During World War II, under the patronage of pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories, John Steuart Curry spent time at Camp Barkeley, an Army training facility near Abilene, Texas. He created a series of images of medical exercises at the fort that the Chicago drug company reproduced in its magazine and sent on tour.

Kansas State University offers several degrees for pre-health students, including kinesiology, nutrition and health sciences, biology, chemistry, and biochemistry. Interested students can join the Pre-Med club.