Category: Faculty and Staff
Can Social Media Revolutionize Academic Medicine?
As we approach our first anniversary in the blogosphere, it was fitting that our very own Dr. Kelly Cawcutt was invited to write a commentary on a recent publication in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology that explored the use of Twitter messaging at four major Infectious Diseases/Infection Control conferences worldwide. Dr. Cawcutt’s commentary, entitled Twitter Me This—Can […]
Jan 31, 2018
UNMC ID Division Retirement Announcement
The UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases extends our best wishes to Elaine Litton, who retired from the University on January 5th. Elaine has been valued member of the Division of Infectious Diseases with 13 years of service as our Division Administrative Assistant. The Division hosted a Retirement Tea for Elaine on January 5th 2018. It […]
Jan 18, 2018
Effect of variations in clinical practice on blood culture volumes
Blood cultures obtained from central venous catheters (CVC) contain a significantly greater volume of blood than those obtained via peripheral venipuncture. This is the main finding from a study recently published by investigators at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) (Jones RL, Syles HR, Fey PD and Rupp ME). “Effect of Clinical Variables on […]
Jan 5, 2018
ID Administrator completes MBA degree as Distinguished Graduate
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Division of Infectious Diseases would like to congratulate our Division Administrator Jonathan Nguyen who recently successfully completed his MBA program at University of Nebraska. In recognition of his hard work, Jon was singled out for honors by being selected as the Distinguished Graduate of his class by the business […]
Dec 27, 2017
Textbook on Immunocompromised Patients Goes Global
Dr. Alison Freifeld co-edited a clinical textbook on infections in immunocompromised hosts with Dr. Pranatharthi Chandrasekar, Dr. Ajit Limaye and Dr. Emily Blumberg. The textbook is gaining a global audience and is now available in Japanese. Dr. Freifeld was the section editor for infections in Oncology patients. Per Dr. Freifeld: “Immunosuppressed patients — particularly […]
Dec 15, 2017
World AIDS Day represents an opportunity for reflection – how far we’ve come since the beginning of the epidemic with unprecedented advances in treatment, and also reflection about the early days of fear and confusion. I have a vivid memory of the first patient I took care of with HIV infection. It was 1986 and […]
Dec 1, 2017
UNMC ID Fellowship Coordinator Sandy Nelson TAGME-certified!
It is with great pleasure that we announce that our UNMC Infectious Diseases Fellowship Coordinator, Sandy Nelson has passed her examination administered by the National Board for Certification: Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME) and has earned the designation C-TAGME. C-TAGME is available to individuals who have served as a program coordinator for two […]
Nov 4, 2017
New Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Marcelin
Tell us about the position you are starting? My current roles are Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship. In my clinical practice I will be seeing patients on the General Infectious Disease hospital service. This means patients admitted to the hospital (who do not have transplants or malignancies) who have […]
Oct 16, 2017
Welcoming Our New Fellows – Focus on Dr. Hankins
Tell us about the position you are starting? I think it’s a little difficult to fully describe the position that I am starting. I don’t fully know all the ins and outs of what the Infectious Disease fellow does, but I’m excited to get into the position and learn. Tell us about your background? When […]
Sep 28, 2017
New Faculty Spotlight – Dr. El-Ramahi
Background: I am Jordanian but grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where my dad used to work. I moved back to attend medical school at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. After graduation, I worked in Jordan for two years before moving to the United States. We recently moved to Omaha and before that […]
Sep 25, 2017
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