Press Release
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing invites anyone interested in pursuing a career in nursing or in pursuing advanced nursing specialties to attend a free open house on Sunday, June 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. Big Red Nursing Day, which will be held in the UNMC College of Nursing Cooper Auditorium, […]
Jun 6, 2000
24 Schools Across Nebraska to be Represented at 8th UNMC Health/Science Meet June 15-17
Twenty-four schools across Nebraska will be represented at the eighth University of Nebraska Medical Center Health/Science Meet. The meet is an expense-paid, three-day, educational and entertaining experience. The meets goal is to inspire Nebraska eighth-graders, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care. The students competed for the meet by submitting science […]
Jun 5, 2000
American Academy of Family Practice Names Award Recipients
UNMC Recognized for Success in Graduating Family Physicians The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Medicine has received the Silver Percentage Award from the American Academy of Family Practice for its success in making family practice a top career choice for graduating medical students. The Family Practice Percentage Awards honor medical schools for their […]
Jun 2, 2000
Cultural Trip Includes Lessons in Health Care, Spanish
UNMC Students to Study in Latin America This Summer Nineteen University of Nebraska Medical Center students will spend the summer studying community health care and Spanish in Guatemala. The four-week course, offered through UNMC’s International Studies and Programs, gives students the opportunity to learn about the delivery of health care in Central America by observing […]
May 31, 2000
Proceeds to Benefit UNMC Eppley Cancer Center:
Master Horseman/Rope Expert to Perform at 2000 Cattlemen’s Ball Jerry Diaz, a master horseman and rope expert from Mexico, will be one of the featured entertainers at the third annual Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska to be held Saturday, June 3 at the Haythorn Ranch near Arthur, Neb. Diaz has performed around the globe and in […]
May 26, 2000
UNMC Graduating Dental Class Finishes Second In Nationwide Exam
This years graduating class of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry ranked second nationwide in an examination taken by all of the nations dental students. Students in their final year of dental school take Part 2 of the American Dental Associations National Board Examination during the first week of December. UNMC recently […]
May 24, 2000
Grand Island Pediatrician Selected for UNMC Teaching Award
Grand Island pediatrician Karen Higgins, M.D., has been selected to receive the Volunteer Faculty Clerkship Teaching Award from the University of Nebraska Medical Center department of pediatrics. The UNMC department of pediatrics gives the award annually to one volunteer faculty member from greater Nebraska and to one from Omaha. Student comments and evaluations are used […]
May 19, 2000
UNMC Medical Student Wins National Research Award
Julie Grundman, who will enter her third year in medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center this fall, recently won a national award for her research project dealing with a computer-based teaching method. The Society of General Internal Medicine presented Grundman with the Mack Lipkin Sr. Award for the best research presentation by […]
May 15, 2000
The 33rd Annual Garden Walk sponsored by the Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild of the Munroe-Meyer Institute, a unit of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will be held Sunday, June 11. Proceeds go to support the therapeutic, training and research activities benefiting children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and chronic handicapping conditions. Denese Stalnaker and […]
May 11, 2000
UNMC’s Paustian Receives State Association’s Service to Medicine Award
Fred Paustian, M.D., a semi-retired faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, recently was awarded a statewide honor for his medical service. Dr. Paustian received the Nebraska Medical Associations Distinguished Service to Medicine Award April 28 at the NMAs annual session. Dr. Paustians career at UNMC has spanned more than 40 years. A […]
May 10, 2000