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SMDEP students enjoy another successful summer at UNMC

For a fourth consecutive year, Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) students spent two months at UNMC to get their collective feet wet in medical and dental education.

Sep 14, 2009

Splish splashin’ for a good cause

There are things that 10-year-old Paul Retheferd can’t do. He can’t hear, he can’t see and because of a chromosomal abnormality and cerebral palsy, his mobility is limited.
None of that mattered at a recent Omaha event, which focused on the things Retheferd can do.

Sep 14, 2009

Dr. Dixon selected to Leadership Omaha class

Michael Dixon, Ph.D., president of UNeMed, has been named to Leadership Omaha’s 32nd class.

Sep 14, 2009

UNMC alum named RHEN director

Coming back to Omaha to become director of the Rural Health Education Network (RHEN) at UNMC was a perfect opportunity for Patrik Johansson, M.D.

Sep 14, 2009

Former North Platte student to undertake surgical rotation in India

This has been a memorable year for Paul Kolkman, M.D., and it promises to become even more memorable. Last month, he married Marcy Deaver, a nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit at The Nebraska Medical Center.   This month, the Kolkmans will head to India to spend up to six months in a country […]

Sep 14, 2009

UNMC workshop to feature off-campus safety and home buying tips

UNMC Real Estate With Honors, the official off-campus housing listing service of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is hosting a free “Off Campus Safety and First Time Home Buyers Workshop” on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held in the west atrium of the Durham Outpatient Center. […]

Sep 14, 2009

A schedule of UNMC/KETV News Watch 7 segments

The following is a schedule of this weekend’s “Health Watch Asks, UNMC Answers” segments on KETV NewsWatch 7.

Sep 11, 2009

UNMC partners with leading Indian medical school

UNMC has formed an educational partnership with one of the leading medical schools in India.

Sep 11, 2009

Dr. Kolkman to undertake surgical rotation in India

It’s been a memorable year for Paul Kolkman, M.D., and it promises to become even more so.

Sep 11, 2009

UNMC alum, Patrik Johansson, M.D., appointed director of Rural Health Education Network

Coming back to Omaha to become director of the Rural Health Education Network (RHEN) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was a perfect opportunity for Patrik Johansson, M.D., M.P.H.   As a medical student on rotation in western Nebraska, Dr. Johansson witnessed first-hand the unique challenges of providing health care in rural areas, an […]

Sep 11, 2009