Category: Family Medicine
Jones Represents at BFHWA Health Fair
The Black Family Health and Wellness Association Inc. hosted it’s 18th Annual Black Family Health Fair on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at North High School in Omaha. The purpose of the event is to provide health screening and education to increase awareness of issues affecting residents of the Omaha community with an emphasis on African American families. The Department of […]
Mar 22, 2016
Match Day Announces New Residents
The Department of Family Medicine will welcome 20 new house officers for the traditional, urban underserved, and rural training track programs for the 2016-2017 year. UNMC Match Day was held on March 18, 2016. Traditional Program: Josephine Kerk – Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Joshua Laurila – Des Moines University […]
Mar 21, 2016
Mathews, Neme Travel to Jamaica
Family Medicine Assistant Professor, Dr. Monty Mathews and house officer II, Dr. Jamil Neme are preparing for a week long trip to Jamaica, but it’s hardly a vacation. Drs. Mathews and Jamil, along with about 20 medical students, three pharmacy students, and two physical therapy students, are serving at a church-based medical clinic in an […]
Mar 18, 2016
Motivation and Modern Medicine
The Department of Family Medicine gathered on Thursday, March 17 for a presentation about a subject that is often discussed in the workplace. Internal Medicine HO III, Doug Franz, MD, MPH, presented “Motivation and Modern Medicine: The Future is Now”. Dr. Franz focused on the science of motivation and how it is misunderstood and misused. He […]
Mar 18, 2016
Students invited to present poster at NAFP meeting
The 68th Annual Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians Meeting & Scientific Assembly will feature a poster presentation from two UNMC medical students. Third year medical students Shinn-yi Chou and Gabrielle Mock are presenting “Effects of physician-patient interaction on overweight and obese patient weight management in rural Nebraska” on Friday, April 1st at the Embassy Suites […]
Mar 15, 2016
