InterCOM

Two new endowments benefit pediatric anesthesiologists

Lead gifts for four of the department’s five endowments were made by women anesthesiologists at UNMC.

Jun 28, 2019

Carol Lydiatt, M.D., donor and retired pediatric anesthesiologist, Mohanad Shukry, M.D., Ph.D., pediatric division chief, Jane Kugler, M.D., donor and pediatric anesthesiologist, and Steven J. Lisco, M.D., department chair, celebrate the announcement of Drs. Lydiatt and Kugler's endowed professorships that support pediatric faculty development.

Dr. Ahmad named to study section for Center for Scientific Review

Iqbal Ahmad, Ph.D., will serve on the Diseases and Pathophysiology of the Visual System Study Section.

Jun 27, 2019

Iqbal Ahmad, Ph.D.

Reaching across borders to strengthen family medicine

Omaha campus recently hosted 10th annual U.S.-Sino Family Medicine Leadership Development Program.

Jun 26, 2019

Trainees from Shanghai community health service centers and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health worked with faculty and leadership of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine and the UNMC College of Medicine during the two-week event.

UNMC breaks ground on new welcome center

Wigton Heritage Center will celebrate and memorialize UNMC’s history.

Jun 25, 2019

It was a special day for the Wigton and Olson families, the two lead donors on the Wigton Heritage Center. From left-right - Judith Wigton, James Wigton, M.D., Deborah Wigton, Robert Wigton, M.D., and David Olson, M.D. The lead donors were Dr. Robert Wigton and the Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Charitable Foundation.

UNMC holds groundbreaking ceremony for Wigton Heritage Center

Facility will celebrate/memorialize UNMC’s history, while serving as a campus welcome center

Jun 24, 2019

Here's a rendering of the front entrance to the Wigton Heritage Center.

UNMC ranked as top university in Nebraska for job placement of graduates

Ranked No. 10 for the entire country among universities/colleges
 

Jun 21, 2019

Students at UNMC have nearly a 95% chance of landing a job after they graduate.

Nebraska Medicine named best employer in the state

Forbes Magazine honor drew results from independent survey.

Jun 21, 2019

New program to train physicians in hospice, palliative medicine

Three physicians per year will participate in one-year fellowship.

Jun 19, 2019

Al Fisher, M.D., Ph.D.

A plan to improve access for behavioral health patients

Limited access to psychiatric providers is community-wide and national problem.

Jun 19, 2019

Members of the Department of Psychiatry Access Committee which met numerous times to craft new ways to expand access for patients, included (left to right): Cynthia Sands, Brigette Vaughan, Maggie Milner, Marley Doyle, M.D., Ryan Edwards, M.D., Lauren Edwards, M.D., Debi Pittock and Daniel Gih, M.D.

Retirement event today for James Wisecarver, M.D., Ph.D.

Pathology/microbiology faculty member has been at UNMC since he was a med student.

Jun 19, 2019

James Wisecarver, M.D., Ph.D.