College of Medicine

Kirstie Bash, PhD, new director of student assessment

Dr. Bash will be working with college faculty and leaders to improve and refine assessments.

Apr 2, 2022

Dr. Donohue named wellness advocate for grad students

Terry Donohue, PhD, will serve in the newly created role of wellness advocate for UNMC Graduate Studies.

Mar 30, 2022

Terry Donohue, PhD

Global Center names inaugural scholars class

Through the initiative, 16 med center experts will provide a new level of collaboration in advancing health security at UNMC.

Mar 29, 2022

At right, David Brett-Major, MD, one of the newly named Global Center for Health Security scholars, talks with Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, surgeon general for the U.S. Air Force,  during a 2021 tour of UNMC's Davis Global Center.

Match Day: Resilient med students discover their paths

The Class of 2022 learned their residency matches in person and indoors and now prepare to go out into the medical world.

Mar 23, 2022

Mckenzie Rowe pulled together her family for a group hug after finding out she matched in general surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital in northern Virginia.

It’s Match Day for UNMC med students

Senior medical students find out where they will spend their residency training after graduating. This year, the celebration is at Baxter Arena.

Mar 18, 2022

The UNMC College of Medicine held Match Day 2021 outdoors in Bellevue. Here, Henry Mishek, wife Margaret Mishek and daughter Evelyn celebrate Henry's match. Today's Match Day will be held indoors at Baxter Arena.

129 UNMC senior medical students receive residency assignments

Match Day is an annual rite of passage for medical students – a day when students across the country learn where they will train for the next three to seven years, depending on the medical area of their choice.

Mar 18, 2022

Challenging road led student to Match Day

Dennis Maar II looks to draw on his experiences to help others who aspire to medical school.

Mar 16, 2022

Dennis Maar II

UNMC history: Frank Menolascino, MD

Dr. Menolascino dedicated his life to improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities locally and across the world.

Mar 14, 2022

Frank Menolascino, MD

SIM-NE cruises past 500th onsite training in 89 of the 93 counties in Nebraska

SIM-NE staff use four customized, 44-foot-long trucks to provide state-of-the-art training to enhance lifesaving skills at the request of emergency medical service organizations and health professionals at hospitals in rural communities across the state.

Mar 11, 2022

Dr. Yeh explores innovative treatments for eye inflammation

Steven Yeh, MD, is the Stanley Truhlsen Jr. Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology and director of retina and uveitis service at the Truhlsen Eye Institute.

Mar 4, 2022

Steven Yeh, MD