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UNMC, metro school districts form health care career alliance
A future shortage of health care providers across Nebraska is prompting a community effort to prepare current high school students for health care careers. An alliance between the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Omaha area school districts will give high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to take college-level courses in preparation for […]
Jan 26, 2010
UNMC seeks to raise $100,000 for Haiti outreach fund
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has set a goal to raise $100,000 for the UNMC Haitian Relief and Outreach Fund through the University of Nebraska Foundation. The fund — which to this point has raised about $10,000 — supports relief missions such as the one undertaken by 13 medical center volunteers who arrived in […]
Jan 26, 2010
UNMC Grants — Medical students secure grant to raise awareness about mental illness
UNMC medical students received a $4,000 Helping Hand Grant from the American Psychiatric Foundation to increase awareness about mental illnesses.
Jan 25, 2010
Into the eye of the storm: volunteers land in Haiti
UNMC surgeon Corrigan McBride, M.D., led nine medical center health care professionals into Haiti on Sunday morning, marking the medical center’s official entrance into the earthquake ravaged nation.
Jan 25, 2010
Phares elected Board of Regents chairman
Bob Phares was elected chairman of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents for 2010 on Friday.
Jan 25, 2010
Dr. Benson, PR’s Lindquist receive local recognition
John Benson, M.D., professor of internal medicine, and Nicole Lindquist, a writer and media specialist in UNMC public relations, recently were recognized by local organizations.
Jan 25, 2010
January Silver ‘U’ recipients announced
Silver ‘U’ award recipients for the month of January:
Jan 22, 2010
Campus alert system registration open
UNMC employees and students can register for the e2Campus security system that would quickly alert them should a shooting, tornado or other life-threatening development occur on campus.
Jan 22, 2010
UNMC hosts two Indian doctors
UNMC currently hosts two doctors from India through a partnership with the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Jan 22, 2010
Knee injury leads PA grad to career in the health care
Her brother is a doctor, her sister a physical therapist. But it was a torn anterior cruciate ligament in high school that spurred Ramona Zephier’s interest in a career in health care.
Jan 22, 2010