Nurse practitioner week recognized
UNMC College of Nursing students and nurse practitioner leaders were on hand Nov. 7 to receive a proclamation signed by Gov. Pete Ricketts declaring Nov. 13-19 National Nurse Practitioner Week in the state.
Miranda Kliment, clinical assistant professor in the CON-Lincoln Division, led the group to the State Capital to witness the proclamation, which recognizes the impact these frontline providers have on the state and the vital role they play in public health.
Juliann Sebastian, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing, offered her congratulations and said nurse practitioners provide an answer to the growing demand for primary care.
“Nurse practitioners not only mitigate the effect of shortages of primary care providers, but they add a unique element of nursing philosophies of care and health promotion,” she said. “Congratulations to our nurse practitioner faculty and students on this recognition.”
Raymond to join two dean search committees
Scott Raymond, vice president-chief information and innovation officer, Nebraska Medicine, will serve on both the UNMC College of Nursing dean search committee and the College of Dentistry dean search committee.
He will fill the committee seats formerly held by Michael Ash, MD, who has stepped down as he takes on the role of executive vice president–chief operating officer for Nebraska Medicine.
Student awarded STFM Foundation Student Scholarship
Mark Carter, a medical student at UNMC, has been awarded a STFM Foundation Student Scholarship from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine to participate in the 2023 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education.
A total of 27 awards were given for 2023. All recipients receive free registration to attend and present a poster at the 2023 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education on Jan. 26-29 in New Orleans.
Carter plans to present a poster at the conference, titled, “Demographic patterns of telehealth utilization in an academic HIV clinic during COVID.”
Retirements announced
In November, the UNMC Department of Human Resources announced two retirements, both individuals who have been at UNMC for more than three decades:
- Janice Tompkins, of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, retired Oct. 21. She began her more than 30-year career at the college on April 1, 1992.
- James Melson, who joined UNMC on June 12, 1992, announced that he will retire on Dec. 1.