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Operating rooms take cue from the cockpit

What do the crew of an airliner and an operating room team have in common? Whether you’re in the air or in the operating room, your life is in their hands. That’s why The Nebraska Medical Center is taking the lead in bringing patient safety to a new high.

Feb 22, 2006

UNMC College of Dentistry freshman class once again ranks #1 with highest grade point average in U.S.

The freshmen class of first-year dental students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry located in Lincoln, once again rank number one with the highest grade point average (G.P.A.) among peer institutions.   "With a G.P.A. of 3.80 this is the ninth year out of 13 that a freshmen class entering the […]

Feb 22, 2006

UNMC growth could pay major dividends for state

UNMC is growing, and the growth should pay major dividends for Omaha and Nebraska in the form of new jobs and economic development.

Feb 21, 2006

Pandemic flu summit is Feb. 23

Community leaders and Nebraskans interested in learning more about local-level planning for a flu pandemic are encouraged to attend Nebraska’s Pandemic Flu Response Summit on Thursday, Feb. 23, in Lincoln. Those unable to attend the summit may participate via videoconference from the Durham Research Center Auditorium.

Feb 20, 2006

Operating rooms take cue from the cockpit

What do the crew of an airliner and an operating room team have in common?  Whether you’re in the air or in the operating room, your life is in their hands.   The parallel is too real to ignore.  That’s why The Nebraska Medical Center is taking the lead in bringing patient safety to a […]

Feb 20, 2006

Brushing buffalo teeth is kid’s play

Even buffalo need their teeth cleaned. Which is exactly what Caren Barnes did Wednesday in honor of dental health month.

Feb 17, 2006

Nebraska launches chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses

Nebraska is establishing a state chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. Nurses, nursing students, and those who are not nurses nor Hispanic/Latino (a) are welcome to join.   The ultimate goal of the association is to improve the health of the Hispanic/Latino/Latina community with a focus on increasing the number of Hispanic nurses […]

Feb 17, 2006

Laurel native, Dr. Keith Olsen, receives Distinguished Teaching Award from UNMC College of Pharmacy

Morning rounds in the hospital start plenty early for countless health care professionals. For pharmacy students in the critical care clerkship coordinated by Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., those mornings begin even earlier. The students are expected to visit the morning’s patients, after which Dr. Olsen holds the “pharmacy morning report.” And the report isn’t exactly short […]

Feb 17, 2006

182 UNMC physicians on Best Doctors list

Selected by their peers, 182 University of Nebraska Medical Center physicians have been recognized as being among the Best Doctors in America. The physicians are affiliated with The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC’s hospital partner. The Best Doctors in America 2005-2006 database contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 32,000 physicians in the United States, or […]

Feb 17, 2006

Does your e-mail need a crash diet?

Employees are aware of the importance of maintaining their diets for health reasons. The same is true for e-mail. As e-mail files grow, they get slower, less efficient and overweight. Here, Information Technology Services outlines what to do to get your e-mail in shape. As part of that process, ITS will automatically delete all UNMC Today e-mails prior to Jan. 1 from the server. That process will begin the week of Feb. 20.

Feb 16, 2006