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Research highlights

The UNMC College of Medicine received grantand funding awards representing more than $10 million in new funding in June.

Aug 2, 2022

Gargi Ghosal, PhD

COM student of the month

Heng Jiang has an MBBS from the West China School of Medicine at Sichuan University.

Aug 2, 2022

Heng Jiang, MBBS

Program director of the month

Howard Needelman, MD, is the director of the developmental/behavioral pediatrics fellowship.

Aug 2, 2022

Howard Needelman, MD

COM employee of the month

Ashley Servais is the senior research manager at the Child Health Research Institute.

Aug 2, 2022

Ashley Servais

Resident of the month

Lindsey Beard, MD, is an internal medicine-pediatrics resident.

Jul 6, 2022

Lindsey Beard, MD, is an internal medicine-pediatrics resident.

COM employee of the month

Tamra Nielson regularly goes above and beyond for med students and colleagues.

Jul 6, 2022

Tamra Nielson with her family -- husband Isaiah, son Zandyr and daughter, Emersyn -- as well as their dog, Garth, who (you can tell just by looking at him) clearly believes he is a cat.

Program director of the month

Dr. Wong is the director of the plastic surgery independent pathway program.

Jul 6, 2022

Shannon Wong, MD

Culture conversation: Healing, Part 2

The conversation of Healing continues this month.

Jul 6, 2022

New faculty

Three new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine this month.

Jul 6, 2022

Joseph Khoury, MD, chair, UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology

Dr. Jarzynka receives Robert S. Wigton Award

Kim Jarzynka named Robert S. Wigton Most Valuable Program Director for leadership, contributions to UNMC’s graduate medical education efforts.

Jul 6, 2022

From left, Kim Jarzynka, MD; Chandra Are, MBBS, associate dean of graduate medical education; and Vicki Hamm, administrative director of graduate medical education