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Orthopaedic training on time, on track with Dr. Mormino
Students who are late to the weekly 6 a.m. fracture conferences led by Matt Mormino, M.D., often learn about one of his notorious traits the hard way.
Matt Mormino, M.D., is one of four faculty members who will receive UNMC’s Outstanding Teacher Award Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. during the Annual Faculty meeting in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. He is the second award recipient to be profiled in UNMC Today.
Apr 3, 2002
Jewelry-making skills launch St. Germain’s dental career
Long before designer braces came into style, Henry St. Germain, D.M.D., was using jewelry-making skills to restore people’s smiles.
The foundation for Dr. St. Germain’s dental career was his father’s jewelry and watch-making business. It would have been his business, too, had his parents not encouraged him to take craftsmanship to the next level and enter dental school.
Henry St. Germain, D.M.D., is one of four faculty members who will receive UNMC’s Outstanding Teacher Award Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. during the Annual Faculty meeting in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. Dr. St. Germain is the first recipient to be profiled this week in UNMC Today.
Apr 2, 2002
UNMC student receives AMA Foundation Leadership Award
Lori Brunner, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is one of 50 young medical professionals to have received the American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award. The award is given annually to 25 medical students and 25 resident and fellow physicians for their exceptional leadership among their peers and achievements in non-clinical community activities.
Apr 2, 2002
UNMC professor receives CGEA’s Medical Education Laureate Award
The Association of American Medical College’s Central Group on Educational Affairs recently awarded Fred McCurdy, M.D., Ph.D., associate chair for pediatric education in UNMC’s department of pediatrics, with its 2002 Medical Education Laureate. The award recognizes individuals who have made long-standing, substantive contributions to medical education and contributed significantly to the growth and development of the organization.
Apr 1, 2002
New e-mail address for sending Thank ‘U’ Rewards
Due to the success of UNMC’s Thank ‘U’ Reward program, Human Resource has developed an e-mail account dedicated to the program. Beginning today, requests to send a Thank ‘U’ Reward should be made to thanku@unmc.edu. The dedicated e-mail address will enable several individuals in Human Resources to access the account and expedite processing of the awards.
Apr 1, 2002
Tornado Awareness Week April 1-5, mock drills April 3
April 1-5 is Tornado Awareness Week. On Wednesday, April 3, UNMC will be participating in a statewide tornado awareness exercise. The exercise will consist of a mock tornado watch at 10:30 a.m., followed by a mock tornado warning at 10:40 a.m. The exercise will not be held if severe weather is in the area. (The backup date is Thursday, April 4).
Apr 1, 2002
Cultural competency in serving the deaf has come a long way
When Janet Killam presents Tuesday’s Lunch ‘n Learn, the audience won’t hear a single word. Killam, a field representative for the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, is deaf and will make her presentation using sign language.
Fortunately for the audience, Killam’s colleague, Judy Gouldsmith, will orally interpret her message. Gouldsmith, an interpreter/program assistant in the commission’s Omaha office, will discuss key issues in providing medical services to the deaf.
Mar 29, 2002
Study examines home-based cardiac rehabilitation vs. traditional cardiac rehab
Researchers at the UNMC College of Nursing have received a $100,000 grant from the American Heart Association to conduct a preliminary study to determine whether home-based cardiac rehabilitation is an effective alternative to traditional cardiac rehabilitation.
UNMC researchers will study 50 Omaha-area study participants, age 40- to 80-years-old, who have had a heart attack or coronary artery bypass. The clinical site for the study will be Nebraska Health System (NHS).
Mar 29, 2002
College of Dentistry to provide free dental care to 185 underserved children
UNMC’s College of Dentistry will host Children’s Dental Day Monday, April 8. The day-long event will provide 185 children from Lincoln, Beatrice, Grand Island and Harvard, a day of free dental screening, diagnosis, care and education.
Mar 29, 2002
UNMC to honor 30-year service award recipients — part 3 of 3
Five UNMC faculty members will be receiving 30-year service awards during the Annual Faculty meeting Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. UNMC Today highlights the final three award recipients today with a look at Terry Hexum, Ph.D. and Anne Kessinger, M.D., of the College of Medicine, and Parviz Pour, M.D., of the Eppley Institute for Cancer Research.
Mar 28, 2002