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Kim Scarsi, PharmD, appointed new chair of pharmacy practice

Dr. Scarsi is the Lewis E. and Antonia E. Harris Professor and Chair, UNMC Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science.

Jan 10, 2025

Kim Scarsi, PharmD

Anesthesiology annual report: Highlighting transformative growth

The extensive new report details the work of the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology’s dedicated faculty, house staff and nurse anesthetists.

Jan 8, 2025

Michelle Iverson, DO, leads residents through a simulation exercise.

UNMC grads: ‘Go forth and change the world’

See these photos from UNMC’s Omaha commencement ceremony, held Dec. 20 at Baxter Arena.

Dec 31, 2024

A smiling graduate holding her diploma waves to the crowd.

Vicki Hamm to receive J.G. Elliott Award

Hamm, once described as the lifeblood of graduate medical education at UNMC, will be honored at UNMC’s winter commencement.

Dec 19, 2024

Vicki Hamm

UNMC’s continuing education offices achieve reaccreditation

The accreditation for the Center for Continuing Education and CiPDI comes with commendation, an exclusive validation of UNMC’s efforts.

Dec 19, 2024

Brenda Ram and Heidi Keeler, PhD

Search committee named for internal medicine chair

Joseph Khoury, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, will lead the committee.

Dec 17, 2024

Joseph Khoury, MD

The Innovation Design Unit: Unveiling the future of inpatient care

The med center community got its first look inside the new Innovation Design Unit on Dec. 12, and patients are due to arrive Jan. 7.

Dec 17, 2024

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine colleagues could tour the Innovation Design Unit last week, including watching this video of Michael Ash, MD, president and chief operating officer of Nebraska Medicine.

Andrew Patterson, MD, PhD, named anesthesiology chair

Dr. Patterson, who is returning to UNMC, is regarded as a strong leader with experience to help the department continue its rise.

Dec 16, 2024

Andrew Patterson, MD, PhD

Tanya Custer, PhD, to lead Interprofessional Academy of Educators

Dr. Custer, director of distance education with allied health, has been active in the academy since her induction in 2016.

Dec 11, 2024

Tanya Custer, PhD

Nebraskan empowered by annual pancreatic cancer screenings

Jody Vondra navigates her family’s difficult roads through cancer and shares her perspective on the journey.

Dec 9, 2024

Jody Vondra, in the Chihuly Sanctuary at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, with a copy of her new book, “The Country Road Perspective"