Walter Brooks UNMC public affairs
UNMC volunteers screened Special Olympians
During the Special Olympics Nebraska games, students and faculty from UNMC’s School of Allied Health Professions Physical Therapy Education played a major role in screening 230 athletes for the FUNfitness program. The data collected will be put into a national database to help develop training exercises for athletes, as well as track their progress.
Jun 3, 2004
Dr. Phil praises UNMC PHAT Kidz program
Dr. Phil made 30 UNMC-sponsored children leap from their seats last month, when he asked the Qwest Center Omaha audience of more than 300: “Where’s my PHAT Kidz?”
May 21, 2004
Arts for Hearts Show, silent auction May 20-21 to benefit MMI
Although a number of fund-raising events benefit MMI programs, the annual Arts for Hearts Show and Silent Auction is the only event where the items for sale are hand-crafted by MMI clients. The Third Annual Arts for Hearts Show and Silent Auction will take place this week.
May 19, 2004
Students, faculty spend spring break on medical missions
Students and faculty spend their spring break on UNMC sponsored medical missions to Falmouth, Jamaica; Managua and Jinotepe, Nicaragua; and the Sisseton Indian Health Service facility in South Dakota.
Apr 30, 2004
UNMC appoints Wrobel as chief compliance officer
Sheila Wrobel, privacy officer for The Nebraska Medical Center, has been appointed chief compliance officer for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a new position created by Rubens Pamies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies. The appointment was effective Jan. 12.
Apr 22, 2004
UNMC pursues new affiliation, hosts St. Paul’s College contingent
In another step toward enhancing the diversity of its student body and forging another link with the national African-American community, UNMC faculty members are hosting a two-day visit by executives from St. Paul’s College, a historically black college in Lawrenceville, Va.
Apr 1, 2004
UNMC hosted Druid Hill Academy students
The UNMC Youth Learning Center hosted an all-day workshop on March 4 for 45 students, grades 3-6, from North Omaha’s Druid Hill Academy. The event was co-sponsored by the Heartland Red Cross in observance of National American Red Cross Awareness Month.
Mar 19, 2004
Fulbright scholar enhances training in Jordan
Laeth Nasir, M.D., associate professor in the department of family medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, was awarded a 2003-2004 Fulbright scholar grant. Since August 2003, Dr. Nasir has been a scholar in residence teaching and practicing family medicine at the University of Jordan where he will serve for a year. In February, he was joined by Marc Tompkins, a fourth-year medical student at UNMC, who will serve a rotation in family and internal medicine under Dr. Nasir.
Mar 9, 2004
UNMC creates Office of Post-Doctoral Education
In February 2003, Scientist journal published survey results that placed UNMC in the nation’s top 10 institutions for “Best Places to Work for Postdocs.” That reputation is about to get even better when the university opens the Office of Post-Doctoral Education – a new administrative department dedicated to the development and welfare of post-doctorate researchers.
Feb 27, 2004
First Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Clinic opens
A unique clinic is now available to save tremendous time and effort in the diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary cancers. The Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Clinic (MGOC) is a team of specialists from UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center who will serve patients with urinary tract cancers including kidney, bladder, prostate, penile, testicular and other rare pelvic and abdominal cancers.
Feb 24, 2004