InterCOM
Fellowship director of the month
Erin Smith, MD, has lived in Nebraska all her life and completed her medical training at UNMC.
Oct 6, 2023
![Erin Smith, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ErinSmithCOM-900x600.jpg)
Medical student of the month, October 2023
Medical student Aida Jemal’s hobbies include nature photography and playing billiards.
Oct 6, 2023
![Aida Jemal](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AidaCOM-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Koepsell inaugural holder of Wisecarver Professorship
Scott Koepsell, MD, PhD, humbled to hold professorship named for Dr. James L. and Patricia A. Wisecarver.
Sep 7, 2023
![Scott Koepsell, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/KoepsellCOM-900x600.jpg)
Colllege of Medicine leaders react to groundbreaking
New Rural Health Education Building an ‘incredible opportunity.’
Sep 7, 2023
![From left, University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen, JD, University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, at the groundbreaking.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GRoundbreakCOM.jpg)
Fellowship director of month, September 2023
Jonathan Thompson, MD, is the director of the vascular surgery fellowship.
Sep 6, 2023
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jonathan_Thompson-VascularSurgery-2018-900x600.jpg)
Fellow of the month, September 2023
Peter Pellegrino, MD, PhD, is a pain medicine fellow in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.
Sep 6, 2023
![Peter Pellegrino, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PellegrinoCOM-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Yeh named to research role in ophthalmology
Steven Yeh, MD, has been named vice chairman of clinical and translational research in the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology.
Sep 6, 2023
![Steven Yeh, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/StevenYeh030223-900x600.jpg)
New medical faculty, September 2023
Thirty-four new faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in July and August.
Sep 6, 2023
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Medical research highlights, September 2023
The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing more than $1.1 million in new funding in July.
Sep 6, 2023
![Micah Schott, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MicahSchott021723-900x600.jpg)
Dean’s message: A great beginning
Groundbreaking at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and a moving White Coat ceremony highlight the new academic year.
Sep 6, 2023
![Bradley Britigan, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BRADLEYBRITIGAN090122-e1677601344141.jpg)