Press Release
Omahan Deb McPherson, M.D. Elected Resident Delegate of the American Academy of Family Physicians
Omahan Deb McPherson, M.D., a second-year resident physician in the department of family medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been elected resident delegate to the Congress of Delegates of the American Academy of Family Physicians. The election was held during the annual meeting of the National Congress of Family Practice Residents in […]
Aug 9, 1997
Kevin Corley, M.D., Joins UNMC to Establish New Pediatric Diabetes Program
Kevin Corley, M.D., has joined the University of Nebraska Medical Center as director of pediatric diabetology and endocrinology and as a full-time assistant professor of pediatrics. As a pediatric diabetologist in the UNMC department of pediatrics and the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, Dr. Corley will split his time between teaching and treating children […]
Aug 8, 1997
Nebraska High School Honor Students Attend UNMC Health Career Workshop
Nineteen Nebraska high school students participated in a one-week Summer Health Professions Career Workshop July 14 through July 19 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. The Summer Health Professions Career Workshop’s goal is to encourage young Nebraskans’ interest in the health professions with the hope that they may someday practice health care […]
Jul 30, 1997
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will sponsor informational sessions Aug. 14 and 15 in North Platte for nurses interested in pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in nursing. Carol Pullen, Ed.D., assistant dean for rural nursing education, for the College of Nursing in Omaha, and Judith Billings, Ph.D., interim assistant dean of the College of […]
Jul 29, 1997
Margaret Tempero, M.D., and Barry Gold, Ph.D., have been named interim directors of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center and the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer & Allied Diseases, respectively. The two will temporarily replace Raymond W. Ruddon, M.D., Ph.D., who accepted a position with Johnson & Johnson Corp. in New Brunswick, N.J. In addition, […]
Jul 24, 1997
UNMC Nursing Students from UNK Earn Dean’s List Honors
Twenty-one students enrolled in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Kearney were named to the dean’s list following the 1997 spring semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, with divisions in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and […]
Jul 21, 1997
UNMC Nursing Students from UNL Earn Dean’s List Honors
Twenty students enrolled in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Lincoln were named to the dean’s list following the 1997 spring semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, with divisions in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and […]
Jul 21, 1997
Alzheimer’s Association Honors Service, Dedication of UNMC’s William Burke, M.D.
The Alzheimer’s Association Omaha Chapter has recognized Omaha native William Burke, M.D., a psychiatrist in the combined Creighton-Nebraska Department of Psychiatry, for his dedication to the association and his involvement in research of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association serves, communicates and advocates the needs of those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Dr. Burke […]
Jul 18, 1997
70 Eighth-Graders from Across Nebraska Attend UNMC’s Health/Science Meet
Seventy eighth grade students from 17 schools across Nebraska attended UNMC’s fifth annual Health/Science Meet in June for a three-day, educational, hands-on experience that hopes to inspire Nebraska eighth-graders, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care. The students qualified for the meet by submitting science projects in regional science competitions held […]
Jul 11, 1997
Retirement Culminates Illustrious Career for Dr. Paustian
When Fred Paustian, M.D., retired at the end of June, it capped a brilliant teaching and medical career. “Fred Paustian is one of the giants on the UNMC faculty,” said Harold M. Maurer, M.D., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Medicine. “He committed his whole career to UNMC and helped make […]
Jul 10, 1997