{"id":2037,"date":"2021-07-08T10:30:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/?p=2037"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:14:05","slug":"department-celebrates-dr-babbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/2021\/07\/08\/department-celebrates-dr-babbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Department celebrates Dr. Babbe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Dr. Gregory Babbe celebrated his retirement with the Department of Family Medicine on May 21 with a luncheon and presentation from department chairman, Dr. Jeffrey Harrison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Babbe, attended Medical School at the University of South Dakota, School of Medicine and completed his Residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1990.&nbsp; Dr. Babbe joined the Department of Family Medicine upon graduation from residency and served as the Assistant Residency Director from 1991-1992.&nbsp; In 1993, Dr. Babbe left UNMC to join the faculty at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA to serve in Residency recruitment and admissions.&nbsp; In 1995, Dr. Babbe returned to UNMC Department of Family Medicine as a faculty member.&nbsp; From 2001-2002, Dr. Babbe went to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as a Clinical Assistant Professor, but returned to UNMC the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2009, Dr. Babbe was recognized by The Nebraska Medical Center with the Physician of Distinction award and in 2016 was recognized as the UNMC Department of Family Medicine Faculty of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, Dr. Babbe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/1-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2038\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"An overhead projector displays the humorous text, &quot;Who or what has been here longer, this overhead projector or Dr. Babbe?&quot; on a wall.\" class=\"wp-image-2038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/1-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/9-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2039\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/9-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"Three people in a room, all wearing masks. Two, in lab coats, engage with a standing man in casual attire. A presentation is projected behind them.\" class=\"wp-image-2039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/9-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/9-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/10-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2040\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Two men, one in a white coat, converse in a room with balloons, snacks, and a large screen. Atmosphere is casual and celebratory.\" class=\"wp-image-2040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/10-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/10-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/10-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/20-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2041\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/20-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people in masks stands in a room, observing a table with food packages.\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/20-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/20-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/20-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/20-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/21-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2042\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/21-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Two masked medical professionals in white coats share a friendly embrace in a meeting room. A table with thank-you notes and a plant is in the foreground.\" class=\"wp-image-2042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/21-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/21-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/21-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/26-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2043\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/26-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"A clear plaque with &quot;University of Nebraska Medical Center&quot; and &quot;Gregory J. Babbe, MD&quot; text is set on a textured gold stand. It honors 30 years of service.\" class=\"wp-image-2043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/26-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/26-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/24-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2044\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/24-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"Two men smile while holding an award. One wears a gray blazer, the other a blue shirt. They appear happy. Masks hang from their hands.\" class=\"wp-image-2044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/24-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/24-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Gregory Babbe celebrated his retirement with the Department of Family Medicine on May 21 with a luncheon and presentation from department chairman, Dr. Jeffrey Harrison. Dr. Babbe, attended Medical School at the University of South Dakota, School of Medicine and completed his Residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":540,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/540"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2037"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2292,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037\/revisions\/2292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/familymedicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}