{"id":40961,"date":"2012-08-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2012\/08\/17\/unmc-for-the-record-97\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:29:52","slug":"unmc-for-the-record-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2012\/08\/17\/unmc-for-the-record-97\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC for the record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Below is a list of achievements, activities and happenings involving UNMC staff, faculty and students.<\/p>\n<p>UNMC recently welcomed new students in the <B>Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP),<\/B> the <B>M.D.\/Ph.D. Scholars Program<\/B> and the <B>UNMC\/China Joint M.D.\/Ph.D. program.<\/B> <\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BRTPMDPhD812.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:7pt;line-height:150%\">BRTP and M.D.\/Ph.D. students are, on the floor: Alek Erickson, Jonathan Meyer, Lee Sleightholm; in chairs, Jimmy Hilaire, Katherine Olson, Robyn Cota-Sieckmeyer, Tra-My Hoang, Michael Price; standing, Appolinaire Olou, Yu Cai, Bang Chen Wang, Jon Peaster and Jaime Abrego.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SURPCunningham812.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:7pt;line-height:150%\">Marvin Cunningham, a UNL student and son of UNMC&#8217;s Linda Cunningham, displays the research poster he made during his Summer Undergraduate Research Program experience at UNMC.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>The new BRTP students are:<br \/>\n<UL><LI><B>Jaime Abrego;<br \/>\n<LI>Robyn Cota-Sieckmeyer;<br \/>\n<LI>Alek Erickson;<br \/>\n<LI>Jimmy Hilaire;<br \/>\n<LI>Tra-My Hoang;<br \/>\n<LI>Appolinaire Olou;<br \/>\n<LI>Katherine Olson; and<br \/>\n<LI>Jon Peaster.<\/B><\/UL><\/p>\n<p>New M.D.\/Ph.D. scholars are:<br \/>\n<UL><LI><B>Jonathan Meyer;<br \/>\n<LI>Michael Price;<br \/>\n<LI>Lee Sleightholm; and<br \/>\n<LI>Bang Chen Wang.<\/B><\/UL><\/p>\n<p>The <\/B>M.D.\/Ph.D. Scholars Program<\/B> also welcomed two UNMC second-year medical students,<B> Brian Coburn<\/B> and <B>Robert Weir<\/B>, who entered the program through the M.D.\/Ph.D. Alternative Pathway Program.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Chinese student <B>Yu Cai<\/B> has arrived on campus to participate in the joint <B>UNMC\/Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine M.D.\/Ph.D. program.<\/B><\/p>\n<p><B>The Midwestern Global Health Conference<\/B> will be held at UNMC on Saturday, Sept. 8. The conference is for students, residents, faculty and staff in the health professions, students of pre-med, pre-dentistry and anyone interested in global health. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/ihme\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the conference online<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><B>Sixty-two students from the Summer Undergraduate Research Program<\/B> last week wrapped up their summer work as they presented research posters to the campus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BRTP and M.D.\/Ph.D. programs welcome new students. UNMC prepares to host the Midwest Global Health Conference in September. 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