Internal Medicine Newsletter
Student Senate Officers Elected
Among the new at-large student senators elected are Ke Arkfeld, a former Internal Medicine SUARP student mentored by Dahn Clemens, PhD and Geoffrey E. Thiele, son of Internal Medicine faculty member, Geoffrey M. Thiele, PhD.
May 9, 2017
IN THE NEWS . . .
When new NIH Guidelines on How to Test for Peanut Allergies in Infants were released in January, Jill Poole, MD, an allergist in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, was asked to do four media interviews as a local expert.
May 9, 2017
Faculty Development
The Faculty Development Task Force continues to meet monthly and focus on the needs of all faculty across the Department.
May 9, 2017
Recently Named Masters and Fellows of ACP
Both James O’Dell, MD, chief, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology and Thomas Tape, MD, chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, were selected to be Masters of the American College of Physicians.
Masters is the highest recognition within ACP and reserved for a very select set of physicians.
May 8, 2017
Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) Committee Spotlight
Three Internal Medicine members are serving on Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) national committees.
May 8, 2017
UNMC Presence at the Millennium Conference 2017
UNMC was chosen, through a competitive application process, to participate in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School/Association of American Medical Colleges(AAMC)hosted Millennium Conference 2017.
May 8, 2017
Dr. Marco Olivera-Martinez Invited to Join Editorial Advisory Board
Marco Olivera-Martinez, MD, associate professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was appointed to the editorial advisory board for the ACP Gastroenterology Monthly.
May 8, 2017
DEM Fellows – Notable Presence at National Meetings
Fellows and faculty of the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (DEM) take time out of their busy schedules to develop projects, complete them and submit the results to national meetings.
May 8, 2017
Inaugural Impact in Education Awards
The inaugural UNMC Impact in Education Awards were given in February.
May 8, 2017
Dr. Cannella Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
Amy Cannella, MD, asociate professor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, was selected to receive the Excellence in Teaching Award honoring the Pioneering Women in Medicine.
May 8, 2017
