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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

Dr. Wigton establishes new visiting professorship

Vineet Arora, M.D., of the University of Chicago School of Medicine, is the first Robert S. Wigton Visiting Professor of Medicine.

Feb 15, 2016

Robert Wigton, M.D.

Shilpa Buch, Ph.D., is UNMC’s 10th Scientist Laureate

Dr. Buch will be recognized at a 4 p.m. ceremony today at the Durham Research Center Auditorium.

Feb 11, 2016

Shilpa Buch, Ph.D.

Burnout, stress impact health providers, patients

UNMC symposium offered frank conversation about the mental well-being of health care providers and trainees.

Feb 10, 2016

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., speaks at the "Elevating the Conversation" symposium on stress.

Med center honored by Chamber of Commerce

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine receives Chamber’s ‘Headliner of the Year’ Award

Feb 10, 2016

Chamber Board Chairman Clark Lauritzen congratulates UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., at Tuesday's event.

Dr. Windle to step down as chief of cardiology

Search underway to recruit new chief for division.

Feb 5, 2016

John Windle, M.D.

Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., is new director of MMI

Dr. Mirnics looks forward to “further developing this already exceptional enterprise.”

Feb 4, 2016

Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., speaks at UNMC in December at a public presentation on campus. UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., this week announced that Dr. Mirnics will be the new director of MMI, pending approval by University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds, Ph.D., and the NU Board of Regents.

Study explores gaps in prostate cancer communication

Researchers find men and their health providers are not having important discussions when it comes to prostate cancer screening and treatment.

Feb 3, 2016

Chad LaGrange, M.D.
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