Maria Ball
Researchers work to understand chemo brain
In the flurry around cancer treatment, patients often find themselves feeling a fog. Cancer already can come with chemotherapy, radiation and a series of tests and procedures. Side effects such as nausea are readily anticipated and often treatable. But “chemo brain” is different. Patients might find their thinking is off, their memory not quite the […]
Nov 21, 2022
Message from the Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine
We are approaching Thanksgiving and this newsletter lifts up many items for which I have much gratitude. For the sixth year in a row, our Internal Medicine residency program has a 100 percent ABIM board pass rate. We are proud of our residents in this accomplishment and grateful to the program and faculty who have […]
Nov 8, 2022
For Women in Medicine month, Internal Medicine physicians reflect on their female mentors
September is designated Women in Medicine month by the American Medical Association and our department is celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of the women working alongside them. We asked some of our Internal Medicine physicians to reflect on their female mentors. Read on for their tributes. “I certainly benefitted from a number of women mentors […]
Sep 24, 2022
New curriculum spans departments, closes gaps in residency training
A novel, extracurricular house officer track at UNMC is expanding in 2023 to become the first competency-based, interdisciplinary health educator track in the nation. Health Educators and Academic Leaders (HEAL) was a grass roots initiative that gained traction in 2019 due to increasing interest from residents and fellows to have formalized training in medical education. […]
Sep 23, 2022
