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Guest speaker will discuss how plastics can harm brain health

Elizabeth Ryznar, MD, MSc, will discuss how the plastic life cycle can lead to environmental pollution and associated mental health issues. Dr. Ryznar will speak from 12-1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 in room 3001 in the Michael F. Sorrell Center at UNMC. The title of the discussion is “Shrinkwrapped: How Plastics Harm Brain […]

Oct 1, 2025

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UNMC Faculty members lead meaningful discussions at national academic conference

A large contingent of UNMC Department of Psychiatry members and trainees took over the Association of Academic Psychiatry (AAP) conference last month in Milwaukee. Faculty, staff, residents, and students discussed essential issues in residency training and medical education. The AAP focuses on education in psychiatry at every level, from the beginning of medical school through […]

Oct 1, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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HICSA nurse wins Positive Image in Nursing award

Lori Davitt, RN, was honored by her peers with the Positive Image in Nursing Award. Davitt received the award during a “Celebrate Nursing” event on May 3, 2025, at the Scott Conference Center in Omaha. “I was really surprised I got the award because I just come to work and do my job,” Davitt said. […]

Jul 17, 2025

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Record six interns begin training in Department of Psychiatry

The largest group of psychiatry interns has started their training in the department. On July 1, 2025, Sadie Keesler, MD; Andrew Leavitt, MD; Hannah Manoj, MD; Hitesh Rai, DO; Nikhil Rajulapati, MD; and Meena Sreedhara, MD, became the newest members of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry Residency Program. The residency program currently has a program-high […]

Jul 17, 2025

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UNMC Psychiatry Department Leads the Way at ADMSEP 2025

Ten members of the UNMC psychiatry community traveled to Boston for the annual Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) Conference June 19-21, 2025.  The UNMC Department of Psychiatry plays a significant leadership role at ADMSEP as the only institution with 2 past presidents (Dr. Carl Greiner, Dr. Howard Liu). The 2025 […]

Jul 17, 2025

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Why a Nebraska man says he forgives his son-in-law for killing his daughter and grandsons

By Dan Crisler World-Herald staffwriter EUSTIS, NEBRASKA — Lane Kugler has forgiven his son-in-law for stabbing to death his only daughter. He holds no grudge for the killing of his two teenage grandsons. He speaks compassionately about the 42-year-old who, after killing his family, turned the knife on himself.  But for the mental health system […]

Jul 17, 2025

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Department continues to give back in 2025

As our faculty and staff do numerous times throughout the year, Psychiatry Department members volunteered their time and money at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk on May 17 in Omaha. Nebraska Medicine team captain Jennifer Sparrock, Psychiatric Emergency Services Clinic Manager, said the WISE Nebraska Medicine/UNMC Team raised $790 for NAMI, the […]

Jun 9, 2025

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