InterCOM
Pediatric obesity, from global to local
By Michael Huckabee, Ph.D., professor and director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Division of Physician Assistant Education. Dr. Huckabee has 30 years’ experience as a physician assistant, mostly in rural Nebraska.
We are raising the first generation of youth who will live sicker and shorter lives than their parents, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Mar 14, 2014
College of Medicine Student of the Month – Amanda Dimmitt, fourth-year student
Editor’s Note: 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.
Mar 14, 2014
The College of Medicine is considering implementing a chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. This society is dedicated to recognize, support and promote the values of humanism and professionalism in medicine. Faculty, students, and residents would be honored for their humanistic qualities. Interested faculty should email Gerald Moore, M.D. Rachel Bonnema, M.D., internal medicine-general internal medicine, […]
Feb 19, 2014
COM Student of the Month – Brad Hertzler, 4th-year student
Editor’s Note: 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.
Feb 18, 2014
UNMC offers a great medical education.
That message came through loud and clear as I met with some of our College of Medicine alumni last week in Arizona as part of a series of events coordinated by the University of Nebraska Alumni Association and the University of Nebraska Foundation.
Feb 18, 2014
Search committee formed for internal medicine chair
The search committee for the new chair of the department of internal medicine has been announced by Bradley Britigan, M.D., dean of the College of Medicine.
Feb 18, 2014
Dr. Cannella one of first to use musculoskeletal ultrasound
Amy Cannella, M.D., internal medicine-rheumatology, is one of the first people in the U.S. to use musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) for the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic disease. She was in the first cohort to take the certification exam and received her certification in May 2013.
Feb 18, 2014
UNMC opens low vision clinic in Lincoln
The Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is now operating a low vision clinic in Lincoln.
Feb 18, 2014
Dr. Casey receives grant to study liver metastases in colorectal cancer
Carol Casey, Ph.D., professor, internal medicine-gastroenterology, received a two-year award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study liver metastases in colorectal cancer.
She is part of a multiple primary investigator project with Peter Thomas, Ph.D., professor of surgery at Creighton University.
Feb 18, 2014
UNMC researchers show vitamin D holds promise for chronic hives relief
A study by UNMC researchers shows vitamin D as an add-on therapy could provide some relief for chronic hives, a condition with no cure and few treatment options.
Feb 18, 2014
