College of Medicine

Dr. Skar to study infections in pediatric shunts

NIH award will fund five-year study on immune system’s role in infection-related complications.

Oct 9, 2020

Gwenn Skar, MD

COM student of the month

Mira Yousef is a graduate of Vanderbilt University.

Oct 9, 2020

Mira Yousef

COM news briefs

Dr. Rupp will deliver the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Lectureship in October, and other news and note from the College of Medicine.

Oct 9, 2020

Mark Rupp, MD

Culture Conversation: Accountability, Part II

October’s Culture Conversation continues the discussion on accountability as part of Nebraska Medicine and the College of Medicine’s “Be Extraordinary Together” effort.

Oct 9, 2020

From left, Steve Lisco, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, and Stephanie Daubert, CFO of Nebraska Medicine

Employee of the month: Cindy Norton

Norton supports and empowers cardiovascular research efforts in heart and vascular disease.

Oct 9, 2020

Opportunities, colleagues drive pediatrics’ success in recruiting

Pediatrics has recruited or promoted 30 faculty members in 2020, including four division chiefs.

Oct 9, 2020

Kari Simonsen, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Pediatrics

Resident program director of the month

Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, directs the molecular genetic pathology fellowship.

Oct 9, 2020

Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD

New faculty spotlight: David Nordin, MD

Dr. Nordin is an instructor in the UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Oct 9, 2020

David Nordin, MD

Questions with Chancellor Gold

If I feel fine, why do I have to use the 1-Check UNMC app every day?

Oct 8, 2020

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

Message from chancellor as flu vaccinations begin

Flu shots are critical, Chancellor Gold says in video.

Oct 8, 2020

UNMC leaders, including Kyle Meyer, PhD, dean of the College of Allied Health Professions, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, Keith Olsen, PharmD, dean of the College of Pharmacy, and Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the College of Medicine, stand with pharmacy students at a flu shot clinic last month.