For about 150 Joplin fifth graders, Wednesday held a field trip to Joplin’s new medical school, a wellness check and a chance to see science in action.
Kansas City University-Joplin and Bright Futures Carthage have each received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks through the Delta Dental Rural Youth Program.
For some of the second-year medical students at Kansas City University’s Joplin campus, Wednesday’s Score 1 for Health screening event was the first time they’ve interacted with patients who were not actors used by the school.