Month: October 2018

Students should be settling into school

With the new school year about a month old, stress levels for students should have dropped. “We would expect stress to start about a week before the start of school and after a week into school,” said UNMC Child Psychologist Dr. Ryan Edwards. “If they last longer than a week indicative of something going on.” […]

Oct 8, 2018

Elective helps students deal with stress

UNMC offers students an elective to help them battle the stress. A 2008 study by the Mayo Clinic found that 50 percent of medical students experience burnout and 10 percent experience suicidal ideation. In an effort to improve these sobering statistics, a UNMC Psychiatry elective, “Stress Reduction Techniques for the Practicing Clinician” exposes students to […]

Oct 5, 2018

Donations to Department of Psychiatry help news programs, clinics succeed

  The UNMC Department of Psychiatry continues to grow with new and upcoming specialty clinics, an expanding addictions division, and an in-house psychiatry resident program. To help grow the programs and clinics, UNMC has teamed with the University of Nebraska Foundation to provide a way for people to help the department and its clinics grow. […]

Oct 5, 2018

SPOTLIGHT: Phoebe Gearhart

Phoebe Gearhart started as a registered nurse at Nebraska Medicine in December 2015. She was promoted to Department of Psychiatry Clinic Nurse Lead in August. Phoebe is extremely active within the department. She sits on five different committees and is a liaison for the pharmacy. This fall, she was named a 40 Under 40 Nursing […]

Oct 5, 2018

Psychiatry nurses attend BHECN Nursing Summit

Last month, several nurses from the Department of the Psychiatry attended the third annual Psychiatric Nurse Workforce Summit. The conference, organized by the Behavioral Health Educational Center of Nebraska (BHECN), provides nurse practitioners, registered nurses, other health professionals, and students an opportunity to gather and discuss challenges and innovative strategies for psychiatric mental health nursing […]

Oct 5, 2018

German researcher discusses work on personality disorders

UNMC Department of Psychiatry Research Director Dr. Soonjo Hwang invited German researcher Dr. Falk Mancke, University of Heidelberg, to share his research on aggression with UNMC faculty, students, residents, and staff. Dr. Hwang said this year, the department plans to bring in a series of respected outside speakers, in addition to local expects. Dr. Hwang […]

Oct 5, 2018