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Dr. Zoucha named distinguished fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ken Zoucha, MD, associate professor in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry and director of the addiction division, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Zoucha, who joined the department in 2018, is one of 12 members to be named a fellow, which demonstrates a notable commitment to addiction medicine. In total, there are approximately 100 Distinguished Fellows among the more than 3,000 doctors who attend the annual conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Zoucha is board-certified in pediatrics and addiction medicine, specializing in the treatment of substance use disorders in adolescents. He has served as medical director for several youth secure care placement facilities throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to an escalating national need, Dr. Zoucha has championed the establishment of an addiction medicine fellowship at UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nice to be recognized for the hard work that we, as a division, do here at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Derek Sullivan, UNMC Department of Psychiatry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency medicine team attends event in Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A team from the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine attended the 23rd World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, from May 2\u20136.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m proud of the work our department is doing to advance health security,\u201d said Michael Wadman, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine. \u201cThrough innovation, collaboration and a strong commitment to public health, we’re not just addressing today’s challenges \u2014 we’re actively shaping a safer and healthier future for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The delegation included department chair Michael Wadman, MD; faculty members Amy Cutright, MD, Jason Langenfeld, MD, Thanh Nguyen, PhD, Katie Willet, MD, and Wesley Zeger, DO; Victoria Wadman, MD, health security fellow; Taylor Vogel-Bladt, DO, second-year resident;\u00a0and Brooklin Zimmerman, research nurse coordinator.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They presented a series of posters and tabletop presentations addressing critical topics such as global prehospital care, disaster health care preparedness and public health strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UNMC delegation also toured the Japan Institute for Health Security, including its state-of-the-art biocontainment and isolation facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Laura Robinson, UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C-Store and bookstore inventory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UNMC C-Store in the Sorrell Center will be closed for inventory on Wednesday, June 18. The UNMC Bookstore will be closed for inventory June 18-23, reopening June 24 at 9 a.m. Staff cannot guarantee that web orders placed after 2 p.m. on June 17 will be processed to receive before June 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crane set up over the weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, June 14, a crane will be placed in the circle drive of Clarkson Doctors Building North to hoist materials up to the roof of the building as part of ongoing elevator replacement work. The crane will be set up only on June 14, so it will not impact business operations on Monday, June 16.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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