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Curriculum Committee implements major changes prior to LCME site visit in April
The UNMC College of Medicine is preparing for the upcoming Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) site visit scheduled for April 26-29. In preparation for that visit, many individuals have provided input and suggestions for improvements.
Jan 28, 2015
Kimberly Schenarts, Ph.D., to receive ASE Distinguished Educator Award
The Association for Surgical Education has selected Kimberly Schenarts, Ph.D., professor, surgery, to receive the 2014 ASE Distinguished Educator Award, the highest surgical teaching award given by the ASE. The award is given annually to an individual who has attained national prominence and demonstrated excellence as a master teacher and educator.
Jan 28, 2015
Dr. Maurer begins next career chapter
If you happen to see Harold M. Maurer, M.D., UNMC chancellor emeritus, walking the halls in a white coat, there’s a good reason – he’s decided to resume his career as a pediatric hematologist/oncologist.
Jan 28, 2015
Mentoring group aids women faculty members
In an effort to provide more opportunities for mentoring at UNMC, the faculty mentoring office has launched a series of faculty women's mentoring sessions. The first session was held Nov. 19 with more than 55 women in attendance. Topics discussed included communication styles, negotiation, networking, promotion and tenure, and career breaks. The strong initial turnout […]
Dec 17, 2014
Community Service to Research Award seeks nominees
The Community Service to Research Award recognizes a community member who has a demonstrated record of service to UNMC research. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is accepting nominations from UNMC faculty members for this award.
Dec 17, 2014
Lightly embalmed program an innovative learning tool
When Chandra Are, M.B.B.S., arrived at UNMC in 2007, the anatomy lab had recently become an early adopter of the lightly embalmed process for cadavers. Dr. Are saw an opportunity for collaboration to enhance resident training using this updated method — and within two years he was conducting 20 sessions a year. "A new training […]
Dec 17, 2014
UNMC macular degeneration, regenerative medicine research bolstered by gift
A familiar phrase may best describe a recent $1.3 million gift by the late Mary and Roy Pearson of Holdrege, Neb. – the gift that keeps on giving.
Dec 17, 2014
Gout game educates UNMC students, future physicians on poorly managed disease
As part of the push to develop new and better ways of teaching, second-year medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are playing a video game to learn about gout, a painful disease that is poorly managed.
Dec 17, 2014
Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D., named 2014 Scientist Laureate
Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the College of Pharmacy and co-director of the Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, has been named UNMC’s ninth Scientist Laureate.
Dec 17, 2014
