UNMC hosts panel on “Avoiding Medical Negligence”
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., welcomed U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg and assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert Stuart, Bob Homan and Tim Hook on a recent visit to campus. They conducted a presentation titled, “Avoiding Medical Negligence – A U.S. Attorney’s Office Medical Malpractice Panel.” The event was aimed at UNMC medical students, residents and physicians.
Record turnout for UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s as rink prepares to close for season
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Miss Nebraska Aleah Peters pariticipated in the opening ceremonies. |
The event is held in memory of event founder Colleen Wuebben, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2005 at the age of 52 and died in 2013 at the age of 60.
To see a photo album of the event, click here.
Jenny Knutson, daughter of Ted and Colleen Wuebben and one of the event coordinators, said this year’s skate-a-thon raised more than $17,000.
With this year’s proceeds, the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s has now raised more than $172,000 over the past seven years.
The UNMC Ice Rink will close for the season on Sunday.
College of Dentistry students speak on career paths
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After the rally, Rafi Ramirez, at left, Tom Fagot, D.D.S., ’83, and Molly Berke pose for pictures. |
Berke, a former Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) student, and Ramirez, a former NU Paths student, are graduates of Lexington High School and were asked by the principal, Kyle Hoehner, to speak to the student body about their academic journey from high school through professional school.
“It was important to me to give back to the Lexington community, so it was an honor to return to my high school and have the opportunity to speak to the students,” Berke said.
Berke encouraged the students to find something they “loved some days, could tolerate most days and still pay the bills.”
Chair of the IACUC: Application open for interested faculty
The UNMC Office of Regulatory Affairs will have an opening effective April 1 for the appointment of the chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). This is a faculty members’ special appointment as a member of the academic administrative staff.
The IACUC chair is responsible for providing leadership within the UNMC/UNO Animal Care and Use Program (ACUP). This academic service appointment involves working with investigators, IACUC members, IACUC staff, UNMC/UNO facility personnel, and other administrators in order to facilitate the review and approval of research and ensure the institution is in full compliance with all applicable federal and accreditation requirements.
Applicants must be a UNMC or UNO faculty member and should have experience as either an IACUC chair or vice chair at an academic medical center as well as a working knowledge of USDA regulations, the Public Health Service Policy on Human Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and AAALAC accreditation requirements. A stipend will be provided.
For a complete position description, please contact the IACUC Office by email. Interested applicants should submit the following by Feb. 28 to Ernest D. Prentice, Ph.D.:
- Current curriculum vitae
- A letter of interest in the position
Nebraska Medicine to offer new primary and immediate care
Nebraska Medicine plans to open a new clinic in southwest Omaha, expanding its primary and immediate care services. Nebraska Medicine-Chalco is scheduled to open this fall on the southwest corner of 168th Street and Giles Road. The building has not been constructed.
The 12,000-square-foot building will include 15 exam rooms, five consult rooms, one procedure room and radiology services. It will be Nebraska Medicine’s fourth Immediate Care Clinic and will be open on weekends, holidays and after hours. Another new Nebraska Medicine clinic is scheduled to open July 1 in La Vista. Nebraska Medicine – Brentwood Village will be at the intersection of 84th Street and Giles Road.