InterCOM
UNMC designated as endoscopic surgery testing center
UNMC is one of the first three centers in the country to be designated as a testing center for the Fundamentals of Endoscopic SurgeryTM (FES) program, a comprehensive educational and assessment tool designed to teach and evaluate the fundamental knowledge, clinical judgment and technical skills required in the performance of basic gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic surgery (endoscopy).
Sep 4, 2013
Dr. Liu receives award for academic innovation
Howard Liu, M.D., psychiatry, has been recognized with the 2013 Innovations Award from the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP). Dr. Liu and his collaborator, Martin Klapheke, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, received the award for their Clinical Simulation Initiative, a project that […]
Sep 4, 2013
New faculty
Nineteen new faculty have joined the College of Medicine. The new additions include one associate professor, 16 assistant professors and two instructors. Here’s a list of new appointments by position and department: Carlos Villanueva, M.D., assistant professor, surgery-urologic surgery Amy Cutright, M.D., assistant professor, emergency medicine Kishor Bhakat, Ph.D., associate professor, genetics, cell biology & […]
Sep 4, 2013
Construction Update – Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Swanson Hall demolition nears completion, design development continues The interior demolition of Swanson Hall is now complete and exterior demolition is underway. With an estimated 12,000 tons of material, it will take more than 1,100 truckloads to haul the debris away. During this phase, excavators carefully separate materials such as concrete and steel for recycling. […]
Sep 4, 2013
UNMC coordinating $12.2 million study on abdominal aortic aneurysms
Will investigate low-cost antibiotic to determine if it can inhibit enzymes that cause aneurysms When diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, all most people can do is worry, watch and wait. Timothy Baxter, M.D., professor of surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has compared it to being forced to live with the ticking […]
Sep 4, 2013
College of Medicine Student of the Month – Steve Dondlinger, second-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 […]
Sep 4, 2013
UNMC medical student receives Fulbright Award
Andrew Baumgartner, a fourth-year medical student at UNMC, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to the Netherlands in philosophy. Baumgartner, who was “Student of the Month” in the July issue of InterCOM, is one of more than 1,700 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2013-2014 academic year through the Fulbright […]
Sep 4, 2013
A message from the dean
One of the enduring commitments of the College of Medicine is to train physicians to meet the manpower needs of Nebraska. Since a large portion of the population of the state and its geography are rural in nature that commitment must include programs to meet the health care provider needs of rural Nebraska. However, that […]
Sep 4, 2013
Theories provide answers to carnival ride queasiness
By Michael Huckabee, Ph.D., professor and director of the UNMC physician assistant program. Dr. Huckabee worked as a physician assistant for 30 years, mostly in rural Nebraska. “Stop the ride! Stop the ride!” That’s what I screamed while strapped in a spinning carnival ride with my sister when I was about 11 years old. It […]
Sep 4, 2013
Department Profile – Internal Medicine
Number of people in department: Faculty: 152 clinical + 19 non-clinical = 171 Staff: 229 UNMC + 125 UNMC Physicians = 354 House staff/post-docs: 70 residents + 54 fellows + 5 post-docs = 129 Administrative structure: 10 clinical divisions: Cardiology Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Gastroenterology/Hepatology General Internal Medicine Geriatrics Infectious Diseases Nephrology Oncology/Hematology Pulmonary, […]
Sep 4, 2013
