Rural
‘Farm girl at heart’ aims for rural family medicine career
Nicole Beckman, MD, one of 253 new house officers at UNMC this summer, is a Nebraska native and UNMC graduate.
Jul 16, 2024
![Nicole Beckman, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Beckman_NicoleCOM-900x600.jpg)
A sneak peak at Nebraska Medicine’s new cancer center
Construction is progressing on the new cancer center in Kearney that is set to open later this year.
Jun 25, 2024
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Dr. Gold is ‘lamplighter’ in post-pandemic initiative
Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, offered his insights for the American Democracy and Health Security Initiative.
Jun 20, 2024
![Jeffrey P. Gold, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DrJeffreyPGold032124-900x600.jpg)
Anna Dalrymple, MD, named Koefoot Award recipient
Dr. Dalrymple, a 2014 UNMC graduate who practices in Gothenburg, was recognized as the outstanding preceptor in rural family medicine.
May 23, 2024
![From left: Jolene Wees, family medicine clerkship coordinator; Kimberly Jarzynka, MD, vice chair of family medicine and residency program director; Mindy Lacey, MD, medical student education director; Anna Dalrymple, MD; Geoffrey Talmon, MD, associate dean for medical education; and Jeff Harrison, MD, chair of family medicine. (Photo by Iris Photography Studios)](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/KoefootAward052324-900x600.jpg)
Health care workforce report highlights challenges, accomplishments
The issues involved show the importance of UNMC initiating programming to educate more health care professionals.
May 16, 2024
![Nicole Carritt, UNMC's assistant vice chancellor of health workforce education relations](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/NicoleCarritt090123-900x600.jpg)
UNMC history: UNMC’s Health Science Meet
For more than 25 years, eighth-grade students from across Nebraska competed to participate in UNMC’s annual Health Science Meet.
May 13, 2024
![Visiting eighth-grade students participate in the 2006 UNMC Health Science Meet.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HSM2006c.jpg)
Dr. Gold to receive inaugural ‘Heartland Hero Award’
The award comes from Rural Media Group, which broadcasts ‘Rural Health Matters,’ a live weekly program Dr. Gold hosts on RFD-TV.
May 6, 2024
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Gold062623-900x600.jpg)
Katie Schultis’ father shows her the way
After graduating, Schultis will continue her medical training at the Mayo Clinic, where her late father had received a kidney transplant.
May 3, 2024
![Katie Schultis with her parents, Aaron and Lisa](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SchultisFamily050324-900x600.jpg)
From Angola to Atlanta, Ewing to UNMC – and beyond
UNMC College of Medicine graduate Edson DeOliveira expresses his gratitude for the experiences that led him to this point.
May 2, 2024
![Edson DeOliveira](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EdsonDeOliveira2050224.jpg)
Three to be honored at UNMC commencement May 4
Barry Gold, PhD, will receive an honorary degree, while Kent Lacey, MD, and Michael Sitorius, MD, will receive J.G. Elliott Awards.
Apr 30, 2024
![Barry Gold, PhD, Kent Lacey, MD, and Michael Sitorius, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GoldLaceySitorius043024-900x600.jpg)