College of Medicine

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Jul 24, 2015

Jonathan Vennerstrom, Ph.D.

First Health Professions Career Day a success

Event was aimed at underserved teens from North and South Omaha.

Jul 24, 2015

Students and educators from Omaha Public Schools meet with UNMC staff in the simulation lab as part of the university's first Health Professions Career Day.

Dr. Tonniges to present on ‘medical home’ concept

Prominent Nebraska physician and patient advocate draws from his experiences as an ALS patient.

Jul 24, 2015

Tom Tonniges, M.D.

Dr. Case lands ‘Pathway to Independence’ grant

Adam Case, Ph.D., is only the fourth investigator in the state of Nebraska to receive the NIH award.

Jul 23, 2015

Adam Case, Ph.D.

First pediatric hematologist/oncologist in Nebraska dies at age 81

Rashid Al-Rashid, M.D., was on UNMC faculty for 25 years

Jul 23, 2015

Rashid Al-Rashid, M.D.

Speaker will discuss cultural competency

Tawara Goode, the founding director of the National Center on Cultural Competency, will speak on campus Friday.

Jul 20, 2015

Golf scramble will support cancer research

Family’s personal fight against cancer led to event.

Jul 20, 2015

A learning environment

With help from her friends at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, environmental services worker Leah Bailey gets her degree.

Jul 17, 2015

Leah Bailey at a graduation celebration thrown by her friends at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Researchers study failed stents for peripheral artery disease

Search for better treatment boosted by $3.5 million grant.

Jul 15, 2015

Donna Woodworth (left), a retired nurse who also is a study participant, talks with Jason MacTaggart, M.D., during a clinic appointment.

Team studying stents for peripheral artery disease with $3.5 million grant

Stents may work for many patients, but there is significant room for improvement as many patients require repeat procedures in as little as one or two years

Jul 13, 2015

Part of the research team at work: Right to left: Jason MacTaggart, M.D., Alexey Kamenskiy, Ph.D., and Paul Deegan, research associate and mechanical engineer.