"Wear a mask, wear a mask, wear a mask. The data is absolutely clear that masks protect you.. and masks protect others."
- Chancellor
@jeffreypgold
, MD
Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s most respected experts throughout the pandemic, will appear with UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold during Monday’s RFD-TV broadcast of “Rural Health Matters."
Link to broadcast:
We want to express our gratitude towards all doctors and healthcare professionals for their dedication and contributions to our community everyday.
#NationalDoctorsDay
Just announced:
UNMC and
@NebraskaMed
will be a key pilot site designated to develop a federal program that will improve the nation’s ability to respond to future catastrophic events.
#ProjectNExT
We’re making progress in the fight against the virus with 50% of the U.S. population fully vaccinated, but we need a vaccination rate of 85% or higher to stop the threat. Help protect the ones you love. Get vaccinated.
Congratulations to Dele Davies, MD, on being appointed as the interim chancellor of UNMC. We are looking forward to your leadership and the continued success of our university under your guidance as we build on UNMC’s momentum in education, research and patient care.
As part of the UNMC CoRe: Covid Relief program, UNMC medical students are volunteering to help the university���s busy doctors with everyday needs.
Pictured: program coordinators Taylor Kratochvil and Remy Sass walking Tucker and Toby.
Join us in supporting
#HerTimeIsNow
, a campaign that highlights
#WomenInMedicine
and gender equity. To join the campaign, please tweet a photo of yourself wearing a
#HerTimeIsNow
face mask. Contact co-chair of WE STRIVE, Dr. Armijo, at p.rodriguesarmijo
@unmc
.edu for face masks.
We, as Nebraska Medicine & UNMC, condemn this messaging in the strongest terms. We are committed to an atmosphere of inclusivity that extends to everyone – be they patients, employees, students and visitors to our campus. We all are a part of the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine community.
Now is the time to get a COVID-19 vaccine if you have not yet received it. We are offering the vaccine at several of our clinics and at our retail pharmacy locations. Get more information at
In honor of
#Twosday
(2.22.22), we are featuring the two Durham Research Towers on the Omaha campus. The towers enable UNMC to enhance basic and translational research in several areas, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, infectious diseases and neuroscience.
We’ve made it - the last day of 2020. We are deeply grateful for our healthcare heroes who keep our communities safe. We sympathize with families who will enter the new year without loved ones. We are hopeful for a better year and wish our community a safe and happy 2021.
UNMC has launched a groundbreaking mobile app to screen large groups of individuals who are concerned that they may have COVID-19 and to help first responders and other health care providers determine a person’s likelihood of carrying the disease.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. We want to express our gratitude once more to the generous donors who made this extraordinary project possible.
#IamUNMC
Dr. Susan Swindells, a professor of internal medicine in UNMC’s College of Medicine, is serving on a national panel of experts that has produced the first guidelines for health care providers treating patients with COVID-19.
“These individuals were brought here because we have the resources and expertise to care for them here.”
- Christopher Kratochvil, M.D.
Executive Director of Clinical Research, Global Center for Health Security, UNMC
"I am immensely proud of the UNMC Infectious Diseases Division and the selfless role that was played by many ID faculty and staff. We are truly grateful for the recognition and the Milagro Award from One World.”
- Mark Rupp, MD,
@UNMC_ID
chief
Read more:
We are thankful for the public health workforce working harder than ever to keep our community safe and slow the spread of
#COVID19
. Happy Public Health Thank You Day!
Congratulations to the 2018-2019 UNMC High School Alliance program graduates! These highly motivated, secondary students were introduced to health professions that will help create a more diverse workforce in Nebraska.
@UNMC_HSA
Tips on how to cope with election-related anxiety:
1.) Control what you can
2.) Limit your news and social media exposure
3.) Limit draining conversations
4.) Induge in self-care
5.) Surround yourself with positive friends and family
An American providing medical assistance overseas during an Ebola outbreak will soon be monitored at Nebraska Medical Center after a possible exposure in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More information is available on our website:
New infectious diseases center is now open at UNMC. The Training, Simulation & Quarantine Center will allow UNMC and
@NebraskaMed
to continue to take the lead in both treating and educating others about highly infectious diseases.
Celebrate
#HispanicHeritageMonth
by getting to know some of our faculty members! Roger Gonzales, a Ph.D. student in health promotion at
@UNMCCOPH
, says the holiday is a moment to educate and raise awareness about the incredible diversity that exists within our communities.
White Coat Ceremonies are kicking off this week! Use our hashtag
#IamUNMC
or
#unmcWhitecoat
to share your transition into the professional medical community. Congratulations! 🥳
In case you missed it:
In an interview with CNN, UNMC Chancellor
@jeffreypgold
discussed the strong voluntary adoption of the COVID-19 vaccine across the university.
Kelsey Klute, MD, an oncologist at UNMC and
@NebraskaMed
, asked the legislature today for support to allow the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center’s Pancreas Cancer Center of Excellence to develop and test new early screenings and therapies for the deadly disease.
#NUforNE
In honor of Thank A Resident Day, we would like to thank all of our UNMC residents! We are proud of your resilience and commitment to patient care. Please take a moment to personally thank a resident you know by tagging them below.
#IamUNMC
#ThankaResidentDay
"We all are working diligently and swiftly to do the science in the appropriate way to help in this pandemic. It also gives us hope that soon this drug may be used widely."
- Dr. Kalil, a professor of infectious diseases in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Siobhan Wescott!
Dr. Wescott serves as the new endowed professor and director of American Indian health at the UNMC College of Public Health.
➡️More on Dr. Wescott:
Retirement reception for Bob Bartee. Bob has led government relations and communication efforts at UNMC for more than four decades.
Read more about Bob Bartee’s career and leave him your thanks and congratulations:
We would like to thank all our nurses, researchers, faculty and staff who have played a part in the remdesivir clinical trial for COVID-19. We are grateful for the mission-critical work they do in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all of us.
@NebraskaMed
Celebrate
#HispanicHeritageMonth
with us by getting to know some of our faculty members! Dr. Armando De Alba Rosales says that the holiday is an opportunity to share his Mexican origins. 🇲🇽
Since February, UNMC and
@NebraskaMed
have worked hard to keep you and your family safe from COVID-19. We are leading the world in treatment, training and quarantine methods and will continue to be a reliable source for our community.
UNMC infectious diseases expert Dr. James Lawler unveils new animation explaining the Delta variant. Tune into our Facebook page for a live viewing at 11:30.
UNMC plans to enroll up to 1,000 study participants for a national clinical trial to test the safety and effectiveness of an investigational COVID-19 vaccine for adults. For more information about the clinical trial or enrolling, please visit:
* You are 46x less likely to be hospitalized if you are vaccinated and boosted.
* It is estimated the vaccines prevented 3,200 hospitalizations and 700 deaths in NE in Dec. of 2021.
* People who are not fully vaccinated in NE are dying at higher rates than fully vaccinated.
Please join UNMC for a Listening Session on June 8. We will discuss the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and James Scurlock in Omaha, and associated local and national protests against police violence and structural racism. Information and zoom link:
This Veterans Day, UNMC salutes the brave men and women who have served, especially those among our students, faculty and staff. We appreciate your service.
Tag a veteran to say thank you!