College of Medicine

- Admissions Overview
- - MD Program
    UNMC's rigorous academics, diverse clinical experiences and supportive environment put you on the path to becoming a skilled, compassionate physician.
  - How to Apply
    UNMC prepares medical degree students to meet the needs of patients through clinical practice, biomedical science and research, problem-solving and compassion.
  - Contact Us
    Review contact information for the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs in the College of Medicine at UNMC.
  - Verification and State Licensure
    Review opportunities for state licensure following completion of the MD program in the College of Medicine at UNMC.
- - MD-MBA Program
    A combined MD-MBA degree equips you with the tools you need to become highly skilled in both management and medicine.
  - MD-MPH Program
    Pursue your passion for public health and medicine with a combined MD-MPH and help solve complex health problems.
  - MD-PhD Program
    Do you have a passion for caring for patients and for research? Consider the dual MD-PhD degree.
- Education Overview
- - Curriculum
    Our curriculum produces physicians whose foundation in basic, clinical, and health systems sciences prepare them to promote health and reduce patient suffering.
  - Graduation Requirements
    Review requirements for students pursuing an MD at the UNMC College of Medicine to graduate and receive their degree.
  - Objectives
    The objectives of UNMC's medical degree program are to prepare you for success in primary care or specialty fields.
  - Service Learning
    Active participation in community service provides critical opportunities to apply skills and knowledge gained in medical school and develop a sense of empathy.
- - Enhanced Medical Education
    Enhanced Medical Education Tracks offer medical students an opportunity to perform an in-depth study of an interdisciplinary field of medicine.
  - Enhanced Medical Education Tracks
    EMET applicants are selected for Tracks based on their interest in the topic and motivation to complete work above and beyond the primary MD curriculum.
  - MD Honor’s Thesis Program
    The MD honors thesis encourages students to engage in scientific research during medical education and become eligible to graduate with honors.
- Research Overview
- Internal Grants
  The College of Medicine has a variety of research-related grant and award opportunities available to UNMC faculty.
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
  The Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) program identifies knowledge gaps in the effectiveness of clinical care and improves CER in these areas.
- Great Plains IDeA-CTR
  The Great Plains IDeA-CTR is a collaborative effort between nine regional institutions that provides training, resources. and funding to regional researchers.
- Research and Development Committee
  The Research and Development Committee handles funding opportunities for faculty, including the Bridge Funding program, and student research opportunities.
- Student Opportunities
  The College of Medicine provides a variety of research opportunities for both current and prospective UNMC students.
- Residencies & Fellowships Overview
- Graduate Medical Education Programs
  UNMC's dozens of programs--including nearly 20 in internal medicine--allow residents and fellows a variety of specialties.
- House Officer Resources
  Resources for residents and fellows include an assistance program, a private wellness lounge and housing assistance.
- Research
  We aim to facilitate house officers’ involvement in research in the areas of patient safety, quality improvement, healthcare disparities and education research.
- Salary and Benefits
  Paid vacation and professional leave, health insurance and meal allowances are just a few of the benefits residents receive in addition to their yearly salary.
- Contact Us
  Reach out to the Graduate Medical Education office for information about benefits, contracts, orientation or graduation.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Overview
- About DEI
  UNMC fosters an inclusive environment that embraces the differences in all people, and where all feel welcomed and supported.
- Pathway Programs
  We are developing a diverse workforce through innovative programming that inspires K-12 and college students to choose careers in medicine and research.
- DEI in the Curriculum
  Diversity, equity and inclusion concepts are included in all three phrases of the College of Medicine's curriculum.
- Community Engagement
  We center our community partner needs particularly in marginalized and underserved populations.
- Our Team
  Contact our office for questions, consults on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Departments

— College of Medicine — Department of Neurological Sciences — Patient Care

Patient Care

Neurologic Conditions and Programs

The Department of Neurological Sciences faculty members provide state-of-the-art patient care through UNMC's clinical partners and diagnostic testing using the latest technology for adult patients with diseases of the nervous system.

Outpatient care is provided at the Clinical Neurosciences Center, a facility designed for patients with neurological diseases. Inpatient care is provided at Nebraska Medicine, which has a dedicated neuroscience floor, a Level 4 Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and a Joint Commission-accredited Stroke Center. Available diagnostic tools include: EEG testing, EMG testing, autonomic testing and MEG testing.

Programs

The department of neurological sciences and its clinical partners offer premium programs in patient care including: Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, Level 4 Epilepsy Center, Comprehensive Skull Base Program, Neurocritical care destination, Translational research and clinical trials.

Patient Volume

The neurosciences have seen a19% Increase in patient volumes since 2019.

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Neuroscience patients have visited from all of Nebraska, from across the region and across the country.

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Whether you are coping with the news that you have Parkinson's disease or trying to recover from a stroke, Nebraska Medicine has the experience, expertise and knowledge to help.

Neurology Programs hammer

Behavioral and Geriatric Neurology

Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, including Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Vascular Dementia.

Seizures, convulsions, spells, Grand mal, Petit Mal, epilepsy surgery, Vagal Nerve Stimulator.

General Neurology

Our General Neurology program is equipped to see the full spectrum of neurological diseases. Some of the neurological conditions that are commonly seen by General Neurology include: headaches, migraine, back pain, seizures, convulsions, spells, syncope, numbness, tingling, weakness, dizziness, gait (walking) problems, twitching, speech difficulties, balance problems and many others.

Mind & Brain Health Labs

The Mind & Brain Health Labs foster multi disciplinary research programs and activities of personnel devoted to basic, translational, and clinical research on human neurocognitive performance across laboratory and real world settings.

Movement Disorders

Parkinson's Disease and related disorders: Huntington's Disease, Dystonia, Chorea, Ataxia, Myoclonus, jerks, hemifacial spasm, torticollis, Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Botulinum toxin injections (Botox, Myobloc, Xeomin, Dysport).

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), and other neuro-immunological and neuro-inflammatory conditions.

Neurocritical Care

Acute stroke, ruptured aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage, trauma involving brain or spinal cord, meningitis and encephalitis.

Neurohospital Medicine

Acute stroke, meningoencephalitis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome or myasthenia gravis, seizures, delirium, coma or alterations of consciousness, acute headache, or inflammatory disease.

Neuromuscular Diseases

Weakness, numbness, tingling, ALS, neuropathy, myopathy, radiculopathy, autonomic diseases, Myasthenia gravis, Spinomuscular atrophy.

Vascular Neurology

Strokes, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding) and infarcts, Moya-Moya, vasculitis, vasculopathy, arterial diseases, Cerebral venous thrombosis, arteriovenous malformations (AVM), brain blood clots.

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