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Employee spotlight: Linda Wilkie

Name/title: Linda Wilkie/institutional research analyst/coordinator, director of vice chancellor for research communications Hometown: Omaha, Neb. Talk about your job and what you like best about it: My current position in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research allows me to be a "jack of all trades," which means that I get to develop new […]

Jul 23, 2015

College of Medicine Student of the Month – Anthony White, second-year medical st

Editor’s Note: 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 […]

Jul 23, 2015

Department Profile: Cellular and Integrative Physiology

Chair: Irving H. Zucker, Ph.D., (Currently the longest running chair in the College of Medicine) No. of people in department (faculty/staff): Faculty 17 Courtesy 7 Postdocs 6 Grad Students 13 Staff 14 Total 57 New faculty: Erika Boesen, Ph.D., assistant professor Ph.D. 2005, Monash University Specialty: Renal Physiology Major Interest: The endothelin system […]

Jul 23, 2015

Five goals established by curriculum change group

The Curriculum Innovations Work Group (CIWG) was formed in October 2014 by the College of Medicine Curriculum Committee. The group’s task was to investigate and recommend a new framework for the medical school curriculum. In April, the Curriculum Committee approved the three-phase framework. The CIWG has identified five overarching goals for UNMC curricular redesign: Integration […]

Jul 23, 2015

3 kickstarters for your morning

By Michael Huckabee, Ph.D., professor and director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Division of Physician Assistant Education. Dr. Huckabee has more than 30 years’ experience as a physician assistant, mostly in rural Nebraska. His columns appear on livewellnebraska.com, a health and wellness website published by the Omaha World-Herald. Sunrise Stooling The benefits of […]

Jul 23, 2015