Category: Patient Care

Dr. Jones, Girls Inc. receives grant

The Women’s Fund of Omaha has selected UNMC to receive a $30,000 grant to provide free STD testing and education for adolescents at the Girls, Inc. clinic under the Adolescent Health Project. Family Medicine Assistant Professor, Dr. Andrea Jones, is the medical director for Girls Inc. Congratulations!

Jun 14, 2017

Dr. Michael Zaruba honored at Annual Family Medicine Koefoot Banquet

The Marion D. and Theodore Koefoot, Jr., M.D. Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award was presented by the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Family Medicine at the annual banquet on Tuesday, April 26. This year’s recipient was Dr. Michael Zaruba. Dr. Zaruba is an invaluable preceptor practicing at Auburn Family Health Clinic […]

May 24, 2017

Faculty presents at STFM Conference

The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Medical Student Education Conference took place in Anaheim, California from February 9-12. Several UNMC Family Medicine faculty members represented the department as presenters at the annual conference. Associate Professors, Jessica Koran-Scholl, PhD, and Birgit Khandalavala, MBBS, had several opportunities to present their research with a poster, special topics […]

Mar 8, 2017

Dr. Wester on Strictly Business cover

Department of Family Medicine Associate Professor, Rebecca Wester, M.D., is featured on the cover of the February issue of Strictly Business Magazine Omaha, an Omaha and Lincoln area business publication. The cover story, “Empowering Residents and Providing Outstanding Results”, explores Wester’s role at the Douglas County Health Center as the Skilled Unit’s Clinical Director. The […]

Feb 15, 2017

Department adopts a family for the holidays

The Department of Family Medicine joined together to gather donations for this year’s Adopt-A-Family program through UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. Family Medicine was assigned to a cystic fibrosis patient’s family which included three children (ages 1 year, 3 years, and 8 years) and their grandmother. Seventeen faculty and staff members raised more than $500 to […]

Dec 7, 2016