mission Vision Project KC 

Frontiers-specific programs

Frontiers offers programs for middle school to undergraduate students through schools, school districts and other relevant programs. 

We currently offer three specific opportunities to help introduce students to careers in research. 

1) Schedule a guest speaker from one of our resources and services to enable students to see what they are learning in the classroom correlates to future careers. 

2) Tour program: This opportunity provides students the chance to tour Children's Mercy Research Institute and the KU Medical Center Clinical and Translational Science Unit of the Fairway, Kan. campus. Students will have the opportunity to hear from researchers and others working in research and see spaces where research and research studies are conducted. (Additional tour stops will be added in 2026.)

3) Attend Frontiers annual Research Symposium. Each year, Frontiers identifies a theme for the day, which includes a keynote speaker, several breakout sessions, oral presentations, panel discussions and a poster session. It is an opportunity to learn directly from researchers about their research and how it is impacting healthcare. Students have the opportunity to network with researchers and research staff, along with presenting a poster during the poster session. 

If you are a teacher or school/school district staff interested in exploring these opportunities, please reach out to us for more details.