Author: Ellen Jeffries

Mathews Works with Olympic Hopefuls

For almost two weeks this summer, Assistant Professor Monty Mathews took his practice to Omaha’s Century Link Center, home to the 2016 Olympic Swim Trials. This is not the first time Dr. Mathews has provided care for Olympic bound athletes. He also provided care at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Swim Trials. Dr. Mathews, along […]

Jul 14, 2016

Variety of department involvement for M3 send-off

The 2016-2017 academic year for the Department of Family Medicine begins with organizing six, eight-week rural rotations for third-year medical students. A family medicine preceptorship experience is required for all students. There is no comparable way for the student to observe the physician in his/her medical, ethical, and community relationships. Eighteen UNMC students are visiting fifteen different rural […]

Jul 8, 2016

Family Medicine Celebrates Residency Program Graduates

The Department of Family Medicine gathered on Sunday, June 26 for the annual graduation banquet, held at Founder One Nine in Omaha. Faculty, staff, residents, and their families came together to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2016 graduating residents in a program led by Residency Program Director Kimberly Jarzynka, MD; Rural Track Residency Program Director Jeff […]

Jun 29, 2016

Faculty-edited manual published in Greek

The third edition of Taylor’s Differential Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter is now available in Greek. The manual, originally published in 2013 is also available in Spanish and Japanese. The English edition is edited by Family Medicine faculty members Paul M. Paulman, MD , Audrey A. Paulman, MD, MMM, Jeffrey D. Harrison, […]

Jun 21, 2016

Support Staff Uses Whole-Brain Thinking for Team Building

The Department of Family Medicine support staff participated in the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) assessment to discover the impact of each individual’s thinking style and how to utilize the information in a team environment. Each staff member completed the HBDI assessment and received a profile illustrating their preferred way of thinking, learning, and communicating. UNMC Employee […]

Jun 16, 2016

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