College of Medicine
Physicians soon will complete their medical training in Kearney
UNK student Cordelia Harbison shows the excitement behind the planned Rural Health Education Building.
Jul 5, 2023
![Cordelia Harbison, far left, a freshman at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, has witnessed the impact physicians can have on their patients in rural areas. It drove her to pursue a career in medicine.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CordeliaHarbison070523-900x600.jpeg)
Dean’s message: Leadership changes
Welcoming new leaders to campus, and expanding the leadership voice of UNMC College of Medicine faculty members.
Jun 30, 2023
![Bradley Britigan, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BRADLEYBRITIGAN090122-e1677601344141.jpg)
Med students named to prestigious Gold Fellowship
William Miklavcic and Safwan Elkhatib, PhD, among only 13 students nationally selected for program.
Jun 30, 2023
![From left, William Miklavcic and Safwan Elkhatib, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ElkMikHeader.jpg)
Changes made to COM governance policies
Moves will aid in accreditation and provide greater opportunity for general faculty to have a voice in day-to-day college governance.
Jun 30, 2023
![Kelly Caverzagie, MD, associate dean for educational strategy and learning environment for the UNMC College of Medicine](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CaverzagieNEW050820.jpg)
Pediatric Spanish immersion program graduates first student
Fellow Brooklyn Leitch, MD, is first graduate of the COM pediatric department’s innovative longitudinal individualized Spanish program
Jun 30, 2023
![Brooklyn Leitch, MD, second from right, celebrates her completion of the ¡SÍ! program with, from left, Katherine MacKrell, MD, peds hospitalist; Brooke Seaton, pediatric hospital medicine fellowship program coordinator; Aleisha Nabower, MD, associate program director; Sheilah Snyder, MD, the program director for pediatric hospital medicine; and Shirley Delair, MD, UNMC College of Medicine associate dean of DEI.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/immersionCOM.jpg)
Resident director of the month, July 2023
Laura Cudzilo, MD, is director of the OB/GYN residency.
Jun 30, 2023
![Laura Cudzilo, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CudziloCOM-900x600.jpg)
Resident of the month, July 2023
Ashley Hein, MD, is a resident in the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology.
Jun 30, 2023
![Ashley Hein, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hein0706-900x600.jpg)
COM employee of the month, July 2023
A finance and business operations administrator, Daniel Gomez works with the department of surgery.
Jun 30, 2023
![Daniel Gomez](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GomezCOM.jpg)
COM student of the month, July 2023
M4 Jacob Klein is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and Omaha’s Burke High School.
Jun 30, 2023
![Jacob Klein](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/JacobCOM-900x600.png)
Accreditation, awards for Nebraska Public Health Laboratory
Following recognition by the College of American Pathologists, the lab took two awards at the APHL annual conference.
Jun 30, 2023
![Staff of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NPHL-StaffCOM-900x600.jpg)