Author: Kalani Simpson

Dr. Cornish: "Up your nose with a rubber hose"

Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D., sat at the front of a classroom in Wittson Hall wearing the expression of a man who knows what’s coming. Still, he insists it is no big deal to have a nasogastric (NG) tube snaked up his nose, down his throat and into his stomach. That – showing how little a deal […]

Aug 14, 2012

John’s Real Stories of UNMC Security

John Ingraham has been a UNMC security officer since 1978. Yes, there’s a lot of routine and repetition involved. But he’s also had his life threatened over parking tickets. He’s seen some pretty crazy things. And he exercised with Richard Simmons (that guy has crazy energy). He snuck Robert Redford in the back door (OK, […]

Aug 8, 2012

A man for all symptoms

JERRY: What’s with the fake sneezing? KRAMER: Yeah, we’re going down to Mt. Sinai Hospital. See they hire actors to help the students practice diagnosing. MICKEY: They assign you a specific disease and you act out the symptoms. It’s an easy gig. JERRY: Do medical schools actually do this? KRAMER: Well, the better ones. Alright, […]

Jul 18, 2012