A University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty member, Catherine M.
Eberle, M.D., has earned certification as a medical director in long term
care (CMD) from the American Medical Directors Certification Program.
Dr. Eberle is one of 92 physicians who completed the national requirements
and received the CMD designation this year. She is assistant professor
of internal medicine and medical director of the UNMC Geriatric Rehabilitation
Unit and Nebraska Health System Hospice. She will be recognized at an annual
symposium of the American Medical Directors Association, to be held March
4-7 in Orlando.
Dr. Eberle joined the UNMC faculty in 1989 after training in hospitals
in Chicago and Hartford, Conn. She earned her undergraduate degree from
Mundelein College in Chicago and her medical degree from St. Louis University
School of Medicine. Among her honors, Dr. Eberle was listed among the best
doctors in Omaha by Omaha Magazine in 1996 and 1998.
To become certified, individuals must fulfill several requirements including
fellowship programs, board certification in a medical specialty, comprehensive
courses in medical direction, continuing medical education programs and
administrative experience.
Since the CMD programs inception in 1991, more than 1,200 physicians
nationwide have received certification. The program recognizes the dual
clinical and administrative roles of the medical director and requires
competence in both areas. The program was created to enhance the
skills of physicians throughout the long term care continuum and to reinforce
the leadership role of physicians in providing quality care. Long term
care involves care in nursing facilities, hospices and subacute facilities.
UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state.
Through its commitment to research, education and patient care, UNMC has
established itself as one of the countrys leading centers for cancer research
and treatment and solid organ transplantation. More than $34 million in
research grants and contracts are awarded to UNMC scientists annually.
In addition, UNMCs educational programs are responsible for training more
health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution.