InterCOM

A message from the dean

Resident physicians play a key role in the mission and success of academic medical centers

Sep 26, 2017

Dr. Sparks to step down as chair of pediatrics department

Accomplishments are numerous for physician who helped lead UNMC’s partnership with Children’s Hospital & Medical Center

Sep 26, 2017

Resident Program Director of the Month – Craig Piquette, MD

Leader of residency program for pulmonary and critical care medicine has no regrets for holding post for past 20 years

Sep 26, 2017

Resident of the Month – meet Dr. Jason Talmadge

Houston fellowship in rhinology and skull base surgery lies ahead for UNMC resident physician

Sep 26, 2017

COM Student of the Month – Denai Fraction

Newlywed medical student loves to travel and is proud member of GRADS program

Sep 26, 2017

Employee Spotlight — Meet Giovanni Jones

Working with incoming students and postdocs keeps job interesting for Interprofessional Education coordinator

Sep 26, 2017

Journal highlights med center GME funding model

Effort cited as template for other academic medical centers, clinical enterprises.

Sep 22, 2017

Members of the GME Finance and Workforce Committee included: Front row (left-right) Jean Simonson, M.D., anesthesiology; Vicki Hamm, graduate medical education administrator; Whitney Goldner, M.D., internal medicine - diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism; and Kimberly Jarzynka, M.D., family medicine; back row - Matt DeVries, M.D., radiology; Michael Wadman, M.D., emergency medicine; Chad Vokoun, M.D., internal medicine - general medicine; and Chandra Are, M.D., surgical oncology. Other committee members missing from the photo were: Mike McGlade, senior associate dean for administration, College of Medicine; Jennifer Parker, M.D., internal medicine - general medicine; and Geoffrey Talmon, M.D., pathology and microbiology.

Dr. Wisecarver elected president of ASCP

James Wisecarver, M.D., Ph.D., begins one-year term this month.

Sep 22, 2017

James Wisecarver, M.D., Ph.D.

UNMC ‘lexicon’ will have worldwide impact on cancer

Scott Campbell, Ph.D., leads effort to improve communication in clinical, research areas.

Sep 20, 2017

Scott Campbell, Ph.D.

A New Way of Learning Medicine

This fall, UNMC medical students are learning medicine a new way – the 21st century way and they are learning to think like a physician from the start. Phase I of Training the Physicians of Tomorrow (TPT) was launched in August for incoming medical students. It is an active learning-based curriculum that emphasizes hands-on learning […]

Sep 20, 2017

UNMC Students study the thoracic cavity on the iWall