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.
  - Service Learning
    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.
  - Enhanced Medical Education Tracks
    EMET applicants are selected for Tracks based on their interest in the topic and motivation to complete work above and beyond the primary MD curriculum.
  - 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

— College of Medicine — Department of Radiation Oncology — Annual Symposium — 2020 Symposium

2020 Symposium

The 2020 Midwest Radiation Oncology Symposium speakers' presentations.

DAY 1

Brain Cancer

Treatment of Brain Metastases, keynote speaker, part 1 - Dr. Jing Li
Treatment of Brain Metastases, keynote speaker, part 2 - Dr. Jing Li
Current Surgical Management of Metastatic Spine Tumors - Dr. Miki Katzir
A Role for Immunotherapy in Glioma? - Dr. Nicole Shonka
Translational Research – Novel Target in Treating Glioblastoma - Dr. Chi Zhang
Speaker's Panel, Q&A

Prostate Cancer

Intraoperative High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Boost - Dr. Charles Enke
Prostate Diagnosis - Dr. S.L. Boyle
Radiomics for Personalized Cancer Care - Dr. Dandan Zheng
Prognostic Abilities of Advanced Radiomics Analysis & Prostrate Adenocarcinoma - Dr. Michael Baine
Adj. Prostrate Nodal Fields in Response to PET-CT Imaging - Dr. Brendan Coutu
Speaker's Panel, Q&A

Pancreatic Cancer

Novel Radiosensitizer for Pancreatic Cancer - Dr. Surinder Batra
Targeted Radiation Therapy - Dr. Maneesh Jain
Surgical Evaluation & Management - Dr. Quan Ly
Navigating the Neoadjuvant Space in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma - Dr. Kelsey Klute
Pancreatic Cancer SBRT Trials at UNMC - Dr. Chi Lin
Speaker's Panel, Q&A

Medical Physics & Dosimetry

Techniques in Dosimetric Review -Dr. Megan Hyun
Making Offline Adaptive Radiation Therapy a Reality Using Velocity - Dr. Wei Nie
Auto-Planning for Cord Compression Patients Using Scripting & Cone-Beam CTs - Andrew Granatowicz
Speaker's Panel, Q&A

DAY 2

Medical Physics

Artificial Intelligence In Medicine, keynote speaker - Dr. Steve Jiang
Minimum Dose Rate Required by FLASH Radiotherapy (RT) - Dr. Sumin Zhou
Advanced Imaging Applications - Dr. Abby Besemer
Speaker's Panel, Q&A

Breast Cancer

Ras-Related C3 Toxin Substrate 1 (Rac1) as Therapeutic Target - Dr. Ying Yan
Surgical & Cosmetic Considerations After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy - Dr. Jessica Maxwell
Breast Cancer: Is It One Disease? - Dr. Pavankumar Tandra
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy - Dr. Andrew Wahl
Speaker's Panel, Q&A

Head & Neck and Gynecologic Cancers

Oropharyngeal Cancer - Dr. Zafar Sayed
Evolving Treatment for HPV-Mediated Oropharyngeal Cancer - Dr. Weining Zhen
Head & Neck Cancer - Dr. Apar Kishor Ganti
Modern Cervical Cancer - Dr. Nathan Bennion
Updates in Cervical Cancer - Dr. Tricia Fredericks
Speaker's Panel, Q&A

Cancer Biology & Patient Care

Using SOD Mimics to Prevent Radiation Damage of Normal Tissues - Dr. Rebecca Oberley-Deegan
Nanotechnology for Radiation Oncology - Dr. Tatianna Bronich
Development of Approaches to improve Targeted Radionuclide Therapy - Dr. Jared Garrison
Radiation-Related Fatigue: A Biobehavioral Exploration - Dr Kristen Dickinson
Interprofessional Care Team Roles for Cancer Biology & Patient Care - Jana Koth
Speaker's Panel, Q&A