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Department hands out annual awards

The Department of Psychiatry began 2025 by honoring those who went above and beyond in 2024. The Department and Educational awards were handed out on January 24 at Poynter Hall. In all, 27 different people won an award. David Taylor, MD, PhD; Claudia Moore, MD; and Zoe Feilner, PA-C, won multiple awards. The Douglas County […]

Feb 4, 2025

PES celebrates four years of growth

The Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) celebrated its fourth anniversary on Wednesday, December 18. 2024. The PES unit features a calm, compassionate environment away from the main Nebraska Medicine Emergency Department. The PES’s goal is to stabilize patients and swiftly refer them to community partners for appropriate treatment while avoiding unnecessary inpatient admissions. Since it opened […]

Feb 4, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Leticia Tran

Administrative Finance/Contracts Associate Leticia was born and raised in Omaha. She attended the University of Nebraska Omaha and received a BS in Business Administration. Before joining the Department of Psychiatry, she worked in support roles related to accounting, executive assistant, and human resources. She is also not a stranger to UNMC. In 2011, she worked in the Pharmacology […]

Feb 4, 2025

Dr. Kindred accepts leadership position in PES

Erin Kindred, MD, will become the Assistant PES Medical Director on July 1, 2025. Claudia Moore, MD, is the current Assistant PES Medical Director and will remain in the role through June. She will be stepping down to focus her time on graduate medical education projects for the Department of Psychiatry and the department’s Addiction […]

Feb 4, 2025

Residency Program picks two new leaders

The Department of Psychiatry residency program elected two residents to lead next year’s record group. Jake Givens, MD, currently a third-year resident, and Charlotte Ritchie, a second-year resident, have been chosen to lead next year’s group, which is set to have more than 20 residents. Dr. Givens will be chief resident, and Dr. Ritchie will […]

Feb 4, 2025

Psychiatry Department honors faculty and staff members who served in the Armed Forces

On Veterans Day and throughout the year, the Department of Psychiatry is proud to highlight many current and former U.S. military members making a difference at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. Jacob Dines, MD, is a first-year psychiatry resident, and served as a flight surgeon in U.S. Navy before arriving at UNMC. He said working in […]

Nov 8, 2024

Dr. Claire Adams joins Geriatric Division

Claire Adams, MD, has joined the UNMC Department of Psychiatry in the Geriatrics Division. Dr. Adams graduated from the UNMC College of Medicine in 2019 and matched with the University of Arizona on April 3, 2019. After finishing her residency, she accepted a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. “I had a […]

Nov 8, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Kiley Parsons, CNA

Nebraska Medicine Position: CNA Kiley Parsons grew up in Brownville, Nebraska (pop. 200). She got her CNA while she was a senior at Auburn High School. Before joining the Department of Psychiatry, she worked in the fitness industry as a personal trainer and area/regional manager. What made you want to work in the Department of […]

Nov 8, 2024

Psychiatry Research Division signs MOU with South Korea company

Leaders at UNMC and Hippo T&C – a South Korean company that has developed ADHD diagnostic and therapeutic tools – signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday, October 21 at UNMC. The MOU is a commitment between the two parties to continue collaborating on research involving the use of Virtual Reality tools in diagnosing […]

Nov 8, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Abby Moran, BSN

Abby was born in Bury St. Edmunds, England, but moved to Omaha at a young age. She began working at Nebraska Medicine in 2020 as a patient attendant (PAT). In May 2024, she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Clarkson College. How have your job duties changed during your time at Nebraska Med?   As […]

Sep 9, 2024