John Keenan

Med center steps forward for Stop the Bleed training

More than 500 members of the med center community participated in the first of two training events.

Aug 30, 2022

Sara Bills, DPT, an assistant professor and associate director of the UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education, trains with a tourniquet with UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Austin Brake, program coordinator for the UNMC HEROES Program, during Monday’s Stop the Bleed training.

Research highlights

The UNMC College of Medicine received grantand funding awards representing more than $900,000 in new funding in July.

Aug 30, 2022

Jennifer Merickel, PhD

New faculty

Thirty-two new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine this month.

Aug 30, 2022

Rachel Quandahl, MD

COM employee of the month

Lindsay Meyer is an admissions recruitment officer in the UNMC College of Medicine.

Aug 30, 2022

Lindsay Meyer

COM student of the month

Medical student Taoyuan (Tao) Beninato has a biochemistry degree and an adventurous palate.

Aug 30, 2022

Tao Beninato

Residency director of the month

William Thorell, MD, is director of the neurosurgery residency.

Aug 30, 2022

William Thorell, MD

White Coat Ceremony welcomes Class of 2026

College welcomes 134 new students at the annual event.

Aug 30, 2022

The UNMC College of Medicine welcomed 134 new students at the annual event.

Resident of the month

Brad Huff, MD, a Navy veteran, is in the emergency medicine residency program.

Aug 30, 2022

Brad Huff, his wife Whitnie, and their two hairless cats

Robert Wigton, MD, and his UNMC legacy

Dr. Wigton, UNMC’s own Renaissance man, chronicled UNMC’s history even as he helped shape it.

Aug 24, 2022

Robert Wigton, MD

UNMC continues partnership with Special Olympics

UNMC nursing and allied health students, faculty in Kearney offer free screenings Sept. 10 for Special Olympics athletes.

Aug 15, 2022

A Special Olympics athlete works with UNMC physical therapy student volunteers at a screening event earlier this year.