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On June 24, the Dr. Leland and Dorothy Olson Atrium in the Wigton Heritage Center filled with people who came to celebrate and honor\u00a0Jim Linder, MD, for his work and leadership as CEO of Nebraska Medicine. It was\u00a0announced in May\u00a0that Dr. Linder<\/a> would be handing the reins of the position to Michael Ash, MD, president-chief operating officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Dr. Linder will step down as Nebraska Medicine CEO on July 1, he will remain a part of the Nebraska Medicine family and serve in an advisory role to the Nebraska Medicine Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to read the Nebraska Medicine NOW article about Dr. Linder’s farewell event.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like the word ‘goodbye,'” Dr. Linder said. \u201cOne of my favorite authors always ended his letters with the notion of farewell, which is hoping each party fares well until they meet again.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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