Tom O'Connor

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 24-25

24-hour ice skating event – now in its 10th year at UNMC – has raised more than $210,000

Jan 14, 2020

The UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's is open to the public.
Jeff Harrison, MD (right), is the new chair of UNMC Department of Family Medicine. He succeeds Michael Sitorius, MD (left), who held the post for 30 years.

Creation of Division of Allergy and Immunology reflects growing demand

Creation of new division demonstrates growing demand for patient services in allergy and immunology.

Jan 4, 2020

Jill Poole, MD (second from left), has been named chief of the newly created Division of Allergy and Immunology. Other physicians in the division (from left-right) are Sara May, MD, Joel Van De Graaf, MD, and Andrew Rorie, MD.

Research highlights

College of Medicine faculty bring in 41 grants for nearly $10 million in new research funding.

Jan 4, 2020

Kai Fu, MD, PhD, received a $614,000 grant from the U.S. Army to investigate new therapies for a type of lymphoma.

Featured videos

Ask UNMC Chris Kratochvil, MD, associate vice chancellor for clinical research, talks about the medications used in clinical trials and FDA approval. Watch video   Nebraska Medicine video Two years after treatment, cancer patient returns After traditional therapies weren’t effective, lymphoma patient Nick Howe was one of our first patients to take part in a […]

Jan 4, 2020

Chris Kratochvil, MD, discusses the importance of clinical trials on "Ask UNMC" segment.

Be Extraordinary Together culture shaping launches this month

College of Medicine joining with Nebraska Medicine to tie organizational culture to ITEACH values

Jan 4, 2020

Nebraska Medicine CEO Jim Linder, MD, says it is much easier to be extraordinary together rather than as an individual.

COM employee of the month

Office associate and medical student coordinator for the Department of Anesthesiology loves working with students.

Jan 4, 2020

A message from the dean

Travel around Nebraska provides valuable feedback on how well College of Medicine is meeting needs of state

Jan 4, 2020

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine

COM student of the month

First-year medical student was member of UNL men’s gymnastics team.

Jan 4, 2020

COM resident of the month

After 13 years at UNMC, Gautam Halhotra, MD, PhD, is wrapping up his general surgery training this year.

Jan 4, 2020