Internal Medicine Newsletter
UNMC participating in aspirin study on patients with vascular disease
Electronic health records will play key role in study
Mar 31, 2017
New Comparative Medicine Director
Jennifer L. Larsen, MD, vice chancellor for research, recently announced that John Bradfield, DVM, PhD, has accepted the offer to become the next Comparative Medicine director for UNMC.
Jan 6, 2017
Internal Medicine Research & Non Research Awards
ADIS Reported funding from 10/01/2016- To 12/31/2016.
Jan 5, 2017
Faculty Publications – House Officer Scholarly Works – 4th Quarter 2016
Authors, Title, Year, Source title, Volume, Issue, Art. No., Page start, Page end, DOI, Link, ISSN, PubMed ID, Document Type, Source, EID (Elsevier ID#) Jalal H., O’Dell J.R., Bridges S.L., Jr., Cofield S., Curtis J.R., Mikuls T.R., Moreland L.W., Michaud K., Cost-Effectiveness of Triple Therapy Versus Etanercept Plus Methotrexate in Early Aggressive Rheumatoid Arthritis, 2016, […]
Jan 4, 2017
Rare Aquagenic Urticaria Case Published
Andrew Rorie, MD, assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, an allergy-immunologist, was quoted in the November 4, U.S. News & World Report article “What It’s Like Being Allergic to Water.”
Dec 29, 2016
Very Successful Diabetes Trials Recruitment
Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, chief, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (DEM), is also the site director for two NIH multicenter trials.
Dec 28, 2016
IDeA-CTR Funding Programs Announced
The GP-IDeA CTR has announced two funding opportunities. The IDeA-CTR Scholars Program and the IDeA-CTR Pilot Grant Program. Download the RFAs to read the details for each program and their deadlines.
Dec 27, 2016
Appreciation for Role in Accreditation
This fall UNMC received full accreditation status from the Association for Accreditation of Human Research Protection Program, Inc. ( AAHRPP). Drs. Gay Canaris, Matt Lunning, James Schwarz and Sue Swindells are members of the IRB and were recognized by Drs. Bruce Gordon, Executive Chair, UNMC IRB and Ernie Prentice, Institutional Official, for their ongoing great work in that role.
Dec 27, 2016
UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Scientist Development Award
The second UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Scientist Development Award was recently given to Bryant England, MD, rheumatology fellow, for his proposal titled “Enhancing the Identification of Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Lung Disease.”
Dec 23, 2016
