General Practice Residency

• Medical/dental inpatients referred for evaluation and treatment.

• Outpatients, medically, mentally or physically challenged.
• Oupatients, well.
• Geriatric patients.
• Social Services patients.
• Emergency walk-ins.
• Military veterans.

Residents will participate in the screening of patients admitted to the program and the development of definitive treatment plans.

Special emphasis is given to oncology, liver transplant, heart transplant, pancreas transplant, cardiac valve replacement, HIV patients and their problems. The residency program works closely with these services preparing and managing these patients.

Residents may provide clinical treatment while on rotations at:

• Nebraska Medicine's Durham Outpatient Center in Omaha, the main residency location. The UNMC College of Dentistry Dental Clinic was renovated in 2019. The project included 15 fully equipped operatories, a laboratory, sterilization area, radiographic imaging room with a digital pantomograph unit, resident's room, scheduling office, billing office, large waiting room and restrooms.
• Veterans Administration Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care. While on rotation at the Omaha VA Clinic, residents enjoy working in the state-of-the-art, newly remodeled, stand-alone dental facility which boasts updated equipment, cabinetry, plumbing, and fixtures. The clinic houses twelve operatories, private offices, a resident’s office area, a reception area, a dental laboratory with two full time laboratory technicians, a large conference room, a staff lounge and restrooms. The Grand Island VA offers an updated and remodeled dental clinic as well, with five operatories, digital systems and up-to-date equipment. 

More on our residency curriculum and requirements in our catalog.