Kristie Hayes, M.D., Named Assistant Dean of Students and Multicultural Affairs in UNMC College of Medicine

Kristie Hayes, M.D., assistant professor and chief of the dermatology

section for internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Nebraska

Medical Center, has been named assistant dean for students and multicultural

affairs in the College of Medicine.

Dr. Hayes, a 1989 graduate of UNMC, will assist with admissions and

student counseling, as well as develop new programs and recruit students

of color.

“I was thrilled to learn of the appointment,” said the St. Louis, Mo.,

native. “As a new face in the office of admissions and student affairs,

I want to be an additional resource to all students.”

Her new responsibilities, which she assumed March 1, reflect many of

the tasks she already was participating in across campus. Dr. Hayes has

served on the College of Medicine’s admissions committee for eight years

and has been involved with mentoring students since her days as a medical

student.

“As a graduate of the College of Medicine, I hope my experiences as

a student, resident, faculty and section chief can be of help to students

in their careers,” she said.

Since joining the UNMC faculty in 1994, Dr. Hayes has consistently been

named one of the top teachers in the department of internal medicine. She

is a member of various professional societies, including a Fellow Member

in the American Academy of Dermatology and the Association of Professors

of Dermatology. She also serves as president of the local chapter of the

National Medical Association.

Dr. Hayes also is active in the community, serving as medical advisor

for the Alopecia Areata Foundation in the Omaha-Lincoln area and a member

of the Project Banneker Governance Board of the Omaha Public Schools. She

also serves on the advisory committee of Banneker 2000: Community Excellence

in Math and Science, an urban systemic program.

“I’m always willing to meet with students for career advising and development,

recruiting and retention issues, residency selection, or to help them match

their talents to a career specialty,” she said.

Dr. Hayes also hopes to identify students with academic potential in

Nebraska’s high schools and provide them with greater exposure to the field

of medicine as a career choice.