College of Medicine

UNMC for the record

The third floor walkway from Wittson Hall to University Tower reopens, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.

Mar 19, 2021

The hallway through the Wigton Heritage Center features UNMC history exhibits.

118 UNMC senior medical students receive residency assignments

Forty-three percent of UNMC students are staying in Nebraska for their training, and 58 percent matched in primary care

Mar 19, 2021

Haley Mathews (far right) with and her physician grandfather, father and mother. When Mathews graduates in May, she will be a third generation physican.
From left, Gina Wilson-Ramirez, MD, and Steve Pergam, MD, will speak as part of the Student Alliance for Global Health Series.

Wigton Visiting Professorship talk set for March 26

Valerie Weber, MD, will be the guest speaker for the event.

Mar 17, 2021

Valerie Weber, MD

Under the microscope: Varner Educator Laureate

Dr. Gold talks with Geoffrey Talmon, MD, winner of the 2020-21 Varner Educator Laureate Award.

Mar 17, 2021

Science Cafe explores anxiety during pandemic

Drs. DeLizza and Wengel to discuss dealing with anxiety during COVID-19 at March 30 event.

Mar 17, 2021

From left, Steve Wengel, MD, assistant vice chancellor for wellness at UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Ali DeLizza, PhD, a clinical psychologist and director of wellness programming at UNMC, will speak at the March 30 Science Cafe.

Dr. Ng to speak at national conference on malaria

Caroline Ng, PhD, will present on overcoming drug resistance in malaria-causing parasites.

Mar 16, 2021

Caroline Ng, PhD

UNMC’s Pete Iwen, PhD, is a vaccination veteran

Nervous about getting the COVID-19 vaccine? Dr. Iwen has been vaccinated for smallpox five times.

Mar 16, 2021

UNMC's Sharon Medcalf administers the smallpox vaccine to Pete Iwen, PhD, as Morgan Shradar from the biocontainment unit observes.

Wasim Nasser, PhD, receives Gilmore Award

Dr. Nasser will be recognized at a March 30 ceremony.

Mar 15, 2021

Wasim Nasser, PhD

Cultural humility series explores ‘the robes we wear’

Event explored how culture intertwines with identity, including social identity.

Mar 15, 2021

Sheritta Strong, MD