InterCOM
Runco, cystic fibrosis care team recognized
Lisa Runco, executive director digestive disease and kidney services and cardiovascular services for Nebraska Medicine, was honored by the Nebraska Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at its Breath of Hope event on Oct. 16. Runco received the Barry Zoob Breath of Life Award. In addition, the care team for the Nebraska Regional Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Center through UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center was recognized.
Oct 30, 2014
Drs. Florescu, MacTaggart receive Innovation Awards
Marius Florescu, M.D., took home the 2014 Emerging Inventor Award, while Jason MacTaggart, M.D., received the Most Promising New Invention Award during UNeMed’s eighth annual Innovation Awards ceremony.
Oct 30, 2014
UNMC physicians participate in Community Internship Program
Harris Frankel, M.D., neurological sciences, and Paul Paulman, M.D., family medicine, participated in the Community Internship Program through the Metro Omaha Medical Society.
Oct 30, 2014
Research Highlights
The following 16 awards representing nearly $5.5 million in new funding were awarded to the College of Medicine Faculty during the month of August.
Oct 30, 2014
COM Student of the Month – Gage Rensch, first-year medical student
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.
Oct 30, 2014
Five Things to Scream About
What is it about a high-pitched, blood-curdling scream that chills us to the bone? In this season of frights and scares, the shriek carries lots of messages.
Oct 30, 2014
A message from the dean
The completion of the successful treatment and discharge last week of Dr. Rick Sacra, the U.S. physician with the deadly Ebola virus marks an historic event in the history of our medical center. This is clearly what we mean by serious medicine, extraordinary care!
Sep 29, 2014
Dr. Sacra thanks med center health care team
“I wanted to wear my Husker shirt to this event,” Rick Sacra, M.D., told a crowd of reporters and members of his health care team, “but I was told it was not appropriate.”
Sep 29, 2014
New outpatient surgery, clinic and research facilities announced
Thanks to support from generous community donors, The Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska Medical Center are proud to announce plans for a new outpatient center at its midtown campus and at Village Pointe Medical Center.
Sep 29, 2014
Portion of 41st Street to be blocked
In an effort to extend alternate power feeder circuits to the new Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and the existing Medical Sciences Building, Durham Outpatient Center and Munroe-Meyer Institute facilities, a portion of 41st street will be blocked to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Sep 29, 2014
