College of Medicine

- Admissions Overview
- - MD Program
    UNMC's rigorous academics, diverse clinical experiences and supportive environment put you on the path to becoming a skilled, compassionate physician.
  - How to Apply
    UNMC prepares medical degree students to meet the needs of patients through clinical practice, biomedical science and research, problem-solving and compassion.
  - Contact Us
    Review contact information for the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs in the College of Medicine at UNMC.
  - Verification and State Licensure
    Review opportunities for state licensure following completion of the MD program in the College of Medicine at UNMC.
- - MD-MBA Program
    A combined MD-MBA degree equips you with the tools you need to become highly skilled in both management and medicine.
  - MD-MPH Program
    Pursue your passion for public health and medicine with a combined MD-MPH and help solve complex health problems.
  - MD-PhD Program
    Do you have a passion for caring for patients and for research? Consider the dual MD-PhD degree.
- Education Overview
- - Curriculum
    Our curriculum produces physicians whose foundation in basic, clinical, and health systems sciences prepare them to promote health and reduce patient suffering.
  - Graduation Requirements
    Review requirements for students pursuing an MD at the UNMC College of Medicine to graduate and receive their degree.
  - Objectives
    The objectives of UNMC's medical degree program are to prepare you for success in primary care or specialty fields.
  - Community Service
    Active participation in community service provides critical opportunities to apply skills and knowledge gained in medical school and develop a sense of empathy.
- - Enhanced Medical Education
    Enhanced Medical Education Tracks offer medical students an opportunity to perform an in-depth study of an interdisciplinary field of medicine.
  - MD Honor’s Thesis Program
    The MD honors thesis encourages students to engage in scientific research during medical education and become eligible to graduate with honors.
- Research Overview
- Internal Grants
  The College of Medicine has a variety of research-related grant and award opportunities available to UNMC faculty.
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
  The Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) program identifies knowledge gaps in the effectiveness of clinical care and improves CER in these areas.
- Great Plains IDeA-CTR
  The Great Plains IDeA-CTR is a collaborative effort between nine regional institutions that provides training, resources. and funding to regional researchers.
- Research and Development Committee
  The Research and Development Committee handles funding opportunities for faculty, including the Bridge Funding program, and student research opportunities.
- Student Opportunities
  The College of Medicine provides a variety of research opportunities for both current and prospective UNMC students.
- Residencies & Fellowships Overview
- Graduate Medical Education Programs
  UNMC's dozens of programs--including nearly 20 in internal medicine--allow residents and fellows a variety of specialties.
- House Officer Resources
  Find information for residents and fellows, including salaries, benefits and nearby housing.
- House Officer Wellness
  Wellness resources for residents and fellows include an assistance program and a private wellness lounge.
- Research
  We aim to facilitate house officers’ involvement in research in the areas of patient safety, quality improvement, healthcare disparities and education research.
- Salary and Benefits
  Paid vacation and professional leave, health insurance and meal allowances are just a few of the benefits residents receive in addition to their yearly salary.
- Contact Us
  Reach out to the Graduate Medical Education office for information about benefits, contracts, orientation or graduation.
Departments
Patient Care

Resources & Services

Our department provides state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, as well as access to well trained and skilled personnel, to faculty and staff campus-wide and across the University of Nebraska system. Our research and clinical faculty are leaders of these resources, utilizing their extensive expertise and knowledge to provide foundational and cutting-edge services to our clients.

We provide research support through the UNMC proteomics laboratory with development of new proteomic applications and software to address biological challenges in research. Our comprehensive approach to research support includes bioinformatics for the management and analysis of scientific data.

Drawing on our expertise in morphologic techniques, we also provide state of the art pathology services in the Tissue Sciences & Biospecimen Research Facility for researchers. We encourage you to view the different laboratories, centers, and core facilities to discover for yourself the many opportunities we are creating at UNMC.

Furthermore, the department hosts several workshops and conferences to regional and national audiences to advance knowledge, foster collaboration, and strengthen the research and clinical communities.

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Tissue Sciences & Biospecimen Research Facility

The department welcomes you to our new comprehensive facility that encompasses pathology and biospecimen support services for basic, translational, and clinical research studies.

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Biologics Production Facility

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Human DNA Identification Laboratory

Autoclave

Sterilization Facilities

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Antimicrobial Peptide Database

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Nebraska Transposon Mutant Library

Scientific Conference

Grant Services

For PMI faculty only

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VCR Cores

The UNMC Vice-Chancellor's Office for Research supports a number of other core facilities throughout campus that offer both advanced technologies and equipment, providing an extensive array of services to support researchers.

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RITO

The Research Information Technology Office is designed to support UNMC researchers throughout the life of a research project.

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BSL3 Labs

The VCR provides two well-equipped laboratories to researchers to study pathogens and their associated infectious diseases under the direction of two PMI faculty: Drs. Josh Santarpia and Jared Evans.