InterCOM

COM Student of the Month – Joshua Gruhl, third-year medical student

I grew up in Lincoln, attended East High School, and then received a bachelor’s degree in business from Colorado State University (Go Rams!). After working in finance for four years in Denver, I realized that I was searching for something more in my life and decided to follow my childhood interest in health and science – combined with my passion for meeting new people and forming long-term relationships – and pursue a career in medicine.

Aug 21, 2014

Joshua Gruhl

Explaining the butt buzz

A co-worker asked me, “Why is my hip buzzing?” She was relaxed, sitting in a side chair but could point to a small spot on her thigh that was spontaneously tingling. She said it would come and go, a few seconds each time.

Aug 21, 2014

Michael Huckabee, Ph.D.

Construction update

Several of the pedestrian walkways have been removed around the Lozier Center for Pharmacy Sciences & Education/UNMC Center for Drug Discovery construction site. The contractor, Hausmann Construction Company, is putting up a construction fence around the job site, which will require pedestrians to find a new route between the Sorrell Center and the Student Life Center.

Aug 21, 2014

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Jul 31, 2014

A message from the dean

It’s more difficult than ever to successfully compete for research funding these days, making the research funding announcements in this month’s issue of InterCOM all the more remarkable. Medical center researchers in the College of Medicine garnered four major grants totaling more than $20 million in funding. Two of the grants will each bring $10 million to UNMC.

Jul 28, 2014

Bradley Britigan, M.D.

Research Highlights

The following 12 grants representing more than $5.6 million in new funding were awarded to UNMC College of Medicine faculty during May.

Jul 28, 2014

UNMC researchers receive $10 million grant to study staphylococcus

Researchers at UNMC have received a five-year grant for $10 million to continue work on a project to fight the growing threat of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Jul 28, 2014

Ken Bayles, Ph.D.

Appendicitis: New Ways to Save the Game

He was a star quarterback for a high school team. The final game of the season was a chance for the state tournament at large. And he was seeing me for a peculiar right lower quadrant pain.

Jul 28, 2014

UNMC to collaborate on web-based dementia study

The University of California San Francisco and UNMC have been awarded a $10 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to create a new web-based model of dementia care. It will provide around the clock consultations for patients and their families, online education and, for a subset of patients, remote monitoring with smart phones and home sensors.

Jul 28, 2014

Steven Bonasera, M.D., Ph.D.

Division Profile: Internal Medicine – General Medicine

Chief: Thomas Tape, M.D., F.A.C.P. Number of people in the division: Faculty: 53 Midlevel practitioners: 5 Administrative personnel: 5 New faculty joining GIM in 2014: Kerry McDonald, M.D. – assistant professor, specializing in hospital medicine Deepak Singh, M.D. – assistant professor, specializing in hospital medicine Michael Ash, M.D. – assistant professor, chief transformation officer Daniel […]

Jul 28, 2014

Thomas Tape, M.D., F.A.C.P.