Emergency Medicine
COM research highlights, February 2023
The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing nearly $2 million in new funding in December.
Jan 30, 2023
![Yulong Li, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/LiYulong0203COM.jpg)
UNMC wins national PPE competition
The Omni-Fit PPE Gown finished first in the NIOSH Protective Clothing Challenge competition.
Oct 19, 2022
![The med center team brainstorms ideas for the Omni-Fit PPE Gown for the NIOSH competition.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PPE102022-900x600.jpg)
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](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Huff090222.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Ryan Jorgenson, MD
Dr. Jorgenson is an instructor and advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography fellow in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.
Aug 10, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RyanJorgenson080922.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Joseph Lippert, MD
Joseph Lippert, MD, is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.
Aug 3, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JosephLippert080322.jpg)
Thirteen new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine this month.
Aug 2, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mandadi080222.jpg)
The UNMC College of Medicine received grantand funding awards representing more than $10 million in new funding in June.
Aug 2, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/iGhosal080222.jpg)
New faculty spotlight: Lauren Turco Brannan, MD
Lauren Turco Brannan, MD, is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.
Aug 2, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LaurenBrannan080222.jpg)
Shelly Schwedhelm: Leading from out front
After 40 years of service with the med center, Schwedhelm says she’s achieved everything she ever wanted, but she’s not done yet.
Jul 28, 2022
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ShellySchwedhelm072822.jpg)
Innovative nebulizer design affordable, accessible
The UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine teamed with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, others for open-source mechanism.
Jun 6, 2022
![From left, Kurt Palik, PhD, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Thang Nguyen, PhD, of the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NguyenPalik.jpg)