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UNMC grad provides medical support in Afghanistan
When Wendy Johnson graduated from the UNMC Physician Assistant Education program in December 1998, she realized not only her dream for a health professions career, but a military one as well.
Jun 7, 2006
Nebraska’s health professionals and the communities they serve will be better prepared to meet increasing threats to the public’s health – ranging from obesity to the avian flu – if a proposed College of Public Health becomes reality, University of Nebraska Medical Center officials say. University officials will present their proposal for a UNMC […]
Jun 7, 2006
New data suggests earlier introduction of solids could reduce chances of developing wheat allergy
A study in the June issue of Pediatrics issues a strong challenge to the notion that mothers should breastfeed their babies exclusively for the first six months of life. Jill Poole, M.D., assistant professor in the pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy section of the department of internal medicine at the University of Nebraska […]
Jun 5, 2006
National AHEC conference comes to Omaha June 10
The National Area Health Education Center Organization’s (NAO) bi-annual conference will be held June 10-14 at the Qwest Convention Center in Omaha. The NAO conference is expected to draw 500 participants from around the country and is being hosted by the Nebraska AHEC Program Office at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. “The Conference will […]
Jun 5, 2006
58 eight-grade students from 31 schools across Nebraska attend UNMC Health/Science Meet June 1-3
Fifty-eight eighth-grade students from 31 schools across Nebraska attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s 14th annual Health/Science Meet June 1-3, for an educational and fun experience. The meet’s goal is to inspire students, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care. The students qualified for the meet by submitting science projects […]
Jun 5, 2006
Dr. Maurer’s alma mater honors his medical administration skills
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has received the Clark-Curran Award in Medical Administration from his alma mater, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. The award, presented April 29 at the 126th Anniversary Alumni Reunion in Brooklyn, recognized Dr. Maurer’s outstanding teaching ability and contributions […]
Jun 2, 2006
Kathleen Duncan, Ph.D., appointed assistant dean, UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division
Kathleen Duncan, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing, UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division, assumed the role of assistant dean June 1. She succeeds Lani Zimmerman, Ph..D., who has held the position since 1995. Dr. Zimmerman will continue at the college in an expanded research and teaching role. As assistant dean, Dr. Duncan will […]
Jun 1, 2006
UNMC research study explores what it is that makes rural physicians successful
It is well known that there is a shortage of physicians serving rural communities in this country. What Paul Paulman, M.D., wants to know is what makes family physicians currently practicing in rural areas successful? The results of Dr. Paulman’s qualitative study into this question were recently published in the Spring 2006 issue of […]
May 30, 2006
UNMC researcher receives Linus Pauling Award for cancer research
The pioneering research of Eleanor Rogan, Ph.D., professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, has earned her the 2006 Linus Pauling Award for Functional Medicine. The Linus Pauling Award is given for research that is changing the thinking about a biomedical problem. Dr. […]
May 30, 2006
Seniors battle through chemistry, calculus and cancer; UNMC celebrates 14 patient graduations
“Shannon, there’s something I have to tell you…It’s cancer.” “Oh, is it lymphoma?” asked the eldest daughter on the front steps of Omaha North High School, remembering the Hodgkin’s lymphoma Web site she had stumbled upon earlier. “Yes….” OK, the senior said knowing she would lose her long blond hair. Mom, “I […]
May 24, 2006