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Curriculum redesign highlights beginning of new school year in College of Medicine
Aug 28, 2017
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COM employee spotlight – meet Courtney Frost
Administrator in plastic and reconstructive surgery has baseball card collection and loves going to school
Aug 28, 2017
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Resident Program Director of the Month – Meet Dr. Ken Follett
Dr. Follett, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, directs the neurosurgery residency program, which has doubled since he arrived in 2005.
Aug 28, 2017
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Resident of the Month – meet Dr. Prasanth Ravipati
Internal Medicine resident loves to cook Indian food, play golf and tennis
Aug 28, 2017
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COM student of the month — Nathan Van Winkle
Second-year student loves his small-town roots, Harry Potter, and starting his day by making his bed
Aug 28, 2017
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September highlights include 100th anniversary of University Hospital and 10th anniversary of affiliation agreement with Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Aug 28, 2017
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19 new faculty join College of Medicine, including 4 instructors, 12 assistant professors and 3 associate professors
Aug 28, 2017
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Alë̮a A. Balasanova, MD, assistant professor, psychiatry, has been selected as one of only 10 physicians across Nebraska to participate in the inaugural Nebraska Medical Association (NMA) Physician Leadership Academy.
Aug 28, 2017
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Among 32 grant awards totaling more than $6.1 million received in May and June was a $1.5 million grant to Shilpa Buch, PhD, from the National Institute of Mental Health
Aug 28, 2017
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Mello named director of Alumni Relations
Catherine Mello has served as interim director since January.
Aug 28, 2017
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