InterCOM
New faculty
Please help welcome 15 new faculty members to the College of Medicine: Michelle Diu, M.D., assistant professor, anesthesiology Cale Kassel M.D., instructor, anesthesiology Jason Langenfeld, M.D., associate professor, emergency medicine Ross Mathiasen, M.D., assistant professor, emergency medicine Kelly Hannigan, M.D., assistant professor, emergency medicine Ioannis Chatzizisis, M.D., associate professor, internal medicine Maegen Wallace, M.D., assistant […]
Sep 28, 2015
Coming events
Oct. 1 – John S. Latta Lecture at noon featuring Luanne Thorndyke, M.D., a 1983 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine. Dr. Thorndyke is vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Oct. 2 – Teachers Night at Durham Museum – Nebraska Science Festival booth Oct. […]
Sep 28, 2015
Curriculum redesign – chairs, committee members named for oversight committees
Formal kickoff activities took place this month for the curriculum redesign for the College of Medicine. Chairs and committee members for the four Curriculum Oversight Committees were named by the Curriculum Transition Group, which is in charge of developing new curriculum for the College of Medicine. The committee chairs are: Foundational Sciences Oversight Committee (12 […]
Sep 28, 2015
A message from the dean
With the beginning of the new school year, the energy on campus has no doubt risen a few levels. The adrenaline is especially flowing for the nearly 130 first-year medical students, most of whom are gracing our campus for the first time. My first week of medical school is something that I know I’ll never […]
Aug 26, 2015
New faculty
Joseph Baus, M.D., assistant professor, anesthesiology Amy Beethe, M.D., assistant professor, anesthesiology David Tingley, M.D., associate professor, anesthesiology Charles Walcutt, M.D., instructor, anesthesiology Muzafar Macha, Ph.D., assistant professor, biochemistry & molecular biology Parthasarathy Seshacharyulu, Ph.D., instructor, biochemistry & molecular biology Adam Case, Ph.D., instructor, cellular & integrative physiology Andrew Barnett, M.D., instructor, emergency medicine Erica […]
Aug 26, 2015
$8 million program project grant renewed for fourth cycle
UNMC research team has brought in $32 million since 1999 in studying chronic heart failure
Aug 25, 2015
A message from the dean
With the beginning of the new school year, the vibe on the medical center campus has no doubt risen a few levels.
The adrenaline is especially flowing for the nearly 130 first-year medical students who are gracing our campus for the first time.
The first week of medical school is something that I know I’ll never forget.
Aug 25, 2015
UNMC cancer researcher, Dr. Sidney Mirvish, dies at age 86
His research led to changes in way lunch meats, hot dogs, sausages were made
Aug 25, 2015
Research highlights
UNMC College of Medicine faculty received 20 grant awards representing more than $1.5 million in new funding during the month of June. Highlights included: UNMC bone marrow transplant program begins collaboration with KUMC Julie Vose, M.D., internal medicine – oncology/hematology, received more than $500,000 in combined support from multiple funded projects. Dr. Vose is the UNMC […]
Aug 25, 2015
Employee spotlight
Name/Title: Judy Houfek, administrative coordinator, Dean’s Business Office, College of Medicine Hometown: Omaha Talk about your job and what you like best about it: My position includes a variety of duties, so that no one day is the same as the next. I spend a large amount of time working with COM department administrators and […]
Aug 25, 2015
