Press Release
More UNMC students opt to spend 2006 spring break on multicultural medical missions
The Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) – the UNMC campus organization devoted to providing students and faculty opportunities in international medicine — has a record number medical mission teams visiting five countries during this month’s spring break. While thousands of American students spend their annual spring break relaxing in the sun, SAGH members […]
Mar 22, 2006
Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., receives 2006 UNO Women of Color Award
Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., has seen first-hand the devastation of such diseases as malaria, hookworm and HIV in her native Nigeria. As a child, she made a promise to herself to do something about it – and she has. On March 1, Dr. Asojo, assistant professor in UNMC’s Department of Pathology and Microbiology, received the […]
Mar 22, 2006
Identical twins from Fremont, Neb., to go different directions following Match Day assignments
James and John Clements are going their separate ways after 25 years. On March 16, the Clements, who are identical twins from Fremont, Neb., and 117 of their classmates at the University of Nebraska Medical Center participated in the National Resident Matching Program, which reveals where graduating medical students will be spending the next […]
Mar 20, 2006
Holdrege physician honored as outstanding preceptor for UNMC Family Medicine
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has honored Scott Ehresman, M.D., a Holdrege, Neb., family physician, for his commitment to patient care and to training future physicians. Dr. Ehresman received the first Theodore H. Koefoot Jr., M.D., Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award during a March 9 luncheon at UNMC. The annual award […]
Mar 16, 2006
UNMC College of Nursing to co-sponsor visit March 30 by national expert on bioterrorism preparedness Kristine Gebbie, Dr.Ph.
The UNMC College of Nursing will co-sponsor a visit March 30 by Kristine Gebbie, Dr.Ph., director of the Center for Health Policy at Columbia University School of Nursing in New York. Dr. Gebbie’s visit at UNMC will include a presentation, and visits with administrators, faculty and staff, and tour the Biocontainment Unit and Center for […]
Mar 15, 2006
UNMC Rural Health Education Network and Nebraska Area Health Education Centers award 28 small community grants
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) have awarded 28 small community grants to fund projects aimed at improving community health and introducing Nebraska youth to health care careers. The grants, which total nearly $45,500, range between $1,500 and $3,000. They were awarded through UNMC’s Rural Health […]
Mar 14, 2006
UNMC, 24 communities across Nebraska to present free Mini-Medical School series on Avian flu April 13, 20; will be broadcast live
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 24 communities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in the UNMC Mini-Medical School, a free health educational series titled, “Avian Flu: Ready or Not.” The series will run on two consecutive Thursdays, April 13 and 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (central time). The […]
Mar 14, 2006
Common anti-convulsant drug may help slow the progression of dementia
Researchers have found that a common anticonvulsant drug improved cognitive function and appeared to restore nerve cells in the brains of patients with HIV-related dementia. The results of the Phase I clinical trial are published in the March issue of the scientific journal Neurology. The University of Rochester School of Medicine and the University of […]
Mar 10, 2006
UNMC cardiologist among few certified lipidologists in the U.S.
Cardiologist Scott Shurmur, M.D., assistant professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine, is the only board-certified lipidologist in the state of Nebraska. In fact, he’s one of only 150 physicians from across the nation to make up the inaugural 2005 class of certified lipidologists. Dr. Shurmur recently was awarded diplomate […]
Mar 9, 2006
Nebraska Center for Bioterrorism Education invites health professionals to two-day bioterrorism symposium March 6-7 in Omaha
The Nebraska Center for Bioterrorism Education will host a two-day bioterrorism symposium in Omaha March 6-7 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 655 N 108th St. The symposium is part of the 2006 Biopreparedness Symposia Series, “Protecting Our Heartland and Its Resources.” The series, which provides insight and strategies in Homeland Security issues, brings together […]
Mar 1, 2006