Munroe-Meyer Institute
MMI’s Trunk or Treat draws 500 visitors
MMI staff and community partners worked to make sure visitors enjoyed the increasingly popular event.
Nov 13, 2018
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SAPAA hosted first event in October
Panel discussion tackled disability health care issues.
Nov 13, 2018
![From left, Student Alliance for People of All Abilities vice president Max Lydiatt, president Shaker Dukkipati, MMI Director Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., Brad Corr, D.P.T., Justin Bainbridge and Kim Bainbridge.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Rounds1113.jpg)
New building, new possibilities
Planning for MMI’s new home showcases a collaborative, patient-focused spirit.
Nov 13, 2018
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OT’s Pleiss is board-certified in pediatrics
Less than 1 percent of all occupational therapists nationally achieve this certification.
Nov 13, 2018
![Monica Pleiss](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Pleiss1113.jpg)
![From left, researchers included Marcos Colon, M.D., and Rachel Goode, M.D., from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, MMI's Howard Needelman, M.D., and Allison Dempsey, Ph.D., from the University of Colorado.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Need1108.jpg)
![From left, October's honorees, pictured with director Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., at center, are Kathryn Peterson, Ph.D., Cathy Jansen, Annie Woodruff-Jameson and Pamela Althof. Peggy Whitsell is not pictured.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/StandoutsNov18.jpg)
MMI’s Trunk or Treat draws 500
Trick-or-treating fun on display at second annual event.
Oct 31, 2018
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UNMC honors endowed faculty and benefactors
Circle of Distinction event was held in September.
Oct 24, 2018
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New MMI program trains CNAs as respite providers
The program may soon expand to other institutions and areas of the medical center.
Oct 15, 2018
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Fisher to help lead genetic counseling program
Sara Fisher of MMI is new assistant program director for the educational effort.
Oct 13, 2018
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