Category: Patient Care

Dr. Jones Named Medical Director at Girls Inc. Clinic

Department of Family Medicine Assistant Professor, Andrea Jones, MD, will be taking on a new role as the medical director and physician contact at the Girls Inc. Katherine Fletcher Center, which includes a Nebraska Medicine clinic. The clinic will provide services to girls who are 5-18 years of age and will focus on immediate care, physicals […]

May 24, 2016

Smoking Cessation in Clinical Practice

Andrew Ensz, a fourth-year medical student, presented ‘Smoking Cessation in Clinical Practice’ as part of a Family Medicine senior selective course on nicotine addiction. Ensz focused on the “five A’s” of smoking cessation and how he will work it into his practice. “For my final year of medical school, I choose selectives that focus on […]

May 20, 2016

Incoming Advanced Rural Training Students selected for honor society

UNMC inducted its second class of Gold Humanism Honor Society members on April 30, 2016 as 19 third-year medical students, six residents and four members of the faculty were recognized. Two students entering the 2016-17 Department of Family Medicine Advanced Rural Training Program were among those recognized. Congratulations to Cade Craig and Alexis Erbst for their induction into […]

May 10, 2016

Dr. Neme reflects on Jamaican Mission Trip

by House Officer II, Jamil Neme, M.D. At the end of March, I had the good fortune of going on the medical mission trip to Jamaica. I have no shortage of words when describing my time on the island or my interaction with the locals, but I’ll keep this short. I accompanied a group of […]

Apr 7, 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