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Nominations open for university-wide teaching awards
The submission process has been streamlined as UNMC seeks award candidates.
Sep 4, 2013
UNMC medical student receives Fulbright Award
Andrew Baumgartner, a fourth-year medical student at UNMC, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to the Netherlands in philosophy. Baumgartner, who was “Student of the Month” in the July issue of InterCOM, is one of more than 1,700 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2013-2014 academic year through the Fulbright […]
Sep 4, 2013
A message from the dean
One of the enduring commitments of the College of Medicine is to train physicians to meet the manpower needs of Nebraska. Since a large portion of the population of the state and its geography are rural in nature that commitment must include programs to meet the health care provider needs of rural Nebraska. However, that […]
Sep 4, 2013
Theories provide answers to carnival ride queasiness
By Michael Huckabee, Ph.D., professor and director of the UNMC physician assistant program. Dr. Huckabee worked as a physician assistant for 30 years, mostly in rural Nebraska. “Stop the ride! Stop the ride!” That’s what I screamed while strapped in a spinning carnival ride with my sister when I was about 11 years old. It […]
Sep 4, 2013
Department Profile – Internal Medicine
Number of people in department: Faculty: 152 clinical + 19 non-clinical = 171 Staff: 229 UNMC + 125 UNMC Physicians = 354 House staff/post-docs: 70 residents + 54 fellows + 5 post-docs = 129 Administrative structure: 10 clinical divisions: Cardiology Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Gastroenterology/Hepatology General Internal Medicine Geriatrics Infectious Diseases Nephrology Oncology/Hematology Pulmonary, […]
Sep 4, 2013
Medical Center recognized for LGBT health care equality
The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians recently received recognition as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” from the Human Rights Campaign, America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. The announcement was made after all four criteria for LGBT patient-centered care, as defined by the […]
Sep 4, 2013
Newest generation laser provides cutting-edge treatment for retinal eye diseases
UNMC’s Truhlsen Eye Institute one of only two places in world to have device A new laser is helping experts at the Truhlsen Eye Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center provide better treatment for eye diseases. This advanced laser can prevent blindness for some patients with serious conditions. “This new laser with yellow […]
Sep 4, 2013
Coming events
Sept. 12 – A series of employee forums. Sept. 18 – New faculty orientation, 8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., Truhlsen Event Center. Oct. 7-11 – Innovation Week, annual weeklong celebration sponsored by UNeMed, UNMC’s technology transfer company. Oct. 11 — The second annual Advances in Parkinson’s Care Conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Omaha. […]
Sep 4, 2013
UNMC among national leaders in nanoimaging
One of only two U.S. institutions to have atomic force microscope First, Yuri Lyubchenko, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical science in the College of Pharmacy, has a question: Are you familiar with the concept of a record player? When the answer is "Yes," Dr. Lyubchenko is relieved. So many students these days know only iPods, MP3s […]
Sep 4, 2013
Snoring and sleep apnea are topics of Sept. 16 Science Cafe in Lincoln
Snoring and sleep apnea are the topics of the next Science Café at 7 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Courtyard Marriott, 808 R St., in downtown Lincoln. Ronald Attanasio, D.D.S., a professor and director of the TMD and orofacial pain section in the department of adult restorative dentistry at the University of Nebraska Medical […]
Sep 4, 2013