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Profile: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chair — Carl V. Smith, M.D., The Distinguished Chris J. and Marie A. Olson Professor of Clinical Investigation in Obstetrics and Gynecology; president, Olson Center for Women’s Health Advisory Committee Department Leadership: Teresa Berg, M.D. – The McGoogan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; director, maternal-fetal medicine; medical director – Prenatal Diagnostic Center; medical director, obstetrics […]
Jun 25, 2015
Smoking hookah like kissing someone with the flu?
By Michael Huckabee, Ph.D., professor and director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Division of Physician Assistant Education. Dr. Huckabee has more than 30 years’ experience as a physician assistant, mostly in rural Nebraska. It's not just another craze. The hookah pipe is becoming mainstream among college students and young adults. Some older adults […]
Jun 25, 2015
Coming events
July 1 – School of Allied Health Professions becomes the College of Allied Health Professions. July 11 – Owl Ride, Omaha's nighttime urban cycling adventure, starts at 10 p.m. at Lewis and Clark Landing on Omaha's riverfront and follows a 17-mile course through downtown, Midtown, Dundee, Aksarben, Field Club and the Old Market, with […]
Jun 25, 2015
News briefs
UNMC graduate receives Jacobson Innovation Award A 1974 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine, Joseph Vacanti, M.D., received the 21st Jacobson Innovation Award from the American College of Surgeons at a June 5 dinner in Chicago. Dr. Vacanti was recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of tissue engineering over the past 30 […]
Jun 25, 2015
Spittin’ truth on spitting
It’s said to be what makes a man but also what disgusts a woman. In the last century, spitting was as common as waving to a friend, now it’s as repulsive to some (and illegal) as urinating in public. Its popularity has ridden the wave of culture, a wave that’s now crashing into the rocks.
May 28, 2015
A message from the dean
Dean Britigan discusses the changing field of medical education
May 27, 2015
Coming events
June 1 – TravelSmart program rolls out on UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus. June 3 – Parking and transportation forum, noon, Lower Storz Pavilion, and 11 p.m., Private Dining Rooms, 3rd floor, University Tower. June 5-6 – Cattlemen’s Ball, Redbird Ranch, Lynch, Neb. June 6 – WalkRite for RiteCare event, Zorinsky Lake, 10:30 a.m. Register here to […]
May 27, 2015
Department of Pathology and Microbiology Profile
Learn more about the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology
May 27, 2015
Research highlights
UNMC College of Medicine faculty received 19 awards representing more than $2.4 million in new funding during the month of March.
May 27, 2015
