John Schleicher McGoogan Library of Medicine

UNMC history: Founding physician a pioneer

Richard Channing Moore was “not only physician, but confidant and friend.”

Mar 24, 2015

Richard Channing Moore

UNMC a pioneer in telemedicine

UNMC’s Cecil Wittson, M.D., and Reba Benschoter, Ph.D., were early innovators.

Feb 10, 2015

Reba Benschoter, Ph.D.

Civil War surgeon among founders of med school

Dr. Jacob Denise, surgeon for an Ohio regiment, later made his mark in Omaha.

Jan 20, 2015

UNMC history: Physician also was early entrepreneur

Samuel David Mercer, M. D., was a developer who left his mark on the city.

Nov 18, 2014

UNMC History: Looking back at Poynter Hall

Building will receive a historical marker this month.

Oct 7, 2014

The North Building.

UNMC history: Librarian Hetzner was a national leader

Longtime library director established first-class facility at UNMC.

Sep 2, 2014

Bernice Hetzner

UNMC History – Now available online

A written history of the College of Medicine took many collaborators to complete.

Jun 3, 2014

Omaha Medical College students in 1893, an image from "The First Hundred Years of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine."

UNMC History: Rallying to aid refugee physicians

UNMC faculty helped physicians from Vietnam achieve Nebraska licenses in the 1970s.

May 14, 2014

UNMC faculty with some of the Vietnamese physicians they worked with in 1975 and 1976.

UNMC History: A founder’s view of the future

Victor Coffman, M.D., was a foundational figure in Omaha’s medical community.

Apr 22, 2014

History 101: 1968 a banner year for medical education in Nebraska

Legislative bill, popular vote required to create UNMC.

Mar 18, 2014

Cecil Wittson, M.D., in front of a large aerial view of the medical center campus (1972).