John Keenan

New faculty spotlight: Abbey Fingeret, M.D.

Dr. Fingeret is an assistant professor of surgery in the UNMC Department of Surgery’s Division of Surgical Oncology.

Feb 23, 2017

Abbey Fingeret, M.D.

UNMC is ‘Training the Physicians of Tomorrow’

The College of Medicine will institute a new active, learning-based curriculum emphasizing hands-on learning, small-group interaction, technology, and research and inquiry.

Feb 23, 2017

Geoffrey Talmon, M.D., associate professor of pathology/microbiology, vice chair of medical education

Makers club to host second Invent-a-thon

Teams from area high schools will use 3-D printing to tackle a health problem at educational outreach event.

Feb 23, 2017

UNMC student Will Payne, a member of the Makers Club, during a presentation at last year's Invent-a-thon.

Playhouse offers free ‘Rock of Ages’ tickets

Limited number of seats to March 2 preview performance available.

Feb 22, 2017

Under the microscope: Physician burnout

Dr. Gold talks with Carol Wang, executive director of the Metro Omaha Medical Society, which has launched a website to help target burnout among health care providers.

Feb 22, 2017

Strong feedback for health equity symposium

Event was the first step in a large institutional strategy built around health equity.

Feb 22, 2017

From left: Kelly Caverzagie, M.D., associate dean of educational strategy at UNMC and vice president of education at Nebraska Medicine; Anthony Iton, senior vice president of Healthy Communities of The California Endowment, California's largest, private health foundation; and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

‘Valley of Death’ funding program lifts UNMC innovations

Grants focus on research innovations and discoveries in danger of slipping into an academic research limbo.

Feb 22, 2017

A new simulator invented at UNMC uses video game technology to teach laparoscopic surgery to residents pressed by work hour restrictions. (Photo courtesy Charlie Litton/UNeMed)

Speaker discusses gender identity in the workplace

Attorney Jessica Kallstrom-Schreckengost spoke on campus earlier this month.

Feb 22, 2017

Attorney Jessica Kallstrom-Schreckengost spoke on campus earlier this month.

College of Dentistry awarded $4 million state contract

Funds to help increase the number of dental graduates practicing in underserved rural Nebraska and to increase oral health services throughout state.

Feb 21, 2017

LiveGreen: Spring cleaning already?

Dust mites, dander and mold can cause anything from minor irritation to serious illness.

Feb 21, 2017