InterCOM

COM employee of the month

Office associate and medical student coordinator for the Department of Anesthesiology loves working with students.

Jan 4, 2020

COM student of the month

First-year medical student was member of UNL men’s gymnastics team.

Jan 4, 2020

News briefs

Sam Cohen, MD, PhD, will be inducted as fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science on Feb. 15 in Seattle.

Jan 4, 2020

Sam Cohen, MD, PhD

New faculty

Nine new faculty members have joined UNMC College of Medicine including one associate professor, four assistant professors and four instructors.

Jan 4, 2020

Kristie Hayes, MD, is associate professor in UNMC Department of Dermatology.

Coming events

For the 10th consecutive year, the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s will be held at UNMC Ice Rink. This year’s 24-hour event begins at 2 p.m. on Jan. 24 and concludes at 2 p.m. on Jan. 25.

Jan 4, 2020

The UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's has raised more than $210,000 over the past nine years.

A message from the dean

Travel around Nebraska provides valuable feedback on how well College of Medicine is meeting needs of state

Jan 4, 2020

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine

Be Extraordinary Together culture shaping launches this month

College of Medicine joining with Nebraska Medicine to tie organizational culture to ITEACH values

Jan 4, 2020

Nebraska Medicine CEO Jim Linder, MD, says it is much easier to be extraordinary together rather than as an individual.

Creation of Division of Allergy and Immunology reflects growing demand

Creation of new division demonstrates growing demand for patient services in allergy and immunology.

Jan 4, 2020

Jill Poole, MD (second from left), has been named chief of the newly created Division of Allergy and Immunology. Other physicians in the division (from left-right) are Sara May, MD, Joel Van De Graaf, MD, and Andrew Rorie, MD.

Research highlights

College of Medicine faculty bring in 41 grants for nearly $10 million in new research funding.

Jan 4, 2020

Kai Fu, MD, PhD, received a $614,000 grant from the U.S. Army to investigate new therapies for a type of lymphoma.

New cystic fibrosis drug is major breakthrough for patients

FDA approval of Trikafta will benefit 90% of cytstic fibrosis patients

Dec 27, 2019

Members of the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine team providing clinical care to cystic fibrosis patients include: Front Row (left-right) - Jill Rollins, Heidi Klasna, Meilinh Thi, D.O., Jill Fliege and Stacy Millikan; Middle Row - Janelle Sorensen, Sandy Wahl, Cristine Batten and Jennifer Rounds; Back Row - Peter J. Murphy, M.D., John Dickinson, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph Poler, Psy.D., Molly Stirek and Laura Romero.