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Fulfilling a dream

UNMC’s emergency department research director, who died in 2012, planned to return to his native Vietnam to teach the U.S. approach to graduate medical education. He was going to improve patient care through better education in the region where he was born. He was going to make a difference.

Sep 17, 2013

Dr. Paul Tran visiting a patient in an emergency room in Vietnam.

Power Wheels to Makeshift Power Wheelchairs

The idea to modify cars is not new. Just look at reality shows like “Trick My Truck.”

But the concept of adapting toy cars for children with disabilities? Now, that’s novel.

Sep 17, 2013

National early mobility expert Cole Galloway, Ph.D., from the University of Delaware, instructed 50 physical therapists on how to adapt toy cars for children with disabilities at a recent workshop at UNMC.

Dr. Binhammer’s Labor of Love

Some people who love their jobs have been known to say they’d work for free. UNMC’s Robert Binhammer, Ph.D., takes that sentiment literally.

Apr 1, 2013

Williams remembers his roots

In the College of Pharmacy dwells the Joseph D. Williams Auditorium – the one with the name on the wall next to the oil painting and bronze bust and plaque. That’s Joe Williams, World War II vet, pharmaceutical salesman, company president, proud UNMC alum.

Apr 1, 2013

Rancher walks difficult road to help others

At 52, Osburn is a wife, mother of nine, grandmother, nursing director, pilot and owner/operator of a Nebraska cattle ranch.

Apr 1, 2013

A champion of change

Ruti Margalit, M.D., is a champion. Not a champion in the normal sense – rather, she champions students into heroes.

Apr 1, 2013

Country doc’s typical day lasts 17 hours

Gerald Luckey, M.D., starts each day before dawn and works past dusk. He is a primary care doctor in David City, Neb., on the frontline of U.S. health care.

Apr 1, 2013

Benefits of new cancer center to spread across the state

The saying goes, ‘A rising tide lifts all boats.’ So it is with UNMC’s upcoming new cancer center campus.

Apr 1, 2013

Mehmet Sitki Copur, M.D., medical director of the St. Francis Cancer Center, Grand Island, Neb., with a cancer patient.

Ideas + Goals = Results. Dr. Maurer’s 15 years at the helm of UNMC

Harold M. Maurer, M.D., now stepping into a new role after having served as UNMC’s chancellor since 1998, is driven by ideas.

Apr 1, 2013