InterCOM
COM student of the month — meet Leah Svingen
Fourth-year medical student finds balance by spending time with family, cooking, exercising and ‘vegging out.’
Jul 5, 2017
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COM employee spotlight – meet Jodi DeBauche
Helping oncology patients get started on their cancer journey makes job fulfilling for InterCOM’s featured employee.
Jul 5, 2017
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An open house for the SIM-NE truck for Central Nebraska will be held July 14 in Kearney.
Jul 5, 2017
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Support from UAB will spearhead rheumatologist’s research with varicella zoster vaccine.
Jul 5, 2017
![Ted Mikuls, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TedMikuls2012.jpg)
Training the Physicians of Tomorrow
Co-leaders of gastrointestinal block share their thoughts on what curriculum reform in College of Medicine will mean to students, faculty.
Jul 5, 2017
![From left, Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D., and Fedja Rochling, M.B.B.Ch.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/MottRochling0712.jpg)
Save the date: All-campus BBQ on Aug. 23
Omaha event set for Ruth & Bill Scott Student Plaza; other campuses holding “welcome back” events, as well.
Jul 5, 2017
![All student, faculty and staff are invited to the Aug. 23 event on the Omaha campus.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/BBQ0825.jpg)
College of Medicine’s decade-long partnership with Children’s Hospital & Medical Center has been a win-win proposition.
Jul 5, 2017
![Dr. John Sparks, professor and chairman, UNMC Department of Pediatrics](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/JohnSparks2013.jpg)
Thomas to step down from vice chancellor post
Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., thanked Thomas for her leadership and dedication to UNMC.
Jun 26, 2017
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Time out with T.O. – A humble legend
Retirement tea for Leon Davis, D.D.S., M.D., set for Wednesday.
Jun 26, 2017
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Davis0629.jpg)
Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, Ph.D., receives Maurer Scientific Achievement Award
Recognized for her research aimed at finding ways to protect normal tissues in the body from radiation damage when treating prostate cancer or cancer of anus.
Jun 23, 2017
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