College of Medicine
This summer, UNMC residents, fellows and house officers enter the next phase of their medical career.
May 26, 2021
![Kaitlyn Brittan, MD, will complete her fellowship next month and remain at UNMC.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Brittan052521.jpg)
Rob Hansen is a research grants administrator in the College of Medicine.
May 26, 2021
![Rob Hansen](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hansen052121.jpg)
Immune transformation shows promise for Parkinson’s disease, and other stories from UNMC Today you may have missed.
May 26, 2021
![From left, the research team included Howard Gendelman, MD, Pamela Santamaria, MD, R. Lee Mosley, PhD, and Katherine Olson, PhD, released a paper showing the promising effects of immunes transportation on Parkinson's disease.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GendLab052121.jpg)
Culture Conversation: At your best
May’s Culture Conversation explores being at your best for yourself and others.
May 26, 2021
![From left, Alan Langnas, DO, and Tom Tape, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Culture052121.jpg)
Annie Heenan, MD, is a resident in the Med-Peds program.
May 26, 2021
![Annie Heenan, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Heenan052021.jpg)
A message from the dean: A time of many transitions
June is a time of transition for residents and fellows — and medical education is facing a transition of its own.
May 26, 2021
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Olivia Sonderman is a May graduate from the UNMC College of Medicine.
May 26, 2021
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Resident program director of the month
Shannon Lynch, MD, is the residency program director for ophthalmology.
May 26, 2021
![Shannon Lynch, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lynch052121.jpg)
Retirement event for Dr. Cieslak set for May 26
Ted Cieslak, MD, helped steer campus through COVID-19 pandemic.
May 25, 2021
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Study: rheumatoid arthritis patients have higher risk of COVID-19, complications
The large, national study accounted for many factors that influence COVID-19 risk, including age, sex, race, comorbidities and geography.
May 24, 2021
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