Chief: Thomas Tape, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Number of people in the division:
- Faculty: 53
- Midlevel practitioners: 5
- Administrative personnel: 5
New faculty joining GIM in 2014:
- Kerry McDonald, M.D. – assistant professor, specializing in hospital medicine
- Deepak Singh, M.D. – assistant professor, specializing in hospital medicine
- Michael Ash, M.D. – assistant professor, chief transformation officer
- Daniel Jeffrey, M.D. – assistant professor, specializing in internal medicine/pediatrics
- Sarah Smith, M.D. – assistant professor, specializing in internal medicine/pediatrics
- Michael Smith, M.D., assistant professor, specializing in hospital medicine
- Urmila Mukerjee, M.D. – instructor, Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center chief resident
- Trek Langenhan, M.D. – instructor, UNMC chief resident
Clinical productivity (FY14 projected)
- 109,932 RVUs (Relative Value Units), $13.9 million charges
New programs:
- Midtown Clinic certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by the Joint Commission, among the earliest ambulatory organizations in the nation to be PCMH certified.
- Baker Place and Midtown Clinics to serve as a site for an expanding hospital-supported partnership with Legal Aid of Nebraska to provide services to a vulnerable population beyond social work support, education of patients and physicians and strengthen our PCMH model.
Significant research:
- Midtown Multimorbidity Project – PI: Jason Shiffermiller, M.D., assistant professor. Funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska with the primary goal to reduce hospitalization and emergency room visits made by high-risk patients with two or more chronic diseases, while improving the outcomes of their disease management.
- Greater Plains Collaborative (GPC) Clinical Data Research Network – Co-investigator James Campbell, M.D., professor. A new network of 10 leading medical centers in seven states committed to a shared vision of improving health care delivery through ongoing learning, adoption of evidence-based practices and active research dissemination. Federally funded by Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI).
Highlights and Accolades:
- Internal Medicine 2013 Top Teachers: Shannon Boerner, M.D., Erik Ehlers, M.D., Gale Etherton, M.D., Emily Leasure, M.D., John Matoole, M.D., Christine Mitchell, M.D., Scott Neumeister, M.D., David O’Dell, M.D., Jennifer Parker, M.D., Sarah Richards, M.D., Jason Shiffermiller, M.D., Chad Vokoun, M.D.
- James Campbell, M.D., accepted into the Consultant Terminologist program of the International Healthcare Modelling Standards Development Organisation.
- Gay Canaris, M.D., appointed UNMC Faculty Senate President.
- Kelly Caverzagie, M.D. appointed associate dean for educational strategy
- Julie Fedderson, M.D., invited to speak at University of Colorado MBA program graduation ceremony at which she also will receive her MBA degree.
- Lydia Kang, M.D., released her first novel, “Control.”
- Scott Neumeister, M.D., received the 2014 Hirschmann Award for Outstanding Teaching Excellence.
- Jason Shiffermiller, M.D., will receive Nebraska Chapter 2014 Early Career Physician Award from the American College of Physicians.
- Christopher Smith, M.D., finalist for the Milton W. Hamolsky Scientific Presentation Award from Society of General Internal Medicine.
- Chad Vokoun, M.D., appointed assistant dean, graduate medical education