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Library produces how-to video on accessing health care
The UNMC McGoogan Library of Medicine wants to help. The library recently produced “Following the Clues: A Visit to the Doctor and the Library,” a 12-minute video narrated in English, Spanish and Sudanese-Nuer that shows viewers how to navigate the health care system and find health information at the library. Find out more about the on-campus premiere on March 20.
Mar 14, 2006
Preceptor award announced in memory of Dr. Koefoot
UNMC recently honored a Holdrege, Neb., family physician for his commitment to patient care and to training future physicians. Scott Ehresman, M.D., received the first Theodore H. Koefoot Jr., M.D., Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award.
Mar 13, 2006
UNMC spring radio spots to begin airing today
UNMC will air its spring radio commercials beginning today on select stations in Omaha, Lincoln and across the state. A series of radio spots will highlight Nebraskans pride in UNMC and feature comments from individuals interviewed across the state.
Mar 13, 2006
Common anti-convulsant drug may slow progression of dementia
Researchers have found that a common anticonvulsant drug improved cognitive function and appeared to restore nerve cells in the brains of patients with HIV-related dementia. The results of the Phase I clinical trial are published in the March issue of the scientific journal, “Neurology.”
Mar 13, 2006
Physical therapy education receives top teaching award
The UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education on Friday was named the recipient of the 2006 University-wide Departmental Teaching Award, the most prestigious
departmental teaching award presented by the University of Nebraska.
Mar 13, 2006
Medical missions give meaning to spring break
The Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) – the UNMC campus organization devoted to providing students and faculty opportunities in international medicine — has a record number medical mission teams visiting five countries during this month’s spring break.
Mar 10, 2006
Steven Wartman, M.D., Ph.D., came to UNMC with high expectations. And he wasn’t disappointed. Dr. Wartman, president of the Association of Academic Health Centers, spent Tuesday afternoon on the UNMC campus.
Mar 9, 2006
Bioterrorism preparedness expert on campus March 30
The UNMC College of Nursing will co-sponsor a March 30 visit by Kristine Gebbie, Dr.Ph., director of the Center for Health Policy at Columbia University School of Nursing in New York. She will present strategies of incorporating bioterrorism readiness competencies into health care curriculum.
Mar 8, 2006
Dr. Asojo receives UNO Women of Color award
Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., has seen first-hand the devastation of such diseases as malaria, hookworm and HIV in her native Nigeria. As a child, she made a promise to herself to do something about it – and she has.
Mar 7, 2006
Federal budget cuts will have major impact on UNMC
With Hurricane Katrina and the war in Iraq taking huge bites out of the federal budget, scientists at UNMC and around the country are now faced with shrinking dollars for biomedical research, and the impact could be quite dramatic.
Mar 6, 2006