Press Release
Salem Baptist Church Hosts 2001 Family Health Fair
Salem Baptist Church is the host location for the 2001 Family Health Fair. The fair is sponsored by a collaboration of physicians, nurses, medical students, human service agencies and community organizations, as well as the Salem Baptist Church health ministry. The health fair is Saturday, April 7, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, at the Salem […]
Apr 3, 2001
John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., to lead UNMC Department of Internal Medicine
John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., the individual who has led the department of internal medicine the past two years, has been named dean of the UNMC College of Medicine. The appointment, which is subject to approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, would be effective Dec. 15. The announcement was made today by UNMC […]
Apr 1, 2001
Child Development Therapy Enhanced by Indoor Playground Renovation at MMI
Childs play. The very phrase implies an image of innocence, safety, and joyful recreation — and for most children that is just the case. But childs play for developmentally challenged children is so much more its an analytical exercise and teaching opportunity between child and recreational specialist. A new high-tech safety floor in the Munroe-Meyer […]
Mar 29, 2001
Two faculty members at the University of Nebraska Medical Center recently were named to new positions. Gerald Groggel, M.D., associate professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, has been named section chief of nephrology. Nephrology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the kidney. Michael Hammeke, M.D., an associate professor in the UNMC Department […]
Mar 26, 2001
117 UNMC Medical Students Receive Residency Training Assignments Through Match Day Program
A total of 117 senior medical school students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine have received their residency assignments through the National Senior Match Day program. Senior Match Day is an annual event held at the exact same time at UNMC and other U.S. medical schools. Residencies generally last from three […]
Mar 23, 2001
Pierre Fayad, M.D., will start April 1:
Stroke Expert from Yale University Named Chairman of UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences Pierre Fayad, M.D., an expert in stroke and neurovascular disease at Yale University, has been named Reynolds Centennial Professor and Chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Neurological Sciences. The appointment, which is effective April 1, is subject to […]
Mar 23, 2001
UNMC Faculty, Students, Staff Receive Awards at Professionals’ Day
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry students, faculty and staff received honors and awards during the colleges 15th Annual Professionals Day on Friday, March 16. The event celebrates scholarly activities and provides students, faculty and the dental community an opportunity to share professional and academic activities. Student Honors Thirty-nine students were recognized for […]
Mar 23, 2001
There are shortages of mental health practitioners in 87 of Nebraska’s 93 counties
Munroe-Meyer Institute Responds to Pediatric Mental Health Needs in Rural Nebraska If two adolescents in Nebraska are having mental health-related problems — for example, behavior disorders, anxiety disorders, adolescent depression, attention deficit disorders — and one youth is from Omaha, while the other from Greater Nebraska, which youth has the greater access to the professional […]
Mar 22, 2001
UNMC Medical Technology Division is University-wide Department of the Year
Virtually every conceivable bodily fluid or substance sent to a laboratory for analysis will be processed by a medical technologist. Whether looking for the AIDS virus, leukemia, blood type for a simple transfusion or tissue match for a transplant, the med techs run the tests, analyze the data and hover over the microscopes trying to […]
Mar 21, 2001
Available to anyone in Nebraska with Satellite Downlink Capability
UNMC, Partners Across Nebraska Sponsor Free April Mini-Medical School Series; Genes & Chips: Combining New Science, New Technology for a Healthier Tomorrow The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites the public to its free April Mini-Medical School series titled, Genes & Chips: Combining New Science, New Technology for a Healthier Tomorrow. The series will show […]
Mar 19, 2001