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Dr. Vose to deliver keynote address at Patient-Centered Oncology Care Conference
Julie Vose, MD., professor and chief of UNMC's hematology/oncology division in the department of internal medicine, will deliver the keynote address on Nov. 19 at the Patient-Centered Oncology Care Conference in Baltimore for the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC). Patient-Centered Oncology Care, now in its fourth year, highlights current issues that cut across […]
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
Curriculum redesign update
The UNMC College of Medicine has been invited to participate in the ChangeMedEd 2015 national conference in which leaders from medical education, health systems and related fields will collaborate and share ideas with the intent of transforming the way future physicians are trained. The conference will be held Oct. 1-3 in Chicago. Sponsored by the […]
Aug 24, 2015
UNMC to once again hold MOOC on health literacy, communication
For the second straight year, UNMC is holding a massive open online course (MOOC) on health literacy and communication for health professionals. The free, eight-week course is being offered on Coursera and provides health professionals the tools they need to improve their health literacy and communication skills. The course begins Sept. 13 and runs through […]
Aug 24, 2015