College of Medicine

Director’s message: Passing a bright torch

The profession of medicine is a continuum, where the torch passes from one generation of physicians to the next. There was no better example of this than what occurred in August at UNMC — the passing of a legend and the arrival of the next generation of physicians. On Aug. 22, the faculty, staff and […]

Aug 30, 2022

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean, UNMC College of Medicine

Research highlights

The UNMC College of Medicine received grantand funding awards representing more than $900,000 in new funding in July.

Aug 30, 2022

Jennifer Merickel, PhD

New faculty

Thirty-two new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine this month.

Aug 30, 2022

Rachel Quandahl, MD

COM employee of the month

Lindsay Meyer is an admissions recruitment officer in the UNMC College of Medicine.

Aug 30, 2022

Lindsay Meyer

COM student of the month

Medical student Taoyuan (Tao) Beninato has a biochemistry degree and an adventurous palate.

Aug 30, 2022

Tao Beninato

Residency director of the month

William Thorell, MD, is director of the neurosurgery residency.

Aug 30, 2022

William Thorell, MD

White Coat Ceremony welcomes Class of 2026

College welcomes 134 new students at the annual event.

Aug 30, 2022

The UNMC College of Medicine welcomed 134 new students at the annual event.

Resident of the month

Brad Huff, MD, a Navy veteran, is in the emergency medicine residency program.

Aug 30, 2022

Brad Huff, his wife Whitnie, and their two hairless cats

White Coat Ceremonies mark a rite of passage

As UNMC’s new academic year begins, the events represent students’ first step into the health care professions.

Aug 29, 2022

The White Coat Ceremony for the UNMC College of Medicine was held Aug. 19 at the Orpheum Theater.

Robert Wigton, MD, and his UNMC legacy

Dr. Wigton, UNMC’s own Renaissance man, chronicled UNMC’s history even as he helped shape it.

Aug 24, 2022

Robert Wigton, MD