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Coming events

Jan. 10-11 – UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s – a 24-hour ice skating fund raising event for Parkinson’s research at UNMC at the UNMC Ice Rink.

Jan. 20 – Expected date when the office of the vice chancellor for research expects to finalize its list of Distinguished Scientists.

Jan. 24 – Board of Regents meeting.

Dec 18, 2013

A message from the dean

With 2014 just around the corner, it’s a good time to pause and reflect on the many exciting things that will be happening in the College of Medicine and UNMC in the new year.

Dec 18, 2013

Board of Regents approves appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Gold as new UNMC chancellor

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Gold as the new chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Dec 18, 2013

Dr. Jeffrey Gold

OneTeam forums to be held in early January

Editor's note: Here's a OneTeam update from Dr. Brad Britigan, clinical enterprise president, and William Dinsmoor, clinical enterprise CEO. We wanted to share a short message to keep you posted on everything that’s happening with OneTeam. As you may remember, we had hoped to hold  employee and physician forums for everyone across the enterprise this […]

Dec 18, 2013

Dr. Vose elected president of ASCO

UNMC’s Julie Vose, M.D., has been elected president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for a one-year term beginning in June 2015. Dr. Vose will take office as president-elect during the ASCO annual meeting in Chicago in June 2014.

Dec 18, 2013

Julie Vose, M.D.

UNMC Eye Institute unveils two-story wall mural celebrating ‘Gift of Sight’

UNMC faculty and staff are encouraged to stop by the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute and check out the “The Gift of Sight,” a roughly 13′ x 21′ mural designed to recognize vision-saving efforts throughout the world.

Dec 18, 2013

Division Profile: Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Chief: James O’Dell, M.D.

Administrator: Lisa Hinson, M.P.A.

Division Personnel:

Faculty: 10 (8 M.D., 2 Ph.D.)
Staff: 14
Fellows: 4

Dec 18, 2013

James O'Dell, M.D.

News Briefs

Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D., surgery, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Excellence in Medical Leadership Award by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). The award recognizes a distinguished SAGES member for exemplary leadership potential and helps optimize the honoree’s future impact in the medical industry. Dr. Oleynikov will be honored on April 2 at the 8th Annual SAGES Foundation Awards Luncheon in Salt Lake City.

Dec 18, 2013

Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D.

A message from the dean

It’s a problem that nearly every medical school in the country is facing – the growth of the number of residency slots has not kept pace with the increasing number of students graduating from the nation’s medical and osteopathic schools.

Nov 14, 2013

Division Profile: Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases

Chief: Mark E. Rupp, M.D.

Personnel:
Faculty-12, fellows-2, mid-level practitioners-6, research & administrative personnel-19

Nov 13, 2013

Mark E. Rupp, M.D.
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