Ryan Shaw
COM Student of the Month – Patrick Passarelli, fourth-year student
Each month, InterCOM will highlight a “Student of the Month” from the College of Medicine. Students will be featured for their participation in activities outside of medical school and for making a difference in the community. The goal is to recognize students for what they are doing and to encourage other students to get involved in the community. After all, medical school should be much more than studying.
Jun 24, 2014
Division Profile: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Chief: Mark Mailliard, M.D. Division Personnel: Faculty: 20 (12 M.D.s and 8 Ph.D.s) Trainees: 14 (11 clinical fellows, 3 post doctoral fellows) Staff: 15 Research Highlights: Research funding of more than $1.7 million in FY 2013-14 5 Research Career Scientist Award (VA Merit funded) 2 RO1 Awards (including 1 with carryover funding) 1 R21 Award […]
Jun 24, 2014
Construction update – Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
With over half of the structural foundation piers in place, the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is going vertical. The addition of the second crane located in the northeast corner of the project site allows crews to expand the footprint of the concrete structure facility. Over the next few months, horizontal slabs will be poured to form the lower levels of the Suzanne and Walter Scott Research Tower.
Jun 24, 2014
First wave of clinical program leaders announced
David Mercer, M.D., the senior vice president of medical services for the clinical enterprise, and Cory Shaw, senior vice president of system provider network, released a clinical programs leadership announcement Wednesday.
Jun 24, 2014
News briefs
Steve Hinrichs, M.D., professor and chair of the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology, was one of two individuals to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Public Health Laboratories. The award recognizes individuals who have established a history of distinguished service to APHL, made significant contributions to the advancement of public health laboratory science or practice, exhibited leadership in the field of public health, and/or positively influenced public health policy on a national or global level. Dr. Hinrichs was honored at the 2014 APHL Annual Meeting & Eighth Government Environmental Laboratory Conference in Little Rock, Ark.
Jun 24, 2014
Pew and Stewart Trust launch scholars program targeting cancer
The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust have launched a new program aimed at providing funding for young cancer researchers with novel ideas for preventing, treating, and eventually curing cancer.
Jun 24, 2014
After losing wife to lung cancer, former NFL linebacker works to raise awareness
On Nov. 27, 2011, former NFL linebacker Chris Draft married longtime NBA dancer, LaKeasha Rutledge in a beautiful wedding ceremony in Atlanta. One month later, his 38-year-old wife died from stage-four lung cancer, having never smoked a cigarette in her life.
Jun 24, 2014
Mind over bladder: to hold or not to hold
Be warned, reading this may cause an unavoidable urge to go to the bathroom. Don’t look any further unless you can take the necessary break.
Jun 24, 2014
App is another tool against antimicrobial resistance
Clinicians now have a new weapon in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. The UNMC Infectious Diseases Division in the Department of Internal Medicine has created a mobile app that puts the university’s clinical guidelines, protocols and dosing adjustments for antimicrobial use into a clinician’s hands.
Jun 24, 2014
Team of scientists tackle key HIV question
Collaboration works to stop replication of devious virus.
Jun 3, 2014
