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IN THE NEWS . . .

When new NIH Guidelines on How to Test for Peanut Allergies in Infants were released in January, Jill Poole, MD, an allergist in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, was asked to do four media interviews as a local expert.

May 9, 2017

Dr. Jill Poole

AOA Inductees

UNMC’s Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Society announced its 2017 initiates.

May 9, 2017

Caregivers Recognized by Patients for Going Above and Beyond

We would like to highlight the doctors and nurses who go above and beyond their duty when we hear that patients have recognized them for their outstanding care. However, in this newsletter, we do not want to single out the patients.

May 9, 2017

Deepak Singh, MD

UNMC Silver U Winner – Ana Laura Ortiz Morales

Ana Laura Ortiz Morales, a clinical studies associate In Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (DEM), was recently honored with a Silver U.

May 9, 2017

Thyroid and Endocrine Multidisciplinary Clinic

The Thyroid and Endocrine Multidisciplinary Clinic at Nebraska Medicine (TEMDC) is a new multi-service clinic for patients with thyroid cancer and other endocrine tumors.

May 9, 2017

Whitney Goldner, MD

Medical Students Collaborate on Invited Commentary for Academic Medicine

R. Logan Jones, fourth-year medical student at UNMC, co-authored an article titled “Engaging Learners to Advance Medical Education,” published in Academic Medicine.

May 9, 2017

Logan Jones, UNMC medical student

Student Senate Officers Elected

Among the new at-large student senators elected are Ke Arkfeld, a former Internal Medicine SUARP student mentored by Dahn Clemens, PhD and Geoffrey E. Thiele, son of Internal Medicine faculty member, Geoffrey M. Thiele, PhD.

May 9, 2017

Dr. Cannella Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

Amy Cannella, MD, asociate professor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, was selected to receive the Excellence in Teaching Award honoring the Pioneering Women in Medicine.

May 8, 2017

Carol Swarts, MD, Amy Cannella, MD, and Gerald Moore, MD

Inaugural Impact in Education Awards

The inaugural UNMC Impact in Education Awards were given in February.

May 8, 2017

David O'Dell, MD

Dr. Marco Olivera-Martinez Invited to Join Editorial Advisory Board

Marco Olivera-Martinez, MD, associate professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was appointed to the editorial advisory board for the ACP Gastroenterology Monthly.

May 8, 2017