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New resident spotlight: Luke Polenz, MD
Luke Polenz, MD is a new resident physician with the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology. Why did you choose the medical field? Growing up, I liked science, I loved helping people, and I had many positive experiences around physicians growing up and a supportive family that encouraged me along the way. What made you choose anesthesiology? […]
Mar 19, 2024

New resident spotlight: Nathaniel Pester, MD
Nathaniel Pester, MD, is a new resident physician with the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology. Why did you choose the medical field? I wanted to be able to help people in a life-changing way to overcome or push through their illnesses in order to move toward accomplishing their goals and dreams. What made you choose anesthesiology? […]
Mar 19, 2024

Meet the matches: Mariah Tessin
The UNMC 2024 Match Day celebration was held at the Scott Conference Center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where eight out of 140 medical students at UNMC opened their envelopes and found they had matched to the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology. Why did you choose the medical field? I was always full of […]
Mar 19, 2024
Department of Anesthesiology welcomes 12 new residents
Shelby Schelkopf will continue her residency close to home. On Match Day, the Geneva, Nebraska, native was one of eight UNMC medical students who learned they had matched to the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology. “I’m thrilled to stay at UNMC because of the people in the department and the robust training that residents receive,” Schelkopf […]
Mar 19, 2024

ASK UNMC! Troy Plumb, MD, UNMC College of Medicine
What do my kidneys do and how do they keep me healthy?
Mar 19, 2024

On Match Day, UNMC medical students celebrate their next step
The UNMC College of Medicine students learned their residency assignments. See images and a video from the event and a list of results.
Mar 19, 2024

Two receive Leonard Tow Humanism Award
Alëna Balasanova, MD, associate professor in the department of psychiatry, and medical student Laura Flores, PhD, were honored.
Mar 19, 2024

Blood drive set for April 3 on UNMC campus
The bloodmobile for Nebraska Community Blood Bank will be outside the UNMC Center for Healthy Living.
Mar 19, 2024

Student spotlight: Sophia Kisling
We continue highlighting some of our outstanding graduate students. Meet Sophia Kisling! Name: Sophia Kisling Hometown: Cortland, Nebraska Graduate Studies program: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (IGPBS) – biochemistry and molecular biology Anticipated graduation: May 2024 Advisor: Surinder Batra, PhD What do you love about your field of study? Research is something that I’ve […]
Mar 18, 2024

Consulting Club offers insight into non-academic career
Students have established a handful of new clubs at UNMC in the past year or so of interest to graduate students. These include the Bangladeshi Student Association, Bioinformatics Club, Harm Reduction Advocates, Muslim Student Association and UNMC Consulting Club. Please reach out if you have interest in any of these organizations. Today, let’s learn more […]
Mar 18, 2024
