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William Burke, M.D. |
The campus community is invited to a farewell party for William Burke, M.D., to be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the University Tower Private Dining Room C. Dr. Burke is leaving UNMC after spending 30 years with the university, holding the Anna O. Stake Professorship of Psychiatry, and serving as the vice chairman for research in the department of psychiatry. He was honored as one of the 2008 UNMC Distinguished Scientists and has been named one of “America’s Top Doctors” by Castle Connolly.
Clarkson College’s Diversity Council will be holding a Diversity Book Club this spring, and members of the UNMC community are invited to attended. The club’s spring reading list will include “Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen,” by Bob Greene, “Divergent,” by Veronica Roth, and “Enrique’s Journey” by Sonia Nazario. To sign up, send an email to Sharon Mantz — book leaders will send out an informational email, including meeting times, in early March. Please RSVP before Feb. 28.
Patricia Hageman, Ph.D., professor of physical therapy and Karen Linder Distinguished Professor for Women’s Health in the School of Allied Health Professions, has been re-appointed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) for 2014.
Dr. Hageman contributed to the committee’s 12th annual report, “Redesigning Health Professions Education and Practice to Prepare the Interprofessional Team to Care for Populations.” The committee, appointed by DHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, tackles topics in the arena of health education, interprofessional education and practice, and population health.