College of Medicine

Annual faculty awards: Lisa Rucks, PhD

Dr. Rucks is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Apr 7, 2026

Lisa Rucks, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Hwi Young Kim, MD, PhD

Dr. Kim is a professor in the UNMC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Apr 7, 2026

Hwi Young Kim, MD, PhD

Grand rounds to share lessons from UNMC’s Robert Wigton, MD

Emeritus professor Thomas Tape, MD, will honor his friend and mentor in a presentation this Friday.

Apr 2, 2026

The late Robert Wigton, MD, and Thomas Tape, MD

Strengthening care for mothers and babies

The new effort will bring together the med center’s specialists to provide coordinated, expert care throughout pregnancy and birth.

Apr 1, 2026

A pregnant woman smiles while waiting for her prenatal appointment in a doctor's office waiting room.

Video highlights: UNMC Match Day 2026

The annual ceremony marks a milestone for UNMC’s medical students. See this video for more from the day’s events.

Mar 31, 2026

A photo of the Match Day 2026 map at UNMC's annual Match Day event, where med students placed pins (shown here) on the map where their residencies will be located.

UNMC, India research institute expand longtime partnership

A new memorandum of understanding with the Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute expands the partnership that began in 2009.

Mar 30, 2026

Attending the signing ceremony were, from left: Jane Meza, PhD, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC; Chandra Are, MBBS, UNMC's senior associate dean of graduate medical education; T. Subramanyeshwar Rao, MBBS, medical director of the Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute; UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD; and Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine.

Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology releases annual report

The report highlights the department’s growth, innovation and impact in 2025.

Mar 26, 2026

Front cover for the annual report of the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, featuring an aerial view of two people walking with the words Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology PATHWAYS 2025 Annual Report

OB-GYN Teresa Berg, MD, retiring after 35 years at UNMC

Dr. Berg is respected as an ‘excellent role model for a generation of medical students and residents’ who helped grow the department and was a superb clinician.

Mar 25, 2026

Teresa Berg, MD

Match Day marks milestone for UNMC med students

As their medical school education nears an end, 124 students discovered their matches for their medical residency assignments.

Mar 24, 2026

On Match Day 2026, UNMC medical students and couple Keegan Schuchart, at left, and Grace Moravec announce their residency assignments -- UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Match Day 2026 set for this Friday

UNMC medical students will learn their residency assignments during an event at the Omaha Design Center.

Mar 19, 2026

Push pins on a map to signify where UNMC medical students have achieved their residency assignments