Month: September 2025

Dr. Sharma and Dr. Givens honored by Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society

Two members of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry have been honored by Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Honor Society. Ashish Sharma, MD, Professor and Inpatient Division Director, was elected as a faculty member in the AOA National Honor Society. Department of Psychiatry Chief Resident Jake Givens, MD, was elected as a House Officer Member of […]

Sep 29, 2025

Dr. Zoucha receives community award

Ken Zoucha, MD, Addiction Medicine Division Director, has received the Education Rights Counsel’s Aequitas Awards: Community Champion Award. The Community Champion Award is given to community members or public servants dedicated to systemic change in education. The Omaha-based Education Rights Counsel has a mission to improve education for students and their families, to ensure that all students stay […]

Sep 29, 2025

Barton accepts Clinical Therapist Supervisor role.

Raelyn Barton, LIMHP, has been named Clinical Therapist Supervisor in the Department of Psychiatry. Barton replaces Meagan Kankovsky, LIMHP, who was promoted to Psychiatry Clinic Manager. Kankovsky knew Barton would be a great successor. “With prior leadership experience, strong organizational skills, a go-getter attitude, and the increase in supervisory responsibilities Raelyn has assumed over the last year, she […]

Sep 29, 2025