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Dean’s message: Celebrating our medical educators

Abbey Fingeret, MD, PhD, Cory Rolfsen, MD, and Al Fisher, MD, PhD, to be recognized at March’s Impact in Education Awards.

Feb 23, 2026

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine

UNMC joins consortium for medical innovation

The Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine aims to advance medicine through collaboration.

Feb 23, 2026

Clockwise from top left, UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD; University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD; UNMC College of Medicine Dean Bradley Britigan, MD; and Steven Lisco, MD, senior associate dean for clinical affairs, UNMC College of Medicine

Dr. Kielian now a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

Tammy Kielian, PhD, among group of leaders ‘whose work influences the direction of scientific discovery.’

Feb 23, 2026

Tammy Kielian, PhD

Elementary students explore ‘Mini Med School’ at UNMC 

January visit to Davis Global Center capped effort to teach young students about careers in medicine.

Feb 23, 2026

A Holy Name fourth-grade student listens to a mannikin's heartbeat at the Jan. 13 Mini Medical School event.

Chandra Are, MBBS, named to ACGME committee

Dr. Are has been appointed to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Institutional Review Committee.

Feb 23, 2026

Chandra Are, MBBS

Fellow eyes AI prediction model for myeloid neoplasms

Ahmed Ahmed, MBBCh, is working on a study to develop a deep-learning model.

Feb 23, 2026

Ahmed Ahmed, MBBCh, a hematopathology fellow in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Registration open for Updates in Rheumatology conference

Annual event, which provides updates on the diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases, is April 17.

Feb 23, 2026

From left, James O'Dell, MD, and Bryant England, MD

Registration now open for April’s Latta Lecture

David Skorton, MD, of the AAMC, will speak on academic medicine forging ahead amid change.

Feb 23, 2026

David Skorton, MD, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges

Medical research highlights, February 2026

The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing more than $3.8 million in new funding.

Feb 23, 2026

Joseph A. Fernandes, MD

First UNMC Kearney medical class to be awarded scholarships

The new scholarships will cover at least half the cost of medical school tuition for all four years for the first class of medical students at Kearney.

Feb 23, 2026

The Health Science Education Center II at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex at the University of Nebraska at Kearney