College of Medicine

COM employee of the month

Tamra Nielson regularly goes above and beyond for med students and colleagues.

Jul 6, 2022

Tamra Nielson with her family -- husband Isaiah, son Zandyr and daughter, Emersyn -- as well as their dog, Garth, who (you can tell just by looking at him) clearly believes he is a cat.

Program director of the month

Dr. Wong is the director of the plastic surgery independent pathway program.

Jul 6, 2022

Shannon Wong, MD

Culture conversation: Healing, Part 2

The conversation of Healing continues this month.

Jul 6, 2022

New faculty

Three new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine this month.

Jul 6, 2022

Joseph Khoury, MD, chair, UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology

Dr. Jarzynka receives Robert S. Wigton Award

Kim Jarzynka named Robert S. Wigton Most Valuable Program Director for leadership, contributions to UNMC’s graduate medical education efforts.

Jul 6, 2022

From left, Kim Jarzynka, MD; Chandra Are, MBBS, associate dean of graduate medical education; and Vicki Hamm, administrative director of graduate medical education

Protect your vision during Independence Day celebrations

Pick up a pair of free safety glasses at the following locations from Monday, June 27, through Monday, July 4. Maximum one pair per person while supplies last.

Jun 28, 2022

Rao Chundry, MD

UNMC part of almost $450 million nationwide COVID research study in adults, children

Research study seeks to better understand post-COVID symptoms with goal of improving treatment, outcomes

Jun 20, 2022

David Warren, PhD and Andrew Vasey, MD

Alzheimer’s drug discovery training program set

Paul Trippier, PhD, and Howard Fox, MD, awarded training grant for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias drug discovery.

Jun 17, 2022

From left, Paul Trippier, PhD, UNMC College of Pharmacy, and Howard Fox, MD, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine receive $7 million to address diabetes across state

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine are launching a new statewide program with aims to lower the state’s rate of uncontrolled diabetes cases and to reduce the rate of diabetes progression among those who are prediabetic, especially in rural communities.

Jun 15, 2022

Susan Burbach, right, a clinical research nurse coordinator in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Division of Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism, shares how to properly administer diabetes medication.

UNMC physician/researcher led latest COVID study that finds superior treatment

Results published in the prestigious Lancet journal

Jun 13, 2022