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Residency matches reveal students’ medical aspirations
In a short time, Son Tran has come a long ways.
In 1990, he and his family — one of the last to leave Vietnam under the U.S. government’s refugee program — moved to Lincoln, Neb., where the 17-year-old learned English and attended two years at Southeast High School before graduating from Nebraska Wesleyan University.
On Thursday, the UNMC fourth-year medical student read the National Resident Matching Program letter that defined the next step in his life: an internal medicine residency in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mar 22, 2002
UNMC instructor named 2002 HHS Primary Health Care Fellow
Darwin Brown, instructor in UNMC’s Physician Assistant Education program, has been named to the prestigious 2002 Secretary’s Heath and Human Services Primary Health Care Policy Fellowship. He is one of two physician assistants named to the fellowship — marking only the second time in history that two PAs were chosen in the same year.
Mar 21, 2002
State’s anatomical board director dies, funeral services will be Friday
Mike Copple always drove a Jeep, but rarely took his 1949 metallic blue convertible Jeepster on the streets of Papillion.
“It was his baby,” said Warren Stinson, Ph.D., UNMC emeritus associate professor of cell biology and anatomy. “He kept it in pristine condition.”
Copple, director of the Nebraska State Anatomical Board, died Monday (March 18) of complications from diabetes. He was 56.
Mar 21, 2002
Faculty Senate recognizes faculty for years of service
Forty-two faculty members who have served 10, 20 or 30 years at UNMC will be recognized at the Annual Faculty Meeting Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m., in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. A reception, hosted by UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., will follow the meeting at approximately 5 p.m. in the private dining rooms. (See story for names of faculty members who have served five, 10, 20 and 30 years).
Mar 20, 2002
Jan Atwood, Ph.D., receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Jan Atwood, Ph.D., of UNMC’s College of Nursing, recently received the Midwest Nursing Research Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the society’s annual conference in Chicago. The Midwest Nursing Research Society, which covers a 13-state region, has more than 1,400 members. For 20 years, it has been promoting the growth of nursing research quality and quantity in the Midwest.
Mar 19, 2002
Our Healthy Community Partnership to provide home health guides to families
Making informed health decisions at home just became easier — thanks to a new health handbook now being distributed throughout the Omaha community by Our Healthy Community Partnership. OHCP is a 26-member group consisting of Omaha area hospitals, insurers, managed care companies, medical schools and other private and public health agencies and organizations.
Mar 19, 2002
Honky Tonk Tailgate Party Tour to be featured at Cattlemen’s Ball
The Honky Tonk Tailgate Party Tour, a package concert tour featuring three country music artists, will be featured at the fifth annual Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska. The ball will be held June 1 at the Benes Cattle Company located 25 miles northwest of Lincoln near Highway 79 and the town of Valparaiso. (See story for ticket information).
Mar 18, 2002
UNMC researcher appointed to national toxicology advisory board
Samuel M. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s department of pathology and microbiology and Havlik-Wall Professor of Oncology, has been appointed to the National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors. Tommy G. Thompson, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, made the appointment.
Mar 18, 2002
The Irish in American — part 4 of 4
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, UNMC Today has highlighted the life and times of Irish Americans. The four-part series ends today with two Irish Americans, whose contributions influenced women’s rights and medicine.
Mar 15, 2002
UNMC’s Lifestyle Enhancement Center to celebrate first anniversary
During the week of March 18 to 22, UNMC’s Lifestyle Enhancement Center will celebrate its first anniversary. The unique center offers a holistic approach to health care by providing customized programs that help individuals map their way to a healthier and more peaceful life. The center is located at 2255 S. 132nd St. and Montclair Drive, Suite B (the west end of the Prairie Life Center).
Mar 15, 2002