InterCOM
Division Profile: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Chief: Mark Mailliard, M.D. Division Personnel: Faculty: 20 (12 M.D.s and 8 Ph.D.s) Trainees: 14 (11 clinical fellows, 3 post doctoral fellows) Staff: 15 Research Highlights: Research funding of more than $1.7 million in FY 2013-14 5 Research Career Scientist Award (VA Merit funded) 2 RO1 Awards (including 1 with carryover funding) 1 R21 Award […]
Jun 24, 2014
UNMC to manage University Health Center in Lincoln
UNMC will assume the management of the University Health Center (UHC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, effective later this summer. Over the next year, UNMC will assess the current operations and care delivery of the center, and will collaborate with UHC staff, UNL students and other stakeholders in developing a long-term business plan for the UHC.
Jun 24, 2014
COM Student of the Month – Patrick Passarelli, fourth-year student
Each month, InterCOM will highlight a “Student of the Month” from the College of Medicine. Students will be featured for their participation in activities outside of medical school and for making a difference in the community. The goal is to recognize students for what they are doing and to encourage other students to get involved in the community. After all, medical school should be much more than studying.
Jun 24, 2014
James Armitage, M.D., receives national recognition
James Armitage, M.D., has received the 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Special Recognition Award for major accomplishments in the fields of oncology and hematology, as well as his many years of ASCO service.
Jun 24, 2014
UNMC celebrates a decade of success in China
For Jialin Zheng, M.D., it’s all about friendships. This week, Dr. Zheng will see the Asia Pacific Rim Development Program, the institutional collaboration he helped develop in 2004 between UNMC and universities in China, celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Jun 24, 2014
Fitness center redevelopment approved
On Friday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a $6 million redevelopment and expansion of UNMC’s campus fitness facility. Construction likely will begin in December and be completed by December 2015.
Jun 24, 2014
App is another tool against antimicrobial resistance
Clinicians now have a new weapon in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. The UNMC Infectious Diseases Division in the Department of Internal Medicine has created a mobile app that puts the university’s clinical guidelines, protocols and dosing adjustments for antimicrobial use into a clinician’s hands.
Jun 24, 2014
Division Profile: Internal Medicine – Oncology/Hematology
Chief: Julie Vose, M.D., MBA Administrator: Lisa Muschall Division Personnel: Faculty: 17 (16 clinical M.D.s and 1 research M.D.) Fellows: 6 Staff: 57 New Faculty: Matthew Lunning, D.O., assistant professor, started July 1, 2013. Dr. Lunning specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of rare lymphoid malignancies, multiple myeloma and benign hematologic conditions. He sees patients […]
May 27, 2014
A message from the dean
With the academic year coming to a close, it’s a perfect time to salute the faculty who help educate future generations of health professionals. As detailed in this newsletter, one faculty member – Geoffrey Talmon, M.D. – earned his seventh consecutive Golden Apple Award and will move into the Golden Apple Hall of Fame. He’ll be only the seventh faculty member to receive this recognition.
May 27, 2014
Hymns, Hip-hop, Henry and your Health
There’s more to music than meets the ears. If you’re anxious, depressed, fatigued or in pain, you might consider a dose of tunes to ease you back to health. Music does something beyond our understanding. We can call it an endorphin release or a distraction, but it goes much deeper than that. Somehow music just does us good. And the good it does was just proven to be even better.
May 27, 2014