Karen Burbach

All supervisors invited to Performance Leadership Seminar July 8

A repeat opportunity for employees to attend the UNMC Performance Leadership Seminar will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Jun 30, 2003

Dr. Fitzgibbons earns volunteer faculty of the month honor

Timothy Fitzgibbons, M.D., first experienced the field of medicine while working as a hospital orderly in high school. During the time he spent working at the hospital and hanging out with the med students, he knew what he wanted to become: a physician.

Jun 27, 2003

Husband-and-wife physicians earn volunteer faculty honors

Physicians Sean McFadden and Kay Thatcher have a unique partnership. Not only are they partners in their private OB-GYN practice, they also are husband and wife.

Jun 25, 2003

HIPAA message — We are family

HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. As part of our continuing efforts to educate employees, these HIPAA-related messages will be distributed the second and fourth Tuesday of the month.
Today’s HIPAA message is about information regarding an adult family member’s health care.

Jun 24, 2003

June Silver ‘U’ winners announced

Nine UNMC employees were named the recipients of the Silver ‘U’ Award in June.

Jun 24, 2003

Nekuda earns June Gold ‘U’ Award

A participant in more than 20 marathons, Jayme Nekuda began her career at UNMC in a proverbial sprint, completing in two months a lengthy application that would garner the Med Center its first Well Workplace designation.

Jun 23, 2003

Acclaimed orthopaedic surgeon to present on campus this week

Charles Rockwood Jr., M.D., an internationally acclaimed orthopaedic surgeon, will discuss shoulder conditions at two scientific presentations this week on the UNMC campus.

Jun 23, 2003

College of Nursing awards teaching, research, service awards

The UNMC College of Nursing recently acknowledged faculty excellence in teaching, research and service during its annual faculty/staff retreat. The award recipients in those three areas were Sharon Holyoke, Julia Houfek, Ph.D., and Kate Fiandt, D.N.Sc.

Jun 16, 2003

Schulz estate gift supports three research areas at UNMC

Lifelong farmers Ervin and Dorothy Schulz of Doniphan, Neb., bequeathed $509,000 to the University of Nebraska Foundation that creates a fund for medical research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

The Schulz Medical Research Fund provides support for cancer, cardiovascular and diabetes research.

Jun 13, 2003

HIPAA celebration today

NHS, UNMC & UMA will host a celebration today (June 12) to recognize employees for the successful implementation of HIPAA. Ice cream sandwiches will be served at the celebration, which will take place from 1-4 p.m. in the courtyard south of Swanson Hall.

Jun 12, 2003