Below is a list of achievements, activities and happenings involving UNMC staff, faculty and students.
UNMC recently welcomed new students in the Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP), the M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program and the UNMC/China Joint M.D./Ph.D. program.
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New students in the BRTP, M.D./Ph.D., and UNMC/China Joint M.D./Ph.D. program are, back row from left: Beiqing Wu, Rebecca Wilshusen, Jamie McCall, Philip Hawkins, Jacob Contreras, Nicholas DeKorver, Tyler Scherr, Joseph Rohr, Rob Livergood, Nick Griffin and Nicholas Heimann. Middle row from the left: Heather Talbott, Shalis Ammons Jane Kruchowsky Kristin Reinsvold Krishna Sarma and Tim Bielecki. Front row from left: Chao Wang, Bret Gardner and Ted Warren. |
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Ward Chambers, M.D., third from left, presents certificates to Elena Kostomarova, Aminat Tazartukova, Andrew Bolotov, and Irina Vorontsova — four Russian medical students who completed one-month observerships as part of a student exchange program with Russia State Medical University. |
- Shalis Ammons;
- Timothy Bielecki;
- Jacob Contreras;
- Nicolas Griffin;
- Nicholas Heimann;
- Jane C Kruchowsky;
- Rob Livergood;
- Jamie McCall;
- Tyler Scherr;
- Heather Talbott;
- Ted Warren;
and
- Timothy Bielecki;
- Rebecca Wilshusen.
New M.D./Ph.D. sholars are:
- Nicholas DeKorver;
- Bret Gardner;
- Philip Hawkins;
- Kristin Reinsvold;
- Joseph Rohr;
and
- Bret Gardner;
- Krishna Sarma.
New students in the joint UNMC/SJTUSM M.D./Ph.D. program are:
- Chao Wang; and
- Beiqing Wu.
Ward Chambers, M.D., executive director of UNMC’s International Health and Medical Education program, presented certificates to four Russian medical students from Moscow who completed one-month observerships as part of a student exchange program with Russia State Medical University. The students were:
- Elena Kostomarova;
- Aminat Tazartukova;
- Andrew Bolotov;
and
- Aminat Tazartukova;
- Irina Vorontsova.
UNMC students, Andrew Klutman and Tyler Ptacek, now graduates, spent February in Moscow through the same program.
Mary Filipi, Ph.D., of the UNMC College of Nursing, received the Robert M. Herndon Award for the 2010 outstanding article in the International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care for “Impact of Resistance Training on Balance and Gait in Multiple Sclerosis.”
Catherine Bevil, Ed.D., of the UNMC College of Nursing, has been selected to serve nationally as a Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education evaluator. She will be part of review teams that visit schools of nursing. The commission ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate, graduate and residency programs in nursing.
Janet Cuddigan, Ph.D., of the UNMC College of Nursing, will be inducted in October as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Selection as a fellow signifies that the person’s work has had significant impact on health and health policy at a national level.