UNMC Today
Operating rooms take cue from the cockpit
What do the crew of an airliner and an operating room team have in common? Whether you’re in the air or in the operating room, your life is in their hands. The parallel is too real to ignore. That’s why The Nebraska Medical Center is taking the lead in bringing patient safety to a […]
Feb 20, 2006
Laurel native, Dr. Keith Olsen, receives Distinguished Teaching Award from UNMC College of Pharmacy
Morning rounds in the hospital start plenty early for countless health care professionals. For pharmacy students in the critical care clerkship coordinated by Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., those mornings begin even earlier. The students are expected to visit the morning’s patients, after which Dr. Olsen holds the “pharmacy morning report.” And the report isn’t exactly short […]
Feb 17, 2006
182 UNMC physicians on Best Doctors list
Selected by their peers, 182 University of Nebraska Medical Center physicians have been recognized as being among the Best Doctors in America. The physicians are affiliated with The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC’s hospital partner. The Best Doctors in America 2005-2006 database contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 32,000 physicians in the United States, or […]
Feb 17, 2006
Nebraska launches chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Nebraska is establishing a state chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. Nurses, nursing students, and those who are not nurses nor Hispanic/Latino (a) are welcome to join. The ultimate goal of the association is to improve the health of the Hispanic/Latino/Latina community with a focus on increasing the number of Hispanic nurses […]
Feb 17, 2006
February is dental health month and the focus is on teaching children how to take care of their teeth. In an effort to do this Caren Barnes, coordinator of the Cruzan Center for Dental Research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, invites media to a tooth brushing demonstration […]
Feb 13, 2006
UNMC College of Pharmacy students earn dean’s list honors
Fifty-five students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the Fall 2005 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The students and their hometowns are listed […]
Feb 10, 2006
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Saint Paul’s College, in Lawrenceville, Va., are collaborating on a unique study to evaluate whether an Internet-based program will help African American women living in rural areas improve their health. The program will focus on weight loss, healthy eating and increased activity. The six-month pilot […]
Feb 8, 2006
Drs. Pamies, Satcher schedule on-campus book signing
On Saturday, Rubens Pamies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies, and David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., interim president of Morehouse School of Medicine and former U.S. Surgeon General, will give a special presentation and sign copies of their book, “Multicultural Medicine and Health Disparities.”
Feb 7, 2006
Country artist Phil Vassar to perform at Cattlemen’s Ball near Milford, Neb.
Country artist Phil Vassar will perform at the 2006 Cattlemen’s Ball on June 3 near Milford, Neb., approximately 25 miles west of Lincoln. The event will be held at Riverside Park on the Blue River. Bob and Marg Dickinson, owners of Midwest Feeding Company in Milford, are the host family. Vassar is a contemporary country […]
Feb 3, 2006
HIV/AIDS awareness day features week of activities
The sixth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is Tuesday, Feb. 7, but a week’s worth of HIV/AIDS-related educational activities are planned in Omaha. This year’s activities run from Feb. 4 -10.
Feb 2, 2006