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College of Medicine

Emergency Department surge tents ready for patients

Tents allow for additional capacity in response to COVID-19.

Apr 8, 2020

Staff members do a walkthrough of the surge tents set up outside the Emergency Services entrance on the Nebraska Medical Center campus.

University’s ‘stay at home’ directive aims to ‘flatten the curve’

Only designated personnel should report to campus; all employees should be compliant by Friday.

Apr 8, 2020

University of Nebraska President Ted Carter

Orthopaedic surgery names new leaders

Matthew Halanski, M.D., named chief of pediatrics; Beau Konigsberg, M.D., named assistant dean of admissions.

Apr 8, 2020

Matthew Halanski, M.D.

Time out with T.O. – The stress reliever

Since 2015, Smith has provided assistance to UNMC’s residents.

Apr 8, 2020

Susan Smith

COM resident of the month

Kaitlyn Brittan, M.D., is a rheumatology fellow in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine.

Apr 8, 2020

Kaitlyn Brittan, M.D.

COM students of the month

The first-year students are Creighton graduates and big Jays fans.

Apr 8, 2020

From left, Abby and Madison Wolfe

New faculty

New faculty join the UNMC College of Medicine.

Apr 8, 2020

Ritika Puri, M.D., is an assistant professor of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism

UNMC History: The 1918 flu pandemic

COVID-19 is not the first pandemic Omaha has encountered.

Apr 7, 2020

University Hospital in the early 1900s.

Team studies people recovering from ACL tears

Elizabeth Wellsandt, D.P.T., Ph.D., and interdisciplinary group explores small changes in gait.

Apr 7, 2020

Special biomechanics software that allows the team to identify how much an individual is loading their knee during walking.

Providers receive priority scheduling for behavioral health services

Priority services available to doctors, APPs, nurses, respiratory therapists, care techs, medical assistants, environmental staff and any other patient-facing provider or staff member.

Apr 7, 2020

David Cates, Ph.D.