College of nursing faculty, student honored as nurse leaders
Two UNMC College of Nursing faculty members and a student recently received the 2021 "40 under 40 Nurse Leader Award" from the Nebraska Action Coalition. Kristin Dickinson and Maggie Emerson, assistant professors in the Omaha Division, and Abbey Klein, a PhD student, received the award.
The coalition instituted the award in 2012 following recognition as an Action Coalition by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AARP and AARP Foundation’s Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. The award recognizes the importance of honoring "up and coming" nurse leaders under the age of 40 who are making a difference in the areas of leadership, clinical expertise, academia, community involvement, research, policy engagement and innovation.
To date nearly 200 nurses across Nebraska have been honored.
Department of Internal Medicine residency program announces awards
The Department of Internal Medicine residency program announced inaugural awards for 2020 for the following:
Lifetime Achievement Educator Award
- Gerald "Jay" Moore, MD
Top Teacher Award for 25+ years of service
- David O’Dell, MD
- James O’Dell, MD
- Joseph Sisson, MD
Gold Top Teachers for 20-24 years
- James Armitage, MD
- John Matoole, MD
- Scott Neumeister, MD
- Thomas Tape, MD
- Geoffrey Thiele, MD
Silver Top Teachers for 10-19 years
- Joel Bessmer, MD
- Whitney Goldner, MD
- Gerald Groggel, MD
- Kristie Hayes, MD
- William Haire, MD
- William Lyons, MD
- Lynn Mack-Shipman, MD
- Scott Menolascino, MD
- LeeRoy Meyers, MD
- Ted Mikuls, MD
- Gerald "Jay" Moore, MD
- Amy Neumeister, MD
- Troy Plumb, MD
- Thomas Porter, MD
- Jane Potter, MD
- Trevor VanSchooneveld, MD
- Chad Vokoun, MD
- Renee Young, MD
- Lynell Klassen, MD
- Jennifer Larsen, MD
- Rowan Zetterman, MD
UNO program seeking mentors
The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Division of Student Success and the Academic & Career Development Center are piloting a new Professional Career Mentorship Program through the Mentor Collective. The Maverick Mentoring Program will pair UNO juniors and seniors in good academic standing with alumni and industry mentors for the 2021-2022 academic year.
UNO is seeking mentors for the pilot program from throughout the community and has invited members of the UNMC community to participate.
Congratulations to Dr. Jay Moore on his well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Educator Award. He deserves another for the outstanding and compassionate care he gave patients over his lifetime as a clinician.