glLn m XJNUDZTo ME XfT

InterCOM

Dr. Covington to join academic affairs leadership team

Phil Covington, Ed.D., named interim student services director and assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC.

Jul 12, 2017

Larsons retire from UNMC after (combined) 74 years

Retirement tea set for Thursday.

Jul 12, 2017

Redesigning curriculum: The gastrointestinal block

Drs. Mott, Rochling discuss the ‘Training the Physicians of Tomorrow’ gastrointestinal curriculum.

Jul 12, 2017

From left, Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D., and Fedja Rochling, M.B.B.Ch.

FDA grants ‘orphan drug’ status for UNMC therapy

Designation will help juvenile Batten disease therapy, based on research by Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., move into clinical trials before end of year.

Jul 10, 2017

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D.

Remembering Hans Rath, M.D.

Hans Rath, M.D., a UNMC College of Medicine alum who served as an anatomy instructor at UNMC for 13 years, died on June 11.

Jul 7, 2017

Han Rath, M.D., and his wife, Betty

New faculty

Director of comparative medicine is a highlight of new faculty in the College of Medicine.

Jul 6, 2017

John Bradfield, D.V.M., Ph.D.

A message from the dean

College of Medicine’s decade-long partnership with Children’s Hospital & Medical Center has been a win-win proposition.

Jul 5, 2017

Dr. John Sparks, professor and chairman, UNMC Department of Pediatrics

News briefs  

Third-year medical student receives AMA award for volunteerism, community engagement, and dedication to care of underserved.

Jul 5, 2017

Resident Program Director of the Month – meet Jeff Harrison, M.D.

Family Medicine program director says rural Nebraska is his favorite place to be.

Jul 5, 2017

From left: Jeff Harrison, M.D., Vicki Hamm, and Chandra Are, M.B.B.S. On June 25, Dr. Harrison received the Robert S. Wigton Most Valuable Program Director Award for leading an outstanding residency or fellowship program and making significant contributions to UNMC's institutional graduate medical education efforts.

Resident of the Month – meet Joel Michalski, M.D., Ph.D.

Hematology/oncology resident originally planned to be a machinist.

Jul 5, 2017