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A message from the dean
I’m pleased to report that things are moving forward nicely with our OneTeam clinical enterprise initiative.
The members of the leadership team and advisory board have been selected and are detailed in this newsletter. In a little over a week, the management team will convene in Nebraska City for a retreat and will further accelerate the process of moving the new enterprise forward.
Jan 23, 2014
Iowa physician tabbed as chairman of UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences
Will increase faculty, grow clinical and research programs
University of Iowa neurologist, Matthew Rizzo, M.D., has been selected as the Frances and Edgar Reynolds Professor and Chair of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Neurological Sciences. He also will be named the co-director of the Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance (NNA) joining Howard Gendelman, M.D., chair of the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, in that role.
Jan 23, 2014
Dr. Caverzagie named associate dean for educational strategy
New position created to seek better ways of educating medical students, residents
Kelly Caverzagie, M.D., associate vice chair for quality and physician competence in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, has been appointed associate dean for educational strategy for the College of Medicine.
Jan 23, 2014
New advisory board named for clinical enterprise
Will oversee The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, Bellevue Medical Center
Three connected but administratively separate organizations – The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians and Bellevue Medical Center – are becoming one enterprise, and a new advisory board has been created to provide advice, support and eventually oversight.
Jan 23, 2014
New clinical enterprise leadership announced
Clinical enterprise president Bradley Britigan, M.D., and CEO Bill Dinsmoor announced the new executive leadership structure for the organization during a series of forums earlier this month. Both said the new leadership structure is built for the future of health care reform.
Jan 23, 2014
UNMC part of international hepatitis C registry to improve treatment
Many of the estimated 3 million people in the U.S. who have the virus don’t know they are infected.
Jan 22, 2014
Transplant recipient’s essay nets visit with donor
Iowa woman wins a nationwide “Home for the Holidays” contest.
Jan 22, 2014
UNO offering discounted hockey tickets to Jan. 31 game
Mavericks take on conference rival St. Cloud State.
Jan 22, 2014
Wellness Wednesday: Children’s healthy habits start with parents
Modeling healthy behaviors helps children.
Jan 22, 2014