Ali McCabe, MD, was named Resident of the Month for July. She was nominated by multiple residents in appreciation of her stepping up and covering multiple services at Nebraska Medicine – Bellevue so the military residents could attend the end of the year Military Roast. David Harnisch, MD, was named Faculty of the Month for July. Dr. Harnisch was nominated by Dani Thies in appreciation… Continue Reading

Twenty-one new faces joined the Department of Family Medicine residency program in July. Their month of orientation included a day spent getting to know the campus and each other. Jessica Koran-Scholl, PhD, Director of Behavioral Health and Instructor Justin Reed, MA, PLMHP, arranged a team-building scavenger hunt for the new residents. Five teams set out to explore UNMC and take photos on a the scavenger… Continue Reading

The Department of Family Medicine gathered on Sunday, June 25 for the annual graduation banquet, held at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha. Faculty, staff, residents, and their families came together to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2017 graduating residents in a program led by Residency Program Director Kimberly Jarzynka, MD; Rural Track Residency Program Director Jeff Harrison, MD; and Offutt Air Force Base Residency Program Director Heidi Gaddey,… Continue Reading

Family Medicine Rural Track Residency Program Director Jeffrey Harrison, MD, received the Robert S. Wigton Most Valuable Program Director for leading an outstanding residency or fellowship program and making significant contributions to UNMC’s institutional GME efforts. The award is named for Robert Wigton, M.D., who worked at UNMC for more than 40 years and served many years as associate dean for GME. Dr. Chandra Are,… Continue Reading