John W. Reinhardt, D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H.Dean, College of Dentistry
The University of Nebraska is the public university system in the State of Nebraska. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, the system now has four universities and an agricultural college, including:
As Nebraska’s only public academic health sciences center, The University of Nebraska Medical Center is committed to the education of a 21st century health care work force, to finding cures and treatments for devastating diseases, to providing the best care for patients, and to serving our state and its communities through award-winning outreach. UNMC also is committed to embracing the richness of diversity. UNMC has developed academic affiliations with historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving colleges and universities, regional tribal colleges, and rural colleges.
UNMC has six colleges and two institutes, serving more than 3,100 students in more than two dozen programs. In 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranked UNMC’s rural health medicine program 15th and its primary care program 17th. The university’s physician assistant, physical therapy, pharmacy, and nursing programs also were ranked as among the top in the country.
The mission of the University of Nebraska Medical Center is to improve the health of Nebraska through premier educational programs, innovative research, the highest quality patient care, and outreach to underserved populations.
John W. Reinhardt, D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H.
Dean, College of Dentistry
Now in its second century, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry has a proud history of providing exceptional dental education and service to the community of Lincoln, the state of Nebraska, and the Great Plains region.
Located on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the college offers training in the D.D.S. program, a B.S. degree in dental hygiene, and postgraduate training in the dental specialties of endodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and periodontics, as well as a general practice residency. Our D.D.S. classes typically have 45 students. The relatively small class size fosters close interaction among our students and between students and faculty. More than 60 dedicated full-time faculty are involved in our educational and research programs. The UNMC College of Dentistry provides a strong clinical education based on sound scientific research.
National board scores are a measure of the high quality education students receive, and over the past 10 years the UNMC graduating classes have consistently ranked among the highest dental schools in the United States.
John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D.
Dean, College of Medicine
The mission of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine is to improve the health of Nebraskans through premier education programs, innovative research, quality patient care and outreach to underserved populations. We strive to be a regional and national leader in the education of primary care health professionals, the application of information technology and other major areas of health care need.
The College of Medicine has four programs of education including:
The goal of the College of Medicine is for its students to acquire the knowledge, skills, experience ,and new pattern of behavior that is required in today’s rapidly changing health care system, which emphasizes “customer” satisfaction, practice efficiency, cost management, preventive medicine, teamwork, and a spirit of collaboration between health professionals. These are uniquely exciting and rewarding times to enter the field of medicine. The UNMC College of Medicine is responsive to society’s needs as an academic leader, shaping the future of health care education, research, and patient service.
UNMC is the professional and scientific home of determined, brilliant researchers who work at the forefront of fields such as transplant medicine, cancer, neurodevelopment, and genomics.
With collaboration from a highly engaged community of skilled professionals and access to world-class facilities, UNMC researchers identify and focus on critical questions that lead to new knowledge and, in the long term, life-changing therapies. Breakthroughs like stem cell transplantation to treat cancer have proven critical to Nebraska, the nation, and the world.
The Summer Undergraduate Research Program provides many opportunities for students to discover first-hand the broad spectrum of research activities being performed at UNMC. It also provides research and training experiences to enable students to be highly competitive for admission to a UNMC program.