The Office of Academic Affairs is dedicated to providing the best educational programs to help improve the future of health care in Nebraska and beyond. The programs overseen by H. Dele Davies, M.D., senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, include:
- Graduate Studies — offers Master's and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in health-related areas
- Postdoctoral Education — provides training opportunities in different areas of biomedical sciences including cancer biology, nano and regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on translation research
- Interactive E-Learning Program — offers faculty and students the opportunity to create innovative e-modules blended with interactive classroom activities that maximize critical thinking
- Interprofessional Education — allows students to learn and work together in order to optimize their unique strengths and increase the quality of care for their patients
- Asia Pacific Rim Development Program — provides a unique partnership with China that includes research collaborations, faculty and student exchanges, and enhanced education in both countries
- Summer Health Professions Education Program — offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation
- Summer Undergraduate Research Program — provide summer opportunities for undergraduate students to become members of research teams and discover first-hand the broad spectrum of research activities occurring at UNMC
- High School Alliance — allows high school students to observe, shadow, and take college-level classes from UNMC's physicians, researchers and health care professionals
- Other Pipeline Programs — includes outreach to rural areas in Nebraska as well as exposing elementary, middle and high school students to careers in the heath sciences