Cost - KHSC-KansasCom Project Total: $75 million
The proposed KHSC-KansasCom includes the renovation of five historic buildings that will revitalize previously vacant buildings and create a vibrant environment along the William Street corridor, directly south of Douglas Avenue. The educational center will be located in two historic buildings that previously housed the Macy’s and Innes department stores and was more recently known as the Finney State Office Building. The campus will include a world-class osteopathic skills training center, standardized patient teaching rooms, large lecture halls, small group study rooms, a virtual anatomy lab and more.
The KHSC-KansasCom project is the catalyst for the renovation of five historic buildings that will create a vibrant environment along the William Street corridor, directly south of Douglas Avenue. Other buildings being renovated as a part of the overall development include Sutton Place into student housing, the Broadway Plaza into an AC Marriott Hotel and the former Henry's Building into the National Institue for Culinary and Hospitality Education. This project also serves as the catalyst for the redesign of the adjacent Chester I. Lewis Reflection Square Park.
The proposed KHSC-KansasCOM has been granted candidate status from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) as of December 2020. COCA accredits osteopathic medical schools granting the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree across the United States. The proposed KHSC-KansasCOM is an affiliate of TCS Educational System, a nonprofit system of colleges advancing student success and community impact.