Internal Medicine Newsletter

2016 Top Teachers

Each year “Top Teacher” recognition is given to approximately 40 faculty members based on data on approximately 120-130 faculty evaluations from both students and residents.

May 10, 2017

Etherton ACOS for Patient Safety for VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care

The VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System welcomed Dr. Gale Etherton in her new position as the Associate Chief of Staff for Patient Safety.

May 10, 2017

Faculty Development

The Faculty Development Task Force continues to meet monthly and focus on the needs of all faculty across the Department.

May 9, 2017

Shannon Boerner, MD, director, Faculty Mentoring & Development

Medical Student Michael Price Presents at Gordon Research Seminar

Michael Price, a third-year MD/PhD student was selected to give an oral presentation at a Gordon Research Seminar for Cilia, Mucus and Mucociliary Interactions in Galveston, Texas, earlier this year.

May 9, 2017

AOA Inductees

UNMC’s Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Society announced its 2017 initiates.

May 9, 2017

Caregivers Recognized by Patients for Going Above and Beyond

We would like to highlight the doctors and nurses who go above and beyond their duty when we hear that patients have recognized them for their outstanding care. However, in this newsletter, we do not want to single out the patients.

May 9, 2017

Deepak Singh, MD

UNMC Silver U Winner – Ana Laura Ortiz Morales

Ana Laura Ortiz Morales, a clinical studies associate In Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (DEM), was recently honored with a Silver U.

May 9, 2017

Thyroid and Endocrine Multidisciplinary Clinic

The Thyroid and Endocrine Multidisciplinary Clinic at Nebraska Medicine (TEMDC) is a new multi-service clinic for patients with thyroid cancer and other endocrine tumors.

May 9, 2017

Whitney Goldner, MD

Medical Students Collaborate on Invited Commentary for Academic Medicine

R. Logan Jones, fourth-year medical student at UNMC, co-authored an article titled “Engaging Learners to Advance Medical Education,” published in Academic Medicine.

May 9, 2017

Logan Jones, UNMC medical student

Student Senate Officers Elected

Among the new at-large student senators elected are Ke Arkfeld, a former Internal Medicine SUARP student mentored by Dahn Clemens, PhD and Geoffrey E. Thiele, son of Internal Medicine faculty member, Geoffrey M. Thiele, PhD.

May 9, 2017

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