College of Medicine

New faculty spotlight: Jenny Thacker, MD

Dr. Thacker is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.

Sep 25, 2024

Jenny Thacker, MD

Alumni creates scholarship for UNMC medical student at UNK

The gift from William Northwall, MD, will support future physicians training at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex in Kearney.

Sep 25, 2024

William Northwall, MD

New faculty spotlight: Armin Nowroozpoordailami, MD

Dr. Nowroozpoordailami is an instructor with the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.

Sep 25, 2024

Armin Nowroozpoordailami, MD

Omaha’s great apes in caring hands

A partnership between UNMC and the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium brings preventative, specialized health care – such as echocardiograms – to Omaha’s gorillas.

Sep 25, 2024

Omaha's great apes in caring hands

New faculty spotlight: John Derr, MD

Dr. Derr is an instructor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.

Sep 24, 2024

John Derr, MD

New faculty spotlight: Tori Wadman, MD

Dr. Wadman is an instructor with the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine.

Sep 23, 2024

Tori Wadman, MD

Hamid Band, MD, PhD, named UNMC Scientist Laureate

Dr. Band, a cancer researcher with the Eppley Institute, is credited as an exceptional scientist and an outstanding colleague.

Sep 18, 2024

Hamid Band, MD, PhD

New faculty spotlight: James Watson, MD

Dr. Watson is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine.

Sep 18, 2024

James Watson, MD

Donning a white coat, UNMC students start journeys in patient care

Nursing, dentistry, medicine, graduate studies, allied health and pharmacy all held special ceremonies to mark the new school year.

Sep 17, 2024

The UNMC College of Medicine held its White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 23 at the Orpheum Theater.

The life and work of Dr. Olga Stastny: A Nebraska doctor’s global impact

Dr. Stastny retired from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1943, leaving a remarkable legacy of service.

Sep 17, 2024

Dr. Olga Stastny posing in her American Women’s Hospital Uniform, 1918. Photo courtesy of Drexel University Libraries, American Women’s Hospitals Records