UNMC Family Medicine Connect

Department welcomes new faculty and staff

The past year has brought several changes to the Department of Family Medicine faculty and staff. The department welcomed ten new faculty members, all an integral part in the training of family medicine residents. Five new support staff members also joined while five faculty members are transitioning to other roles. Faculty and Staff Transitions

Aug 7, 2019

Intern orientation month includes axe throwing

Orientation month for the 2019-2020 Family Medicine resident began in July, training 22 medical school graduates to gain the skills necessary to become successful family physicians. As part of the orientation month, the Family Medicine interns, Chief Residents, and faculty had a team building event at Craft Axe Throwing. The event produced some very skilled […]

Aug 5, 2019

Hay, Paulman acknowledged for SSRFC conference event

A article in the Journal of Interprofessional Care recently acknowledged Department of Family Medicine faculty, Dr. Bill Hay and Dr. Audrey Paulman for their support of the 2018 Society of Student-Run Free Clinics Annual Conference. Hay and Paulman served as faculty mentors for the 2018 Society of Student-Run Free Clinics conference event, an abridged hackaton, piloted at […]

Jul 31, 2019

Koran published on ResearchGate

Family Medicine Associate Professor and Director of Behavorial Health, Jessica Koran-School, Ph.D., along with colleagues from internal medicine, were recently published on ResearchGate.net. The article, A New Perspective on Burnout: Snapshots of the Medical Resident Experience, can be read in its entirety online. Congratulations, Dr. Koran!

Jul 22, 2019

Faculty published in JABFM

Associate Professors Dr. Birgit Khandalavala and Dr. Jenenne Geske were recently published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. The report, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake in a Rural Family Medicine Clinic, can be found in the July-August issue of the JABFM. Congratulations!

Jul 15, 2019

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