Internal Medicine
Dr. Tate Johnson receives K23 Award from NIH
Tate Johnson, MD, PhD, assistant professor of rheumatology at UNMC, recently received a K23 award from the National Institutes of Health. The five-year grant is for his research titled “Inflammatory Responses, Fibrotic Mediators, and Comorbidity Burden as Determinants of Myocardial Dysfunction and Heart Failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis.” Dr. Johnson’s research studies the determinants of cardiovascular […]
Sep 8, 2025
Regents approve Diabetes Center of Excellence at UNMC
The center unifies research and education efforts across the university system and bolsters diabetes prevention and care.
Jun 20, 2025
Remembering the inspirational Debra Romberger, MD
Dr. Romberger was respected as a distinguished health care professional – a caring physician, dedicated scientist, respected mentor and med center leader.
May 21, 2025
Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Development Opportunities
We compile a list of career advancement and other learning opportunities that may support our faculty. If you have an idea for or would like to present, please reach out to Dr. Andrea Zimmer, associate vice chair of faculty development for the Department of Internal Medicine, at andreaj.zimmer@unmc.edu. UNMC Internal Medicine Upcoming Events UNMC Office of […]
Oct 10, 2024
Get ENGAGED
September is a month of new beginnings and changing seasons, and as we welcome the cool, crisp fall air, I am thrilled to announce the inaugural monthly newsletter from the Office of Equity & Inclusive Excellence, ENGAGED. An important theme from the departmental discovery process last fall was that folks wanted to have information about […]
Sep 16, 2024
Message from the Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine
March whizzed by complete with lots of special events. Of course, there was the NCAA basketball’s March Madness complete with the most watched college basketball game ever in the Iowa-South Carolina women’s game last week. Our house officers organized a competition of a different sort with their fun Moustache Madness. Congrats to Dr. Landon Withrow […]
Apr 10, 2024
Message from the Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine
The 2023-24 academic year is well underway, and some very important and exciting events have already happened. Dr. Sue Swindells in the Infectious Diseases division received the Alexander Fleming Lifetime Achievement award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) during the organization’s recent national meeting for her long history of involvement in national and […]
Oct 23, 2023
Division supports hospice and palliative care training
Melissa Teply, MD, knows many practitioners go into health care wanting to keep people healthy and to save lives. But once in practice, new doctors frequently care for patients with serious illnesses that will eventually take their life in spite of the best medical efforts. Death and dying, Dr. Teply said, are realities that young […]
Nov 21, 2022
Researchers work to understand chemo brain
In the flurry around cancer treatment, patients often find themselves feeling a fog. Cancer already can come with chemotherapy, radiation and a series of tests and procedures. Side effects such as nausea are readily anticipated and often treatable. But “chemo brain” is different. Patients might find their thinking is off, their memory not quite the […]
Nov 21, 2022
For Women in Medicine month, Internal Medicine physicians reflect on their female mentors
September is designated Women in Medicine month by the American Medical Association and our department is celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of the women working alongside them. We asked some of our Internal Medicine physicians to reflect on their female mentors. Read on for their tributes. “I certainly benefitted from a number of women mentors […]
Sep 24, 2022