College of Medicine
Dr. Dele Davies new academic affairs vice chancellor/dean of graduate studies
H. Dele Davies, M.D., M.S., M.H.C.M., has been named vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies at UNMC.
Dec 16, 2011
Dr. Harry McFadden, one of UNMC’s great legends, dies
Harry W. McFadden, Jr., M.D., a legendary professor and mentor who devoted 62 years of his life to UNMC, dies
Dec 14, 2011
Legendary professor Dr. Harry McFadden dies
Harry McFadden Jr., M.D., a legendary UNMC professor and mentor died Monday in Omaha. He was 92.
Dec 14, 2011
Community reaction to Dr. McFadden’s death
Members of the UNMC community react to the death of Harry McFadden Jr., M.D., a legendary UNMC professor and mentor who died Monday in Omaha at 92.
Dec 14, 2011
Dr. Lomneth discusses UNMC’s lightly embalmed cadavers
It’s a story that makes Carol Lomneth, Ph.D., smile. LifeNet technicians were able to save a life during an emergency with a new intubation technique they had recently learned and practiced on lightly embalmed cadavers in the UNMC Advanced Anatomy Lab.
Dec 7, 2011
Faculty needed to facilitate PBL
The College of Medicine again seeks faculty to serve as Problem-Based Learning (PBL) facilitators for the Spring 2012 semester.
Dec 7, 2011
Dr. Gordon, Alex Stowe and the Porsche
Alex Stowe was your typical teenager. He loved to watch sports, hang out with friends and attend school at Creighton Prep. But the summer before Alex’s senior year everything changed.
Dec 5, 2011
Dr. Britigan part of landmark antibiotic resistance study
College of Medicine Dean Bradley Britigan, M.D., was an author on a landmark study that has determined why bacteria are antibiotic resistant and how disrupting key bacterial functions could lead to more effective antibiotics.
Nov 30, 2011
UNMC team provides orthopaedic relief in Guatemala
As a UNMC team and other groups from North America performed 73 joint replacement surgeries during a recent health care mission in Guatemala, Kevin Garvin, M.D., was struck by the sheer toughness of the patients he encountered.
Nov 29, 2011
Clinical trial examines protein’s role in Alzheimer’s
UNMC is one of 20 sites across the country participating in a clinical research trial to determine whether an investigational medication reduces the amount of amyloid in the brain of those with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Nov 21, 2011