Internal Medicine Newsletter
Dr. Florescu leads medical service trip to Nicaragua
Over spring break, Diana Florescu, MD, associate professor division of infectious disease, volunteered with UNMC pharmacy, medicine and physical therapy students at the Los Chavalitos Clinic in Managua, Nicaragua. The students went into the neighborhoods served by the clinic to provide immunization, vitamin A, anti-parasite pills and fluoride treatments. The services being offered were advertised […]
May 8, 2018
Faculty Publications – First Quarter 2018
Authors, Title, Source title, Volume, Issue, Year, Page start, Page end, Document Type, DOI, Link Xiankun Zhang; Jun Shen; Dan Hu; Bin Duan; Chunmin Wang, A rapid approach to manufacture superhydrophobic coating on magnesium alloy by one-step method, Surface and Coatings Technology, 334, null, 2018, 90-97, SciVal Asawaeer M, Sayyed S, Chatzizisis YS, […]
May 8, 2018
Two UNMC scientists recognized for outstanding research in aging diseases
The 20th Annual Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Fund Award and the 14th Annual Nancy and Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Scholarship Fund Award were presented during recent ceremonies.
Apr 25, 2018
February 28th and the days that followed have been very difficult for our department. We are grieving the loss of a talented third year resident, Dr. Jarrod Dye, who was known for his smile and compassion and was to join us as a hospitalist faculty member this summer. Jarrod died of suicide, a manifestation of […]
Mar 13, 2018
Hundreds Celebrate the Life of Dr. Dye
More than 300 colleagues, friends and family celebrated the life of Jarrod Dye, MD, a third-year internal medicine house officer, at a campus memorial service on March 7. Fond memories and stories were shared, with a common theme among those who knew him of "I'm changed because Jarrod cared." Dr. Dye, a provider at Nebraska […]
Mar 13, 2018
Patient-Centered Care is the Focus at Nebraska Medicine Clinics
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) now recognizes Nebraska Medicine's primary care clinics as Level III Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), the highest recognition level for a primary care clinic. This model of care puts patients at the forefront and this recognition assures that the Nebraska Medicine clinics have a team of physicians, nurses, social […]
Mar 13, 2018
Lung Transplant Program Receives Medicare Approval
Nebraska Medicine’s lung transplant program has received approval from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a Medicare-approved center for adult lung transplantation. In order to serve Medicare beneficiaries, the program must meet comprehensive conditions of participation. The designation recognizes the program’s clinical experience, good outcomes, resources […]
Mar 13, 2018
Dr. Gumina has Vision for Cardiovascular Research
Rich Gumina, MD, PhD, will assume the role of acting chief of the division of cardiovascular medicine at the end of March when Vincent Pompili, MD, steps down as division chief of cardiovascular medicine to move on to the position of Senior Vice President and Physician Executive Director of the Novant Health Heart and Vascular […]
Mar 13, 2018
All Internal Medicine Residents Pass Boards With Flying Colors
The University of Nebraska Medical Center's internal medicine residency program had 100 percent of its residents pass the 2017 American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) examination and, even better, all the residents scored above the national mean. “We’ve had a spectacular record through the years but for the first time we have the data to […]
Mar 13, 2018
Past SURP and SUARP Student and Mentor Accomplishments
We are in the process of accepting up to 21 students for the Internal Medicine department’s 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) and Summer Undergraduate Alcohol Research Program (SUARP) and are looking forward to a great summer. Thank you to the mentors and their staffs for the effort and time they put in to give […]
Mar 13, 2018