Ryan Shaw
Research Highlights – Other significant research awards
Phyllis Nsiah-Kumi, M.D., internal medicine-general medicine – The Nebraska Association of Local Directors Outreach Partnership to Improve Health Literacy from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Santhi Gorantla, Ph.D., pharmacology/experimental neuroscience, received a grant from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to test immunogenicity of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) in humanized […]
Sep 1, 2012
Research Highlights – Industry-sponsored contracts
Shahid Hussain, M.D., radiology – for using MRI in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hani Haider, Ph.D., orthopaedic surgery – for joint replacement materials. Alison Freifeld, M.D., internal medicine-infectious diseases – for development of diagnostic technology for infectious diseases. William Rizzo, M.D., pediatrics-metabolism – for a clinical trial to evaluate dosing regimens for patients with […]
Sep 1, 2012
Briefs – Dr. Fedderson named chief quality and outcomes officer
Dr. Armitage to receive prestigious award from Mayo Clinic.
Sep 1, 2012
Briefs – Accreditation process continues in College of Medicine
Editor’s Note: The UNMC College of Medicine is currently in the process of seeking reaccreditation through the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The LCME site visit is scheduled for Oct. 6-9, 2013. During the accreditation process, Hugh Stoddard, Ph.D., director and special assistant dean for medical education, will provide a monthly update on accreditation. […]
Sep 1, 2012
Upcoming Events
Circle of Distinction event and Alumni Reunion highlight September calendar.
Sep 1, 2012
Needed Relief
The Guatemalan woman’s rheumatoid arthritis so incapacitated her that she couldn’t get around her house to handle the most common tasks. She came to the clinic in Antigua where Kevin Garvin, M.D., and others from UNMC provided relief.
Apr 7, 2012
Students Engage in Global Health in Omaha
Americans take much for granted – from refrigerators to toilets to health care. But refugees seeking asylum from war zones in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa often don’t know what to put in a refrigerator, how to use a toilet, where to get their children immunized and that they can question their health provider.
Apr 7, 2012
Answers Delivered Before Delivery
Kourtney Case knew she’d find out the sex of her baby at her 20-week ultrasound. She didn’t know she’d learn her baby boy would be born without a hand.
Apr 7, 2012
Social Skills 101
Nine-year-old Noah Legros sits on one foot and deals out UNO cards to a group of four boys around the table. But this isn’t your average after-school gathering. The participants in the group have all been diagnosed with high-functioning autism, Asperger’s disorder or ADHD. Noah is in social skills class at UNMC’s
Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI).
Apr 7, 2012
RSVP today for Social Life of Health Care talk
A talk on the social life of health care will be featured during the 23rd Visiting Nurse Scholar event on March 28 at Field Club of Omaha.
Mar 22, 2012
