InterCOM
A message from the dean
Dr. Samuel Bierner will be the founding chair of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Creation and future success of this new department is the result of a very strong collaboration with the nationally recognized rehabilitation program at Madonna, and it will utilize the new Madonna facility near 180th and Burt streets.
Feb 19, 2016
Former UNMC anesthesiology chair, John Tinker, M.D., dies at age 74
John Tinker, M.D., professor and chair of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology from 1997-2008, died Feb. 17 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was 74. A funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Rasmusson-Bacon Funeral Home, 1418 Fawcett Parkway, in Nevada, […]
Feb 19, 2016
Water damage results from DRC fire on Feb. 11
Fire results in limited damage on some floors.
Feb 19, 2016
Research Highlights
UNMC College of Medicine faculty received 14 grant awards representing more than $2 million in new funding in December, including a $500,000 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to Irving Zucker, Ph.D.
Feb 18, 2016
COM employee spotlight
Helping others is a theme in both her professional and personal lives for Crystal Miller, who works as a department administrator in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy.
Feb 18, 2016
COM Student of the Month – Meet Sasha Kapil
Second-year medical student Sasha Kapil from Manhattan, Kan., is active in several groups, such the as Aging and Integrated Medicine program, and has a special connection to the song “Good Vibrations.”
Feb 18, 2016
Dr. Ernest named state EMS medical director
Emergency Medicine’s Eric Ernest, M.D., a former paramedic, will work with stakeholders throughout the state to improve services.
Feb 18, 2016
News briefs
UNMC students, residents, fellows and faculty gain access to continuing education content from BoardVitals.
Feb 18, 2016
Department Profile — Orthopaedic Surgery
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, chaired by Kevin L. Garvin, M.D., includes 85 employees and four collaborative research programs.
Feb 18, 2016
Coming events
The next month brings exciting changes and events, including the Emile Street skywalk opening Feb. 29; a presentation by Thomas Nasca, M.D., CEO of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, on competency-based education on March 10; and Match Day on March 18.
Feb 18, 2016
