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Spotlight on new faculty – meet Patti Fries, O.D.

Patti Fries, O.D., is one of many new faculty members on the UNMC campus. Dr. Fries is an instructor in the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

Oct 3, 2005

UNMC team top fund raiser for Memory Walk

Prasad Padala, M.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, started the team, “We Care” to represent the local medical community at this year’s Memory Walk, conducted by the Alzheimer’s Association Midlands Chapter.
The team was the top fund raiser with $2,660.

Oct 3, 2005

Women’s Health and Wellness Conference Oct. 14

The eighth annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference will be Friday, Oct. 14, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the DC Centre in Omaha, 11830 Stonegate Circle, located three blocks south of 120th & Maple Streets.

Sep 30, 2005

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Shannon Lynch, M.D.

Meet Shannon Lynch, M.D., one of many new faculty members on the UNMC campus. Dr. Lynch is an instructor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

Sep 30, 2005

McGoogan Library activities to celebrate librarians month

October is National Medical Librarians Month and the staff at the McGoogan Library of Medicine are celebrating with a slate of activities. Click to learn more.

Sep 30, 2005

Medical students headed for the Gulf Coast

Three UNMC medical students are heading to Waveland, Miss. They’re not sure what they’ll find in the town nearly wiped off the map by Hurricane Katrina, but they’re ready to lend a hand. Find out how you can help support their trip.

Sep 29, 2005

World-famous heart surgeon on campus Oct. 5

Some believe the secret to aging well is to stay active. Two men nearing 100 years old who’ve made major impacts in medicine, and who are the epitome of aging well, will meet again Oct. 5 during a special lectureship at UNMC. World-famous heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, M.D., 97, will speak during a lectureship named in honor of the scientific achievements of UNMC’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., who soon will be 90 years old.

Sep 28, 2005

Book on health disparities gains national attention

A new book on health disparities, co-authored by UNMC’s Rubens Pamies, M.D., was highlighted on CNN Headline News last week. The book, “Multicultural Medicine and Health Disparities,” was unveiled last week during the Fifth Annual Primary Care and Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Sep 28, 2005

Dr. Billings to retire after 40 years in nursing, education

At age 6, Judy Billings, Ph.D., knew she wanted to become a nurse, although she didn’t really know why. On Friday, the assistant dean of the UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division will retire after 40 years in nursing.

Sep 27, 2005

UNMC lands $1.9 million grant for new AHECs

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded UNMC a $1.9 million grant to create Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) in Omaha and southeastern Nebraska and to continue funding the three existing AHECs based in Grand Island, Norfolk and Scottsbluff.

Sep 26, 2005