Shannon Thomsen

New Roles with Research

The Department of Internal Medicine Research Administration team is pleased to announce Dr. Kristina Bailey and Dr. Matthew Lunning have accepted new roles as Associate Vice Chairs of Research, in addition to their current roles, effective September 1st, 2019.    Dr. Bailey has been with UNMC beginning when she was a medical student and through […]

Sep 4, 2019

Internal Medicine Message From the Chair

Dr. Dan Anderson has been appointed as the Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine effective September 1st. After a national search, Dr. Anderson emerged as the ideal candidate to lead the division forward. He has an excellent vision and much enthusiasm for guiding the division’s clinical, educational and research growth and has gained valuable […]

Sep 4, 2019

Midwest SGIM IPE POCUS at Nebraska

Point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) training is rapidly expanding in undergraduate medical education and internal medicine residency programs, but lack of trained facul-ty is a major barrier at many institutions. To address this problem, a team of educators at the University of Nebraska Medical Center developed an interprofessional educa-tional (IPE) course in which senior diagnostic medical sonography (DMS) […]

Aug 30, 2019

Nebraska group at the workshop

Internal Medicine Message From the Chair

This is an exciting time of year! We have just finished the 2018-19 academic year with some wonderful celebrations (residency and fellowship banquets and annual research awards) and we welcome the new academic year and our new residents, fellows, faculty, and staff. The June resident banquet focused on our graduating residents and several awards were […]

Jul 1, 2019

Faculty New Hires and Promotions

Congratulations to the following faculty members on their promotions. Congratulations to the following for their Department of Internal Medicine faculty appointments.  

Jun 26, 2019

Internal Medicine 2018 Fellowship Top Teachers

                                   2018 Fellowship Top Teachers                                                    Cardiology                                                   Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis                                                                DEM                                                         Dr. Padmaja Akkireddy             Dr. Andjela Drincic                  Dr. Whitney Goldner                                       Gastroenterology /Hepatology                                  Dr. Renee Young                     Dr. Marco Olivera                                                          Geriatrics                                                    Dr. Debra Mostek                                                   Infectious Diseases                                            Dr. Sara Bares                  Dr. Trevor Van Schooneveld Honorable Mention: Dr. Diana Florescu, Dr. […]

Jun 25, 2019

Internal Medicine Resident Banquet Awards

Preliminary Resident Award – Chief selected Michael Hall, MD This award is presented to a preliminary resident who demonstrated outstanding dedication and performance in their intern year.   Rookie of the Year Award – Chief selected Bernadette Lamb, MD This award is presented to a first year house officer in recognition of hard work, positive […]

Jun 25, 2019

Internal Medicine Message From the Chair

While it seems that this year’s spring weather is arriving in short bursts, spring academic activities are definitely in full swing. In this newsletter, you will learn who is receiving departmental research awards (presented at June 7th Grand Rounds) and other awards such as the Student Senate Outstanding Teacher. There are many academic spring meetings […]

May 3, 2019

Upcoming Faculty Development Collaborations

Drs. Shannon Boerner, (GIM) Kelly Cawcutt (ID) & Jasmine Marcelin (ID) submitted abstracts to the upcoming AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs and Group on Women and Medicine in Science, in collaboration with colleagues across campus. Several were accepted, as below:    Leveraging Social Media: Using a #visualabstract to Disseminate Research – Accepted for roundtable discussion […]

Apr 22, 2019

Internal Medicine 2018 Top Teachers

Methods and Assumptions: 1. There is evaluation data on approximately 120-130 faculty members. Thus, approximately 40 faculty members could be rewarded as a top teacher. 2. In order to be considered for the top 33%, a faculty member had to acquire at least five evaluations from either students or residents during the last year. 3. […]

Apr 22, 2019