InterCOM
Coming events
June 26-28 – The UNMC/Children’s Hospital & Medical Center cystic fibrosis team will host a site visit for nine other CF programs around the country, including 90 health care providers. The UNMC/Children’s program leads the country with the best medical outcomes for patients. The visiting CF teams will be able to observe first-hand the care […]
Jun 24, 2014
Research Highlights
The following 15 grants representing more than $1.4 million in new funding were awarded to UNMC College of Medicine faculty during April.
Jun 24, 2014
Research Information Technology Office provides valuable support
Processing data can be agonizingly slow if you’re not using all the resources available to you.Director of the newly created Research Information Technology Office (RITO) core facility at UNMC, Ashok Mudgapalli, Ph.D., helps researchers maximize use of their current technology and store data safely.
Jun 24, 2014
A message from the dean
I’d like to begin by saying how pleased I am with the progress being made in integrating our clinical enterprise. The effort being made by innumerable individuals from across the legacy organizations is remarkable and humbling.
Jun 24, 2014
Mind over bladder: to hold or not to hold
Be warned, reading this may cause an unavoidable urge to go to the bathroom. Don’t look any further unless you can take the necessary break.
Jun 24, 2014
Michael Ash, M.D., named chief transformation officer for clinical enterprise
When he arrived at the medical center this month, Michael Ash, M.D., joined a clinical enterprise immersed in change, with a job title of chief transformation officer. It’s no small job, for sure, but Dr. Ash is excited for the opportunities that lie ahead. “The Nebraska Medical Center has an outstanding reputation,” he said. “I’m excited to join this visionary and talented team. It’s an honor to be given this opportunity to influence how care will be delivered.”
May 27, 2014
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology celebrates 100th anniversary
In 1914, a postage stamp cost 2 cents. The Panama Canal opened. And the UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (then known as medical chemistry) had its first three faculty members. A century later, a stamp is 49 cents. Upwards of 14,000 vessels annually use the canal. And the department has 22 primary and 34 courtesy faculty members, 40 graduate students, 19 research associates and post-docs, 16 staff members and four emeritus faculty.
May 27, 2014
Presentation will impact children’s mental health care
Christopher Kratochvil, M.D., a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics and associate vice chancellor for clinical research at UNMC, chaired the master course — “Update on Pediatric Psychopharmacology” — at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2014 annual meeting, held earlier this month in New York City. It was the fourth year Dr. Kratochvil has chaired the master course at the event.
May 27, 2014
News briefs
Kevin Garvin, M.D., orthopaedic surgery, has been named treasurer of The Hip Society. Earlier this year, Dr. Garvin served as program chair for the organization’s Specialty Day during its annual meeting in New Orleans. In addition, Dr. Garvin is currently serving as research committee chair on the executive board of The Knee Society and has been a member of the International Hip Society since 2012.
May 27, 2014
Rural Futures grant fuels mentoring beacon
A mentor can make a huge difference in a student’s life. Even a virtual mentor. In a cutting-edge attempt to address the looming shortage of behavioral health professionals, the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) has created a “Virtual Mentorship Network” to pair promising young students with behavioral health professionals.
May 27, 2014
