Audrey Paulman, M.D., clinical professor of family medicine, has been named editor of the Physicians Bulletin, the newsletter for the Metropolitan Omaha Medical Society (MOMS). A 1977 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine, Dr. Paulman has been active in MOMS for many years. For the past 20 years, she has been involved in the Medical MESS Club, an annual light-hearted event that spoofs the medical profession while raising money for the MOMS Foundation. In a story in the Nov./Dec. 2016 issue of Physicians Bulletin, Dr. Paulman said she sees the magazine as a way to build a sense of community among physicians. "We don’t celebrate things enough," she said.
Dr. Prentice elected to national advisory board
Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor of academic affairs, has recently been elected to the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) Board of Trustees.
The mission of ACRP is to promote excellence in clinical research. With more than 13,000 members in more than 70 countries globally, ACRP supports professionals and organizations across the clinical research enterprise with the membership, training and certification programs necessary for clinical trial quality and efficiency improvements.
Dr. Prentice has extensive experience and tenure in the ethics and regulation of human research. He is the institutional official for both the UNMC Human Research Protection Program and the UNMC Animal Care and Use Program. Previously he served as the executive chair of the UNMC Institutional Review Board and served as the co-chair of the IRB for more than 26 years. From 2003-2007, he served as the chair of the Nebraska DHHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protection.
"Dr. Prentice has literally been a national leader in human subjects protections for decades," said Chris Kratochvil, M.D., UNMC associate vice chancellor for clinical research. "The continued requests by Federal agencies and national organizations for him to serve in leadership roles which leverage his expertise are a testament to their respect of him. Ernie's contributions, and those of the Human Research Protection Program he leads at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine, are yet another way our academic health center leads the world."
UNMC internal medicine faculty earn awards from American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians (ACP) Nebraska Chapter recently honored UNMC Department of Internal Medicine faculty with awards.
- William Shiffermiller, M.D., clinical assistant professor, received the Laureate Award, which honors fellows and masters of the college who have demonstrated an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, or research, and in service to their community, their chapter, and the ACP.
- Regan Taylor, M.D., assistant professor, received the Early Career Physician of the Year award which recognizes an ACP member who has been a major contributor to the ACP either locally or nationally.
- Henry Lynch, M.D., adjunct professor, received the Walter J. O'Donohue, Jr. Award which honors a physician who embodies the example set by the late Dr. O'Donohue, an ardent supporter of the Nebraska Chapter who demonstrated great leadership, scholarship, and/or mentoring.
- William Lyons, M.D., professor, received the LeeRoy Meyer Award. The award honors a physician who exemplifies the talent, enthusiasm, and professionalism demonstrated by Dr. Meyer, the late longtime UNMC educator and physician.
- Sehr Haroon, M.D., assistant professor, received the Volunteerism and Community Service Award. It honors members of the Nebraska Chapter who have distinguished themselves in voluntary service in medicine.
Dr. Truhlsen's birthday celebrated at his namesake building
Stanley Truhlsen, M.D., celebrated his 96th birthday Nov. 13. On Nov. 11, he visited the Truhlsen Eye Institute for a Truhlsen Advisory Council meeting. The council greeted Dr. Truhlsen with a surprise cake. James Gigantelli, M.D., chair of ophthalmology and visual sciences, presented Dr. Truhlsen with his own lab coat, embroidered with his name and his title of professor emeritus.
Glass named iEXCEL director of visualization & technology
After a national search, William Glass has joined UNMC as iEXCEL's director, visualization & technology. Glass is an accomplished 3-D medical modeler/multimedia artist who offers knowledge and experience in multidisciplinary team management. Glass develops highly visual clinical education materials and has, for example, worked with prototyping materials for HoloLens and other augmented reality applications.
With a strong bioinformatics background and analytic skills, Glass also brings experience in directing artistic and technical teams in the creation of digital assets that support simulation, education, print and marketing objectives. He has served as the 3-D content and graphics asset manager for one of the leading medical simulation companies, and has delivered more than 35 successful products to market. He received his B.F.A. in studio and fine arts from Auburn University, and his M.S. from the Medical College of Georgia, graduating cum laude.
Dr. Michaud featured on medpagetoday.com
Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D., UNMC Department of Internal Medicine – Rheumatology, was recently featured in Medpagetoday.com, discussing his research on long-term effects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment among patients enrolled in the National Data Bank (NDB) for Rheumatic Diseases. Dr. Michaud is co-director of the database. Several of his abstracts were recently published in an online supplement to Arthritis & Rheumatology, including one on the risk of diabetes among patients with RA and how treatments can influence this risk. See the video here.