Press Release
Four UNMC Women of Color Med School Grads Appointed to Top Residency Programs
It’s been a long four years, but graduation day is near for four outstanding University of Nebraska Medical Center med students. Patrice Tyson, Tina Flores, Eboni X. Carter and Bothaina Abdul-Fattah not only forged their way through a grueling curriculum, but these four also maintained a steady community participation on behalf of the Student National […]
Apr 23, 2001
UNMC graduating nursing student, Alma resident epitomizes pioneer spirit
The pioneer spirit of succeeding in the face of adversity is alive in Katherin (Kay) Benton of Alma. Benton will graduate with a bachelors degree in nursing May 3 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division. She is an inspiration for those who dont think they can achieve their goals. […]
Apr 23, 2001
UNMC Researchers Receive $1 Million Grant to Study Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln have received a $1 million grant to study whether a protein present in large amounts in mice with multiple sclerosis affects the disease process. If they are right, their discovery may lead to prevention and better drug treatments for multiple sclerosis in […]
Apr 20, 2001
SHARING Clinic Celebrates Successes, Soon to Open New STD/HIV Clinic
The SHARING (Student Health Alliance Reaching Indigent Needy Groups) Clinic, sponsored by the University of Nebraska of Nebraska Medical Center, is one of few clinics nationally that combine service to the underserved with an opportunity for students to learn. The student operated SHARING Clinic, located in the South Omaha Neighborhood Association (SONA) Clinic at 5211 […]
Apr 17, 2001
UNMC Med Student Theresa Spitzer to be Coordinator of SHARING Clinic’s New STD/AIDS Program
The SHARING (Student Health Alliance Reaching Indigent Needy Groups) Clinic is one of few clinics nationally that combine service to the underserved with an opportunity for students to learn. In May, Theresa Spitzer, an African-American an arising second-year medical student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will become coordinator of volunteer services at a […]
Apr 17, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Omaha will host an open house on Sunday, April 22, from 1 to 3 p.m., for those interested in learning about nursing careers, advanced nursing degrees and current jobs in nursing. The open house will be held at the colleges Cooper Auditorium, located at 42nd […]
Apr 17, 2001
Carol Pullen, Ed.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center assistant dean of rural nursing education, normally finds herself teaching in front of audiences of student nurses. On March 26, she presented at a forum before a group of her nursing peers and Congressional legislative aides in Washington, D.C. Dr. Pullen was one of four chosen nationally […]
Apr 5, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing invites nurses interested in earning bachelors or a masters degrees as a family nurse practitioner, to attend informational sessions in Beatrice, May 2. The sessions will include information about ways to earn a degree with greater flexibility through Internet-based and other distance education. Sessions will be […]
Apr 5, 2001
Four UNMC Faculty Members in Omaha, Lincoln Honored for Outstanding Teaching
Four University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members recently were selected as UNMCs Outstanding Teachers for 2001. The four teachers are: Richard MacDonald, Ph.D. and Warren Stinson, Ph.D., both College of Medicine; Donald Cohen, D.M.D., College of Dentistry in Lincoln; and Eric Scholar, Ph.D., College of Pharmacy. Dr. MacDonald, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular […]
Apr 5, 2001
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center is part of network:
NCCN and ACS Release First-Ever Patient Guidelines for Cancer Pain Management About one-third of the cancer patients in the U.S. suffer from significant pain. Pain can affect a patient in many ways. It can cause a reduction in activity, prevent sleep and inhibit eating. Pain also can make a patient feel afraid and depressed. Today, […]
Apr 3, 2001