InterCOM
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
Psychiatry rotations drawing more med students
Building a mental health workforce takes time, and it takes the energy of a lot of organizations and institutions working on smaller pieces of the same goal. When it comes to one piece of the workforce — the number of psychiatrists practicing in Nebraska — UNMC is beginning to see some promising outcomes at the […]
Jan 28, 2015
Research Highlights
UNMC College of Medicine faculty received nine awards during the month, bringing in $2.8 million in new funding.
Jan 28, 2015
Student of the Month – Rachel Schlueter, first-year medical
Each month, InterCOM will highlight a “Student of the Month” from the College of Medicine. Students will be featured for their participation in activities outside of medical school and for making a difference in the community. The goal is to recognize students for what they are doing and to encourage other students to get involved in the community. After all, medical school should be much more than studying.
Jan 28, 2015
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
Five cancer researchers recruited to Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, has added five new translational cancer researchers to its staff in recent months. The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is Nebraska’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. It is affiliated with the University of […]
Dec 17, 2014