Outreach

Pediatric Spanish immersion program graduates first student

Fellow Brooklyn Leitch, MD, is first graduate of the COM pediatric department’s innovative longitudinal individualized Spanish program

Jun 30, 2023

Brooklyn Leitch, MD, second from right, celebrates her completion of the ¡SÍ! program with, from left, Katherine MacKrell, MD, peds hospitalist; Brooke Seaton, pediatric hospital medicine fellowship program coordinator; Aleisha Nabower, MD, associate program director; Sheilah Snyder, MD, the program director for pediatric hospital medicine; and Shirley Delair, MD, UNMC College of Medicine associate dean of DEI.

BHECN completes ARPA grants with new awardees

More than $3 million was awarded to address state’s behavioral health workforce shortage.

Jun 30, 2023

Marley Doyle, MD, director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, and Jessica Buche, BHECN ARPA award director

Bulldozing cancer in central Nebraska with state-of-the-art facility

A reception this week unveiled plans for the future Nebraska Medicine Kearney Cancer Center.

Jun 29, 2023

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, talks about the opportunities the cancer center will bring to the community.

‘Heart to Heart’ talks with NSRI’s executive director

The latest episode of the podcast hosted by UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, is now streaming.

Jun 29, 2023

Maj. Gen. Richard Evans, USAF (ret.), executive director of the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska

UNMC hosts women’s environmental health faculty group from Pakistan

The visiting faculty collaborated with local faculty members researching the impacts of climate change.

Jun 28, 2023

Kristina Kintziger, PhD

28th annual pharmacological conference set for July

Registration for the event, sponsored by the UNMC College of Nursing, is due by July 6.

Jun 28, 2023

Human DNA lab extends law enforcement collaboration

The UNMC lab works with the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Lab to provide DNA samples to a federal index system.

Jun 26, 2023

Joseph Khoury, MD

Dr. Mirnics is attending Special Olympics International

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute, sits on the Special Olympics International board.

Jun 20, 2023

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, director of the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute

Rural pathway programs extend longstanding partnerships

The UNMC programs have extended their agreements with the Nebraska State College System and UNK.

Jun 15, 2023

Nicole Carritt, interim assistant vice chancellor for health workforce education relations and director of Rural Health Initiatives

New ‘Heart to Heart’ podcast episode discusses stress

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, talks with Sarah Fischer, PhD, UNMC’S director of wellness programming.

Jun 14, 2023