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Physicians need to be aware of law surrounding meals, honoraria, gifts

Sunshine Law went into effect on Aug. 1 A law designed to bring transparency to financial relationships between physicians, teaching hospitals, and the pharmaceutical industry went into effect Aug. 1 and is something that all physicians need to heed. The Physician Payment Sunshine Act, referred to as OPEN PAYMENTS, was passed as part of the […]

Sep 4, 2013

UNMC ranked among world’s top 75 universities in clinical medicine/pharmacy

Rankings have been produced since 2003 by Shanghai University The University of Nebraska Medical Center is ranked among the top 75 universities in the world in clinical medicine and pharmacy according to rankings released last month by a leading Chinese university that has been ranking universities worldwide since 2003. "The rankings validate that UNMC is […]

Sep 4, 2013

Dr. Berg named director of maternal-fetal medicine

Teresa Berg, M.D., has been named the director for the division of maternal-fetal medicine in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. She takes over for Paul Tomich, M.D., who held the position for 11 years. “The division of maternal and fetal medicine is fortunate to have Dr. Berg as its new director,” said Carl Smith, […]

Sep 4, 2013

Teresa Berg

News Briefs

Ernest Prentice, Ph.D. Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., genetics, cell biology & anatomy and associate vice chancellor of academic affairs, was elected chair of the University of Miami (UM) Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Executive Advisory Board (EAB). The CITI Program provides online research ethics education to UNMC and 2,000 other institutions, including 230 international sites in 42 […]

Sep 4, 2013

UNMC designated as endoscopic surgery testing center

UNMC is one of the first three centers in the country to be designated as a testing center for the Fundamentals of Endoscopic SurgeryTM (FES) program, a comprehensive educational and assessment tool designed to teach and evaluate the fundamental knowledge, clinical judgment and technical skills required in the performance of basic gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic surgery (endoscopy).

Sep 4, 2013

Event will highlight research resources

Annual “Shared Resource/Core Facility Day” aims to assist investigators.

Sep 4, 2013

Dr. Liu receives award for academic innovation

 Howard Liu, M.D., psychiatry, has been recognized with the 2013 Innovations Award from the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP). Dr. Liu and his collaborator, Martin Klapheke, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, received the award for their Clinical Simulation Initiative, a project that […]

Sep 4, 2013

Howard Liu

Symposium celebrates exchange students’ UNMC experiences

Exchange students from China share their research results, personal stories.

Sep 4, 2013

International students speak at the mini-symposium.

New faculty

Nineteen new faculty have joined the College of Medicine. The new additions include one associate professor, 16 assistant professors and two instructors. Here’s a list of new appointments by position and department: Carlos Villanueva, M.D., assistant professor, surgery-urologic surgery Amy Cutright, M.D., assistant professor, emergency medicine Kishor Bhakat, Ph.D., associate professor, genetics, cell biology & […]

Sep 4, 2013

Wellness Wednesday: Riders impress at Corporate Cycling Challenge

The Nebraska Medical Center/UNMC team improved on its 2012 finish.

Sep 4, 2013

Sonja Russell of the Rural Health Education Network, College of Public Health, shows her team spirit.