Month: April 2021

Volunteer Committee finds ways for department staff to give back to community

Last month, the Department of Psychiatry’s Volunteer Committee collected more than a dozen bags of clothes for area foster children, one of many projects the committee organizes each year. Since 2019, the committee and department staff have helped several local charities and non-profits by raising money, collecting food, pulling weeds, stuffing backpacks and other activities. […]

Apr 1, 2021

Residency Program adds six trainees

Last month, five first-year residents joined the Department of Psychiatry, along with one second-year transfer as the department’s residency program continues to grow. Thomas Bainter, Logan Ford and Max Lydiatt will stay in Omaha after matching at UNMC while finishing their final year in the UNMC College of Medicine. Bryndis Grissom comes to UNMC after […]

Apr 1, 2021

Spotlight: Ali Krause, RN, BSN

Ali Krause, RN, BSN, joined the Department of Psychiatry in May 2020 after working at Nebraska Medicine in Bellevue for seven years in the Emergency Department and Medical Surgical Floor. This year, she was nominated for Nebraska Medicine’s Spirit of Nursing Award, which goes to one nurse each year, who has been a leader in […]

Apr 1, 2021