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108 UNMC medical students receive residency assignments through Match Day Program
A total of 108 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine have received their residency assignments in 23 states through the National Resident Matching Program. The program, a private, not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to residency positions, which last from three […]
Mar 27, 2006
SPECT technology available to researchers
As medical imaging continues to grow, UNMC is dusting off an underutilized piece of equipment that sits on the third floor of Swanson Hall. The Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) allows researchers to visualize functional information about a subject’s specific organ or body system.
Mar 24, 2006
Groundbreaking ceremony for Sorrell Center April 4
UNMC will recognize the generous spirit of its supporters and alumni with a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education on April 4.
Mar 23, 2006
Program matches abled, disabled sportsmen
Feeling trapped, Dave Burgess typed: “Disabled hunter needs assistance.” The near-instant replies turned around his life. Now, that’s what Burgess hopes to do for other outdoorsmen with disabilities. Burgess, a volunteer coordinator with the AmeriCorps program at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, has founded Sportsmen Assisting Nebraska’s Disabled Sportsmen (SANDS), which pairs disabled and […]
Mar 22, 2006
Distinguished chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery named
Michael Miloro, D.M.D., M.D., has been named the Leon F. Davis, D.D.S., M.D., Distinguished Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UNMC. It is a unique honor nationally. Out of 105 programs, less than a dozen oral and maxillofacial surgery chairs exist in the country, said Dr. Miloro, who has served as section […]
Mar 22, 2006
Dr. Singh receives Gilmore Award for cancer research
Cancer. Just hearing the word can strike fear in people’s hearts. And it’s been the hope of many a researcher to find its cure. Rakesh Singh, Ph.D., is one of those researchers. “Cancer is puzzling and it is something that can’t be defined as one disease,” said Dr. Singh, associate professor […]
Mar 22, 2006
More UNMC students opt to spend 2006 spring break on multicultural medical missions
The Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) – the UNMC campus organization devoted to providing students and faculty opportunities in international medicine — has a record number medical mission teams visiting five countries during this month’s spring break. While thousands of American students spend their annual spring break relaxing in the sun, SAGH members […]
Mar 22, 2006
Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., receives 2006 UNO Women of Color Award
Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., has seen first-hand the devastation of such diseases as malaria, hookworm and HIV in her native Nigeria. As a child, she made a promise to herself to do something about it – and she has. On March 1, Dr. Asojo, assistant professor in UNMC’s Department of Pathology and Microbiology, received the […]
Mar 22, 2006
Campus surveys bolster accreditation report
Thanks to an overwhelming response, UNMC faculty, staff and students are strengthening UNMC’s comprehensive self-study for accreditation. Results from the online surveys – done last fall as part of UNMC’s comprehensive self-study for reaccreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) – provide a glimpse into the perceptions faculty, staff and students have of UNMC’s strengths and opportunities.
Mar 22, 2006
SHARING Clinics annual fun run/walk set for April 15
The SHARING Clinics are sponsoring the second annual SHARING The Trail fun run/walk to support the costs of providing health care to Omaha’s underserved populations. SHARING the Trail will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area, near 156th Street and Giles Road. Two-, four-, and six-mile options […]
Mar 22, 2006