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

About TSBR

TSBR Facility Leadership

Kurt Fisher, MD, PhD

IBB Medical Director
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

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Dr. Kurt Fisher

Dinesh Pradhan, MD

TSF & EMRF Medical Director
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

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Dr. Pradhan

Shania McClure, MBA

Assistant Director, Public Service Laboratories & Translational Research

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Phone: 402-559-9509

Shania McClure

Artem Pachikov, MSc

IBB Supervisor

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Phone: 402-559-3870

Artem Pachikov

Ember Eldridge

TSF & EMRF Supervisor

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Phone: 402-559-5123

Ember Eldridge

TSBR Facility Informatics

Johnathan Schaff

Biomedical Informatics Developer & Analyst

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TSBR Technical Staff


Name	Title	TSBR Facility
Gary Dobesh, BS	Biospecimen Technologist	IBB
Kylee Frassato	Histology Technologist	TSF
Lauren Higgins, BS	Histology Technologist	TSF
Kathleen McCon	Histology Technologist	TSF
Deepti Negi, MS	Electron Microscopy Specialist	EMRF
Shelley Sandmaier, PhD	Biospecimen Technologist	IBB
Yimin Sun, PhD	Biospecimen Technologist	IBB

IBB Governance Committee

The UNMC Institutional Biospecimen Bank governance committee provides ethical, scientific, and strategic oversight of the institutional research biospecimen bank. The committee ensures that biospecimen collection, storage, use, sharing, and disposal are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, institutional policies, and best practices in biomedical research.


Name	Level	Department
Dinesh Pradhan, MD	Chair	Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Kurt Fisher, MD, PhD	Vice chair and ex officio member	Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Surinder Batra, PhD	Member	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Brittney Dickey, PhD	Member	Epidemiology
Quan Ly, MD	Member	Surgical Oncology, Surgery
Shania McClure, MBA	Ex officio member	Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Rusty McCulloh, MD	Member	Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research
Pranav Renavikar, MBBS	Member	Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Nicole Shonka, MD	Member	Medical Oncology & Hematology, Internal Medicine
Saber Tadros, MD, PhD	Member	Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Julie Vose, MD	Member	Medical Oncology & Hematology, Internal Medicine
Shanxiang Zhang, MD, PhD	Member	Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology