Dr. Sidney F. Pakula Endowed Chair, Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Officer, Children’s Mercy Kansas City Associate Dean for Children’s Mercy, UMKC School of Medicine Children's Mercy (CM) is a leading independent children's health organization dedicated to holistic care, translational research, breakthrough innovation, and educating the next generation of clinicians. Together, we transform the health, wellbeing and potential of children, with unwavering compassion for those most vulnerable. Children’s Mercy Graduate Medical Education is a centralized department responsible for