Inside UNMC
Amy Nordness, PhD, named associate director of MMI
Colleagues call Dr. Nordness a visionary, hands-on leader.
Sep 29, 2021
![Amy Nordness, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Amy0504.jpg)
Dr. Parker now acting division chief of general internal medicine
Jennifer Parker, MD, will lead division as national search is conducted.
Sep 28, 2021
![Jennifer Parker, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Parker0921321.jpg)
Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster approved for health care workers
Vaccination clinics scheduled at the medical center will include influenza and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines.
Sep 27, 2021
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Time out with T.O. – Not your Average Joe
Joe Sisson, MD, has left his mark on the med center.
Sep 24, 2021
![Joe Sisson, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Sisson0128.jpg)
Fellowship program director of the month
Wendy Grant, MD, is the director of the abdominal transplant surgery fellowship.
Sep 24, 2021
![Wendy Grant, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grant061220.jpg)
Recent Information Technology survey will guide improvements
Overall, colleagues, faculty and staff are pleased, but IT is using feedback to make services better.
Sep 21, 2021
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College of Pharmacy holding flu clinics
Operation Immunization project offers walk-in immunization opportunities.
Sep 16, 2021
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Changes announced for surgery patients who are vaccinated
Effective Sept. 22, Nebraska Medicine perform COVID-19 tests on vaccinated patients who require moderate or deep levels of sedation/anesthesia.
Sep 14, 2021
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Feedback wanted on food, dining at Nebraska Medical Center
Med center community asked to share opinions in quick, three-minute survey.
Sep 13, 2021
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LiveGreen: Back-to-school BBQ limits waste
Seventy-one percent of waste at the event was diverted from the landfill.
Sep 9, 2021
![At the all-campus barbecue, volunteers stood at each waste station and helped students and staff sort their waste into the correct bin.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BBQWaste090721.jpg)