UNMC Today
A grant awarded to the University of Nebraska Medical Center by the Partnership for Quality Education, provides doctors in training — medical residents — a first-hand look at managed care systems. Grants were awarded to 64 academic health center and community residency programs across the country through the Pew Charitable Trusts grant to the Partnership […]
Dec 1, 1998
American Heart Association Sponsors TeleParty to Raise Money for Research
Volunteers will be let their fingers do the walking and their voices do the talking on Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., during the American Heart Association TeleParty Campaign. More than 80 volunteers will gather in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center Amphitheater to call neighbors, co-workers and friends […]
Nov 30, 1998
Cancer Patients Encouraged to Submit Artwork for the Third Annual Gallery of Hope Exhibit
Artwork created by cancer survivors is needed for the third annual Gallery of Hope Art Exhibit, which will be held February 18 to 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Olson Center for Womens Health on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus and the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center are sponsoring the exhibit. The […]
Nov 30, 1998
UNMC Initiates Local Research Study on Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone replacement therapy, when taken after menopause, may reduce risks associated with coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, colorectal cancer and Alzheimers disease. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women should receive information and counseling about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy. The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and […]
Nov 30, 1998
UNMC Initiates Local Research Study on Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone replacement therapy, when taken after menopause, may reduce risks associated with coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, colorectal cancer and Alzheimers disease. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women should receive information and counseling about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy. The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and […]
Nov 30, 1998
James Linder, M.D., Named Interim Dean of UNMC College of Medicine
James Linder, M.D., has been named interim dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine. The appointment, effective Dec. 1, was announced today by Harold M. Maurer, M.D., who has served as dean the past five years and who takes over as UNMC chancellor on Dec. 1. Dr. Linder’s appointment as interim […]
Nov 30, 1998
Participants Sought for Multiple Sclerosis Research Study at UNMC
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is seeking participants for a research study that will investigate the effectiveness of an experimental therapy for multiple sclerosis attacks. Patients with multiple sclerosis may qualify for the study. MS attacks include the onset of a new symptom or the sudden worsening of a previous symptom, such as weakness, […]
Nov 30, 1998
Local Students Attend Rural Health Professions Career Day at UNMC
More than 115 students and teachers attended the second annual University of Nebraska Medical Center Rural Health Professions Career Day held earlier this fall. The event introduced students with an interest in science to the multitude of careers available in the health sciences. Students from more than 27 schools attended the day-long event, which is […]
Nov 12, 1998
UNMC/NHS and AOL to Host On-line Chat Focusing on The Lied Transplant Center
Together with America Online, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Health System will host an on-line chat Monday, Nov. 16, from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The chat is part of a week of activities celebrating the grand opening of The Lied Transplant Center. Sen. Bob Kerrey, several UNMC transplant physicians, nurses, researchers […]
Nov 9, 1998
Nebraska Medical Education Fund, Inc., Awards $40,000 in 1998-99 Scholarships
Eight medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have received $5,000 scholarships from the Nebraska Medical Education Fund, Inc. The scholarships, which cover approximately one-half of the cost of medical school tuition, are awarded annually to outstanding medical students. The fund was founded in 1959, by Omaha physicians Rudolph Schenken, M.D., and Clinton […]
Nov 1, 1998