Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society (KCSWCS)

Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society (KCSWCS), founded in 1923, is thought to be one of the oldest postgraduate medical education organizations west of the Mississippi. They began when there were no medical schools in Kansas City. Today, Their activities are devoted entirely to continuing medical education. They are completely independent and have no affiliation with any area medical schools or hospitals. Their members are physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants from different specialties, practice settings and medical affiliations, primarily from the Midwest.

Mission
KCSWCS encourages the incorporation and utilization of medical research and evidence-based medicine in daily patient care by encouraging physicians and other health care providers to share their knowledge, expertise and experience through continuing medical education activities both directly and jointly sponsored.