Alumni Association – Connections Project

Happy Veterans Week!

In honor of Veterans Day and all of the many #unmcalumni service members, past and present, we recognize and celebrate you in this week’s blog post. Hear from Randy Heibel, DDS, MAGD, ABGD CDR (ret), U.S. Navy Dental Corps. ’78 as he shares about his 26 years in the military and how it impacted his […]

Nov 13, 2019

Advice on Staying Organized in the Healthcare Field

Jordan Dudzinski, DDS ’13 and brother Logan Dudzinski, DDS ’16 share their tips on how they stay organized while working together in their busy dental practice. Their tips have allowed them to have smoother days in the office and be prepared for each of their patients so that they can offer them the very best […]

Oct 28, 2019

Tips to Remember as You Enter Into Your First Healthcare Role

You have your knowledge, which is probably the best and at the highest level it may ever be throughout your career because you are either almost through with your health professions education or you are a new graduate. You have the latest and most advanced information and taking that information and applying it to your […]

Oct 24, 2019

Tips for Working with Pediatric Patients

Do you currently or are you interested in working with pediatric patients? If so, listen to some great tips from Katie Garcia, DDS ’10 on how she interacts with hers.

Oct 17, 2019

Tips on Maintaining Your Well-being in the Healthcare Field

What do you do if you start to feel a sense of burnout in your personal or professional life? Hear from Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE ’03, ’07 ’16 on tips she recommends developing to help find the joy again. “Healthcare is very emotional, amazing human work, but at the end of that there are […]

Oct 9, 2019

Tips for Your Resume or CV

Did you know that your resume or CV should look different for every position that you apply for? Learn some quick tips from Dr. Lisa Bilek ’13 on how you can polish up your resume or CV to showcase your marketability.

Oct 2, 2019

Advice From a 2019 Grad for New Students

The best advice that I was given prior to entering pharmacy school was to get involved and to make the most of the opportunities presented to me. Befriend others, not only in the College of Pharmacy, but in the other colleges as well. Some of these people may be your future colleagues and others may […]

Sep 25, 2019

Maintaining Balance in the Health Professions

Grant Turner, M.D. ’15 discusses maintaining balance.  “Maintaining balance is all about recognizing that it is going to be difficult; but allot time to things that are most important to you.”  Well-said, Dr. Turner!

Sep 20, 2019

Advice for Students

“You have got to have passion. You want to be able to, both in the morning and in the evening, say ‘boy I had a great day’.” – Denny Strauss, M.D. ’68

Sep 12, 2019

Why UNMC?

Jeff Hines, PharmD ’82 shares his thoughts on his alma mater. “It’s truly a gem for the state of Nebraska.”

Sep 4, 2019