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Medical service trips grow in popularity
Eighty-three UNMC students are expected to participate in the Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) medical service trips planned for the 2005 academic spring breaks.
Dec 29, 2004
Week-long Workshop to Educate Pre-health Students About Health Professional’s Role in Providing Culturally Competent Health Care
Eighteen college students from six undergraduate schools across Nebraska will spend the first week of January at the University of Nebraska Medical Center learning about the growing diversity in Nebraska and the health professional’s role in providing culturally competent health care. “The workshop will provide a general overview of the growing cultural diversity in […]
Dec 29, 2004
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society recognizes UNMC research
Matt Peters sat among board members, researchers and staff during a recent luncheon of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Nebraska Chapter. He wasn’t a board member nor a researcher, but someone whose family has benefited from the work of the society and cancer researchers.
Dec 28, 2004
UNMC College of Nursing offers course beginning Jan. 25 on how to manage life with major depression, schizophrenia, manic-depressive illnesses
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing will offer a course titled, “Recovering from Psychosis: A Wellness Approach,” each Tuesday evening from Jan. 25 to April 19, for those with major depression, schizophrenia, manic-depressive illnesses, their family, friends and health care professionals. The course will run from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. at […]
Dec 28, 2004
UNMC students solicit supplies, donations for medical missions
During the 2005 college spring break, many students will be homeward bound or headed for fun in the sun. But five groups of health science students — members of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) — will spend spring break on medical missions to clinics in Jamaica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua and South Dakota Sioux Indian communities.
Dec 27, 2004
Preventing carbon monoxide poisonings
Did you know that a killer could be lurking in your home or car right now? The problem is, this killer can strike without ever being seen, heard or smelled. Each year, carbon monoxide poisoning kills nearly 500 people nationwide and sickens thousands more.
Dec 27, 2004
Nurses share defining moments
UNMC College of Nursing recruiter Dani Eveloff recently polled new and long-term nurses about their defining moments in nursing. Here are a few of their edited responses.
Dec 23, 2004
UNMC hosts pre-party for Night of 1,000 Stars
UNMC netted more than $13,000 for the Nebraska Aids Project (NAP) through its pre-party for “The Night of 1,000 Stars” on Dec. 4.
Dec 23, 2004
Nursing student, friends make patient’s dream come true
For two hours one October morning, Jacyn Brown was free. The former high school football star pedaled the recumbent bike four times around the huge parking lot as family and friends watched on the sidelines. Although the 26-year-old couldn’t see their smiles, he certainly heard their cheers.
Dec 23, 2004
UNMC hosts infectious disease, microbiology conference
The Omaha Infectious Disease and Microbiology Conference in November was simply an idea whose time had come, according to Phil Smith, M.D., chief, UNMC department of internal medicine-section of infectious disease, and conference director.
Dec 22, 2004