Lisa Spellman
UNMC receives grant to improve community health
The Association of Academic Health Centers, through its American Network of Health Promoting Universities, has announced awards of $20,000 to four of its member institutions, including UNMC, for planning grants to convene community stakeholders to improve the health of local communities. The grant recipients, selected by an external review committee, also include Duke University Health System, New York Medical College and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Jun 20, 2003
‘Community Health Line’ radio program now available online
Archived editions of “Community Health Line,” a UNMC radio program which airs each Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to noon on KIOS-FM (91.5), can now be heard via the Internet on UNMC’s News and Information site.
Jun 18, 2003
UNMC/Creighton Joint Neurology Residency Program holds annual awards ceremony
Neurologists and neurosurgeons from the community and members of UNMC’s department of neurological sciences and Creighton University Medical Center’s department of neurology gathered at The Champions Club June 5 for the UNMC/CU Joint Neurology Residency Program’s second annual graduation and educational evening.
Jun 13, 2003
Internal Medicine announces annual research awards
Five University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers will receive this year’s Internal Medicine Research Awards for outstanding achievements and research accomplishments. The research awards will be presented at a special internal medicine grand rounds on Friday, June 13, at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Jun 10, 2003
New document makes reporting inventions easier for UNMC personnel
The UNMC Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has designed a New Invention Notification Form, which makes it easier for UNMC faculty and staff to report their inventions to the IPO.
Jun 3, 2003
Department of ophthalmology presents annual Gifford-Truhlsen Alumni and Residents Day
The UNMC department of ophthalmology will serve as host to its annual Gifford-Truhlsen Alumni and Residents Day on Friday, May 30, at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
(Click on headline for a complete schedule).
May 28, 2003
Dr. Lily Chang receives 2003 Preceptor of the Year award
Chia L. (Lily) Chang, Pharm.D., has been selected as the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy 2003 Preceptor of the Year.
Dr. Chang, a clinical pharmacist in the Nebraska Health System Family Medicine Clinic, was selected for the award by a vote of the graduating senior class. The award recognizes the commitment, dedication and teaching excellence demonstrated by a volunteer faculty member in an experiential clerkship.
May 23, 2003
From Ghana to New York City to Omaha: Sallar’s path leads to UNMC pharmacy degree
Kofi Sallar’s journey to the United States began with a mere $20 in his pocket and a one-way plane ticket from Ghana to New York City. Now, more than seven years later, Sallar is the proud recipient of a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and is preparing for a career with Indian Health Service in Gallup, N.M.
May 20, 2003
Employee parking structure grand opening planned
One can almost hear the huge sighs of relief echoing from the UNMC parking office.
Parking and Cashiering Services Manager Tina Spencer and assistants Kelly Weyant and Lashon George have worked hard to move UNMC/NHS employees into all available parking stalls in UNMC’s new parking structure, officially named Lot 50.
(Click on headline to read about the tailgate party, celebrating the structure’s opening).
May 15, 2003
Employee parking structure grand opening planned
One can almost hear the huge sighs of relief echoing from the UNMC parking office.
Parking and Cashiering Services Manager Tina Spencer and assistants Kelly Weyant and Lashon George have worked hard to move UNMC/NHS employees into all available parking stalls in UNMC’s new parking structure, officially named Lot 50.
(Click on headline to read about the tailgate party, celebrating the structure’s opening).
May 14, 2003