College of Medicine

Timely training by UNMC’s SIM-NE pays off as EMT crew delivers baby

Hildreth Fire & Rescue crew had undergone simulated emergency obstetrics training through UNMC program less than 48 hours before.

Nov 24, 2021

COM student of the month

Jay Byrd studied economics as well as medical anatomy before joining the college.

Nov 24, 2021

Jay Byrd

Culture conversation: Excellence

Focus is on concepts of ‘Blue Chips,’ ‘Validate & Verify,’ and ‘Know Why & Comply.’

Nov 24, 2021

New faculty

Five new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine this month.

Nov 24, 2021

Ju Gao, PhD

Research highlights

The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing $15.1 million in new funding in September.

Nov 24, 2021

Matthew Rizzo, MD

COM employee of the month

Nicole Gamerl works with all the departments in the College of Medicine.

Nov 23, 2021

Nicole Gamerl and one of her non-College of Medicine associates.

Researchers find risks for transplant recipients after COVID

Data analyzed by UNMC identifies greater renal or cardiac events, particularly among men.

Nov 17, 2021

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine part of international clinical trial to test new oral drug to prevent COVID-19

Clinical trials are research studies performed with human volunteers that aim to evaluate if investigational treatments and vaccines are safe and effective for people.

Nov 16, 2021

Legislative staffers tour UNMC

Annual visit included tours, a meeting with Chancellor Gold.

Nov 15, 2021

Matthew Gregory explores the iEXCEL five-sided laser cave.

UNMC researcher finds one COVID treatment not justified

The study evaluated whether the combination of interferon beta-1a and remdesivir compared to remdesivir alone might work as a COVID-19 treatment in hospitalized patients.

Nov 12, 2021