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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
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
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
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
Fourth annual UNMC Skate-a-thon to raise funds for Parkinson’s research
Previous three Skate-a-thons have raised total of $110,000
The show must go on.
Even though Colleen Wuebben, the driving force behind the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s, passed away 10 months ago, the fourth annual event will continue on Jan. 10-11 at the UNMC Ice Rink.
Dec 18, 2013
New version of One Chart successfully installed
On Nov. 10, One Chart Version 2012 was successfully installed on campus. The upgrade provides the most current version of the Epic electronic health record since the rollout last year. By all accounts, the transfer to the new system went well.
Dec 18, 2013
New version of One Chart successfully installed
On Nov. 10, One Chart Version 2012 was successfully installed on campus. The upgrade provides the most current version of the Epic electronic health record since the rollout last year. By all accounts, the transfer to the new system went well. “We want to thank all staff and providers for helping ensure the success of […]
Dec 18, 2013
From common colds to deadly lung diseases, one protein plays key role
Joe Sisson, M.D., a University of Nebraska Medical Center clinician-scientist, was part of an international team of researchers that has zeroed in on a protein that plays a key role in many lung-related ailments, from seasonal coughing and hacking to more serious diseases such as MRSA infections and cystic fibrosis.
Dec 18, 2013
