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SHARING Clinics annual fun run/walk set for April 15

The SHARING Clinics are sponsoring the second annual SHARING The Trail fun run/walk to support the costs of providing health care to Omaha’s underserved populations.   SHARING the Trail will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area, near 156th Street and Giles Road. Two-, four-, and six-mile options […]

Mar 22, 2006

More UNMC students opt to spend 2006 spring break on multicultural medical missions

The Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) – the UNMC campus organization devoted to providing students and faculty opportunities in international medicine — has a record number medical mission teams visiting five countries during this month’s spring break.   While thousands of American students spend their annual spring break relaxing in the sun, SAGH members […]

Mar 22, 2006

Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., receives 2006 UNO Women of Color Award

Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., has seen first-hand the devastation of such diseases as malaria, hookworm and HIV in her native Nigeria. As a child, she made a promise to herself to do something about it – and she has.   On March 1, Dr. Asojo, assistant professor in UNMC’s Department of Pathology and Microbiology, received the […]

Mar 22, 2006

Identical twins from Fremont, Neb., to go different directions following Match Day assignments

James and John Clements are going their separate ways after 25 years.   On March 16, the Clements, who are identical twins from Fremont, Neb., and 117 of their classmates at the University of Nebraska Medical Center participated in the National Resident Matching Program, which reveals where graduating medical students will be spending the next […]

Mar 20, 2006

Students unveil specialties, residencies at Match Day

James and John Clements are going their separate ways after 25 years. On Thursday, the twins and 117 of their classmates participated in the National Resident Matching Program, which reveals where graduating medical students will be spending the next three to five years of their life learning and doing their residency training.

Mar 17, 2006

Holdrege physician honored as outstanding preceptor for UNMC Family Medicine

The University of Nebraska Medical Center has honored Scott Ehresman, M.D., a Holdrege, Neb., family physician, for his commitment to patient care and to training future physicians.   Dr. Ehresman received the first Theodore H. Koefoot Jr., M.D., Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award during a March 9 luncheon at UNMC. The annual award […]

Mar 16, 2006

UNMC College of Nursing to co-sponsor visit March 30 by national expert on bioterrorism preparedness Kristine Gebbie, Dr.Ph.

The UNMC College of Nursing will co-sponsor a visit March 30 by Kristine Gebbie, Dr.Ph., director of the Center for Health Policy at Columbia University School of Nursing in New York. Dr. Gebbie’s visit at UNMC will include a presentation, and visits with administrators, faculty and staff, and tour the Biocontainment Unit and Center for […]

Mar 15, 2006

UNMC Rural Health Education Network and Nebraska Area Health Education Centers award 28 small community grants

The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) have awarded 28 small community grants to fund projects aimed at improving community health and introducing Nebraska youth to health care careers. The grants, which total nearly $45,500, range between $1,500 and $3,000.   They were awarded through UNMC’s Rural Health […]

Mar 14, 2006

UNMC, 24 communities across Nebraska to present free Mini-Medical School series on Avian flu April 13, 20; will be broadcast live

The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 24 communities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in the UNMC Mini-Medical School, a free health educational series titled, “Avian Flu: Ready or Not.” The series will run on two consecutive Thursdays, April 13 and 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (central time).   The […]

Mar 14, 2006

Medical missions give meaning to spring break

The Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) – the UNMC campus organization devoted to providing students and faculty opportunities in international medicine — has a record number medical mission teams visiting five countries during this month’s spring break.

Mar 10, 2006

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