InterCOM

Emergency department sees millionth patient

The merger 17 years ago that brought together UNMC’s University Hospital and Bishop Clarkson Regional Medical Center created a new kind of hospital — one with deep roots in the community, a background in internationally acclaimed research and a focus on treating the sickest and most critically ill patients in the region.

Sep 29, 2014

Employee input sought on parking, transportation survey

The Transportation & Parking Committee is requesting the med center community’s input through participation in a transportation and parking survey, which will be e-mailed later today to all UNMC/clinical enterprise faculty, staff and students.

Sep 29, 2014

Clinical leaders named for digestive disease, kidney services

David W. Mercer, M.D., senior vice president of medical services for the clinical enterprise and chair of the UNMC Department of Surgery, and Cory Shaw, senior vice president of the system provider network, have announced leadership positions for digestive disease and kidney services in the clinical enterprise.

Sep 29, 2014

Free Oct. 11 health, wellness event to feature new views on exercise, physiology

The Nebraska Physiological Society invites the public to attend a free health event on Oct. 11 including a talk by best-selling author and former Sports Illustrated investigative journalist, David Epstein. The event will be held in UNMC’s Durham Research Center from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sep 29, 2014

News briefs

The staircase in the McGoogan Library of Medicine was recently cited as one of 13 sensational staircases by the website Gizmodo. A photograph of the library staircase was submitted by Teri Hartman, associate professor in the McGoogan Library of Medicine. View the 13 sensational staircases.

Sep 29, 2014

Remembering Doug Dalke, M.D.

Doug Dalke, M.D., a 1982 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine, died tragically on Sept. 22 when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a drunk driver.

Sep 29, 2014

New acting director named at VA Medical Center

Eileen Kingston has been appointed acting director, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. She has been serving as associate director for patient care/nurse executive since 1996.

Sep 29, 2014

Coming events

Oct. 3 – United Way campaign ends. Oct. 3 – Student Leadership Forum. Oct. 3 – 17th Annual Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference, La Vista Conference Center. Oct. 11 – Public is invited to the annual meeting of the Nebraska Physiological Society at the Durham Research Center. David Epstein, a best-selling author and a […]

Sep 29, 2014

Research Highlights

The following 23 grants representing more than $19.7 million in new funding were awarded to UNMC College of Medicine faculty during July.

Sep 29, 2014

COM Student of the Month – Andrew Keralis, fourth-year medical student

I was born and raised in Lincoln, where I learned the value of hard work, Runza, and Husker football. The Taco Inn too. I attended undergrad at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, majoring in biochemistry.

Sep 29, 2014

Andrew Keralis