Press Release
Maurers to be honored for their work in community
Since coming to Omaha in 1993, University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, have made community outreach one of their top priorities. Their efforts have not gone unnoticed. On Sept. 14, the couple will be honored in a special recognition dinner by the Chabad of Nebraska. The […]
Sep 7, 2005
UNMC hospital accept Gulf Coast patients, students
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, are welcoming patients and students evacuated from the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Late Thursday, a 3-year-old girl from New Orleans arrived, marking the first of an unknown number of patients who might be sent to the medical center. The young girl, who is doing […]
Sep 6, 2005
Dr. James Linder named associate vice chancellor for research for UNMC
James Linder, M.D., a key administrator and faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for nearly 20 years, is returning to Nebraska as associate vice chancellor for research with the goal of boosting UNMC’s clinical research enterprise to a record level. The appointment, which was effective Sept. 1, was announced today by Tom […]
Sep 6, 2005
UNMC recruits national, local researchers to attack problem of Staphylococcus, considered to become one of biggest health challenges in the next five years
Staphylococcus infections once associated with hospitalization, recent surgery, and residence in long-term-care facilities, now are striking healthy individuals. And the experts aren’t sure why. Complicating the rise of “staph” infections is the organism’s growing resistance to antibiotic treatment. Some physicians fear a return to the pre-antibiotic era when there were no medications to fight […]
Aug 29, 2005
Students show off research work at annual conference
A conference near Grand Island earlier this month showcased the biomedical research work performed this summer by college students from across the state. The students – from 10 different undergraduate and community college programs – are participants in a program that serves as a means to introduce students to serious biomedical research and to provide […]
Aug 25, 2005
Nebraska Epilepsy Center achieves advanced national designation
The Nebraska Medical Center’s Epilepsy Center was recently recognized by The National Association of Epilepsy Centers as a level four regional center for the treatment of epilepsy – the highest designation possible. The Nebraska Epilepsy Center is the most comprehensive center of its kind in the region and has the technology, treatment options and medical […]
Aug 23, 2005
Steven Wengel, M.D., named chairman of UNMC Department of Psychiatry
Steven Wengel, M.D., who has served has interim chairman of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry for the past 16 months, has been named chairman of the department. The appointment, which was effective July 1, was announced by John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine. “Dr. Wengel has done an […]
Aug 23, 2005
Kearney to host disaster training course Aug. 23-26
Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Nebraska has established itself as one of the leading states in the country in bioterrorism preparedness. Next week, the Cornhusker State will record another milestone, as it now ranks among the three largest training centers in the National Disaster Life Support program. On Aug. 23 to 26, the Holiday […]
Aug 23, 2005
ENT residency program earns full accreditation
UNMC’s Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery residency program has achieved a five-year accreditation – the longest possible — by the residency review committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The ACGME is responsible for the accreditation of post-M.D. medical training programs within the United States. Accreditation is accomplished through a […]
Aug 23, 2005
45 UNMC students receive diplomas during summer commencement
Diplomas were conferred on 45 University of Nebraska Medical Center students recently. The following is a list of graduates by college, degree and hometown. College of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Kearney Division) ALDA – Mark W. Harvey KEARNEY – Joni L. Schmid Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Lincoln Division) […]
Aug 15, 2005