College of Medicine

Al Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., named new geriatrics chief

Dr. Fisher will assume the role on July 1.

Jul 2, 2018

Al Fisher, M.D., Ph.D.

UNMC for the record

Dr. Marcelin moderates online chat and other news and notes from the UNMC community.

Jun 29, 2018

Jasmine Marcelin, M.D.

Renovation project to include new Wigton Heritage Center

Privately funded project also to serve as UNMC welcome center.

Jun 29, 2018

An artist's rendering of the Wigton Heritage Center.

Center will further elevate UNMC’s pancreatic cancer research

The center will facilitate a leading clinical and research program benefiting all Nebraskans.

Jun 29, 2018

Dele Davies, M.D., senior vice chancellor for academic affairs

UNMC names Al Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., as new geriatrics chief, to start July 1

Dr. Fisher succeeds Jane Potter, M.D., who served for 36 years as chief of the UNMC Division of Geriatrics.

Jun 28, 2018

Al Fisher, M.D., Ph.D.

Dan Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., named acting chief of cardiovascular medicine

Dr. Anderson also will be a part of the physician leadership team for Nebraska Medicine’s heart and vascular clinical program.

Jun 27, 2018

Dan Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

Medicine, dentistry shift to pass/fail for some courses

Studies show benefits to pass/fail grading system.

Jun 25, 2018

Some courses at the College of Dentistry will be pass/fail, while most first- and second-year courses remain on a letter-grade scale. The College of Medicine has gone to pass/fail for its preclinical years (M1-2).

Retirement celebration set for Reed Peters, M.D.

Professor of anesthesiology retiring after more than 40 years at UNMC.

Jun 25, 2018

Reed Peters, M.D.

Dan Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., named acting chief of Division of Cardiovascular Med

As acting division chief, he also will be part of the physician leadership team for Nebraska Medicine’s heart and vascular clinical program.

Jun 25, 2018

New faculty spotlight: Jayme Dowdall, M.D.

Dr. Dowdall is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Jun 25, 2018

Jayme Dowdall, M.D.