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115 UNMC senior medical students receive residency assignments
A total of 115 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center received their residency assignments today through the National Resident Matching Program. A residency is a training program for newly-graduated physicians, in the area of medicine of their choice. Match Day uses a computer program to produce favorable results for applicants, that aligns […]
Mar 19, 2009
This week is National Poison Prevention Week
National Poison Prevention Week helps raise awareness about the dangers of poison exposure.
Mar 19, 2009
Think Green — UNMC co-sponsors Young Professionals Council bus challenge
UNMC is a co-sponsor of the Young Professionals Council (YPC) Bus Challenge, which kicks off during the Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 18. The council is a program of the Greater Omaha Chamber.
Mar 19, 2009
Latest Silver ‘U’ recipients announced
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Mar 18, 2009
Dr. Grissom, first full-time chair of internal medicine, dies
Robert Grissom, M.D., who served more than 50 years with UNMC and will long be remembered for building a modern internal medicine program at the medical center, died Tuesday at age 92.
Mar 18, 2009
Wellness Wednesday — Walking the (Cross) walk
OK, so the first story I ever wrote for UNMC Today way back in the fall of 2006 was about jaywalking on Saddle Creek Road. The gist was that Omaha police and campus officials strongly urged us med center types to use the crosswalks to cross Saddle Creek Road.
Mar 18, 2009
Dr. Gendelman: Shoot for the stars
“Never give up. Always have high level goals.”
Those were words of advice from UNMC’s 2008 Scientist Laureate Howard Gendelman, M.D., to his colleagues Monday afternoon at the third annual Distinguished Scientist ceremony.
Mar 18, 2009
UNMC lauds AAHC president for remarks before Senate committee
Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., said UNMC fully supports Steven Wartman, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of the Association of Academic Health Centers, and the testimony he presented last week on behalf of the AAHC in front of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.
Mar 18, 2009
Roxanna Jokela, named director of UNMC alumni relations
Roxanna Jokela has been named director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center alumni relations. Jokela, who has served as interim director since October, will take over as full-time director on April 13. At that time, Jokela also will step away from her duties as director of the Rural Health Education Network (RHEN) […]
Mar 18, 2009
Dr. Grissom, first full-time chair of internal medicine at UNMC, dies
Robert Grissom, M.D., who served more than 50 years with the University of Nebraska Medical Center and will long be remembered for building a modern internal medicine program at the medical center, died Tuesday at age 92. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 28, at 11 a.m. at Dundee Presbyterian Church, 5312 […]
Mar 18, 2009