▁the ▁Medical ▁Center ▁has ▁turned ▁its ▁focus ▁on ▁cancer . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁K U ▁Can cer ▁Center ▁was ▁established , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁mas ons . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁National ▁Can cer ▁Institute - design ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁▁ ▁K U ▁Med ▁teach es ▁it ▁courses ▁in ▁both ▁academic ▁buildings , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁hospital . ▁K U ▁Med ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁schools : ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁N urs ing , ▁and ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Health ▁Prof essions . ▁With ▁three ▁camp uses ▁spread ▁out ▁in ▁Kansas , ▁the ▁Medical ▁Center ▁emp lo ys ▁ 4 , 0 8 4 ▁people , ▁with ▁ 1 , 2 3 3 ▁of ▁those ▁being ▁teaching ▁fac ulty . ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁K U ▁Medical ▁Center ▁has ▁ 3 , 6 9 5 ▁students ▁en rolled . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁executive ▁vice ▁ch an cell or , ▁and ▁current ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁is ▁Robert ▁D . ▁Sim ari . ▁ ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁▁ ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁which ▁officially ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁by ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁medical ▁school ▁in ▁Kansas . ▁The ▁school ▁offers ▁seven ▁different ▁degree ▁programs , ▁with ▁the ▁only ▁options ▁as ▁master ' s ▁program ▁or ▁a ▁doctor al