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MMI’s inaugural Trunk or Treat draws big crowd

More than 200 children attend event designed for children with disabilities and complex health care needs.

Nov 6, 2017

The Eldal family -- Brad, Mary, Lois and Alex -- came from Elk Horn, Iowa, to attend the event.

College of Nursing hosts 100th anniversary gala

Alumni, faculty, staff and the public packed the celebration and awards ceremony.

Nov 6, 2017

Mary Sullivan, Ph.D., left, recieves the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Rita Schmitz, president of the College of Nursing Alumni Association.

Re-Imagining U announces November electives

Training expert Gretchen Finke Patras will speak at UNMC and UNO as part of this month’s programming.

Nov 6, 2017

IPE initiative shines during site visit

Grant-funded project lets interprofessional teams train together to reduce medication errors in older patients transitioning from the hospital to inpatient skilled nursing care.

Nov 3, 2017

Barbara Brandt, Ph.D., director of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, served as one of the site visit facilitators.

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Nov 3, 2017

Senior nursing student Sarvinoz Kadyrova works with client Melanie Kenney at the HelpCare clinic in Kearney.

Registry spurs research participation by veterans

More than 2,700 rheumatoid arthritis patients from 13 medical centers have enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis registry.

Nov 3, 2017

Ted Mikuls, M.D., founder of the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis registry

Sen. Hilkemann tours Visualization Hub, MMI

Legislator is a longtime supporter of the Dr. Edwin Davis & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning, the future home to iEXCEL.

Nov 3, 2017

From left, UNMC's Bill Glass, Sen. Robert Hilkemann, and UNMC's Suzanne Torroni at the Visualization Hub.

Retirement counseling available on campus this month

One-on-one counseling sessions are available by appointment.

Nov 2, 2017

Study examines efficacy of rapid-response teams

Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D., is lead author on newly published study in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.

Nov 2, 2017

Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D.

Lecture offered insight into plight of refugees

Alana Schriver, refugee specialist for Omaha Public Schools, spoke last week on different cultural attitudes toward health care.

Nov 2, 2017

Alana Schriver gave an hour-long talk inside the Yanney Conference Room at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Oct. 24 to health care workers and students. The goal was to help us understand how resettled refugees view health care and how we can better serve them.