Ryan Shaw
Open forums set for two candidates for internal medicine chair
The search committee for the chair of the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine continues to be active and has advanced two candidates for consideration.
Nov 21, 2014
UNMC develops clinical/academic affiliation with Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, have entered into an agreement with Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital to provide physician and academic services at the new Madonna rehabilitation and long-term care hospital being built west of Village Pointe in Omaha.
Nov 21, 2014
COM Student of the Month – Andrea Langeveld, third-year medical student
Andrea Langeveld was born in Ohio but grew up in Utah. growing up, she wanted to be a writer or a teacher, and it wasn’t until high school that she fell in love with science.
Nov 21, 2014
As a child, Jason Ray was so fascinated with electricity that his parents encouraged him to pursue it as a career.
Nov 13, 2014
Runco, cystic fibrosis care team recognized
Lisa Runco, executive director digestive disease and kidney services and cardiovascular services for Nebraska Medicine, was honored by the Nebraska Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at its Breath of Hope event on Oct. 16. Runco received the Barry Zoob Breath of Life Award. In addition, the care team for the Nebraska Regional Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Center through UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center was recognized.
Oct 30, 2014
The launching of the Nebraska Medicine name in October represented an historic event for our medical center. After months of calling it the “clinical enterprise,” we finally have an identity – a powerful name that reflects our deep Nebraska roots and our mission to improve the human condition.
Oct 30, 2014
Drs. Florescu, MacTaggart receive Innovation Awards
Marius Florescu, M.D., took home the 2014 Emerging Inventor Award, while Jason MacTaggart, M.D., received the Most Promising New Invention Award during UNeMed’s eighth annual Innovation Awards ceremony.
Oct 30, 2014
UNMC physicians participate in Community Internship Program
Harris Frankel, M.D., neurological sciences, and Paul Paulman, M.D., family medicine, participated in the Community Internship Program through the Metro Omaha Medical Society.
Oct 30, 2014
Dr. O’Dell receives prestigious arthritis award
James O’Dell, M.D., a national leader in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, recently received the 2014 Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize for Research in Arthritis. The award, bestowed by the Arthritis Foundation, recognizes team science in action that will lead to a faster cure for arthritis and related diseases.
Oct 30, 2014
What is it about a high-pitched, blood-curdling scream that chills us to the bone? In this season of frights and scares, the shriek carries lots of messages.
Oct 30, 2014