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Spotlight: Kevin MacCarthy

Kevin MacCarthy joined the Department of Psychiatry on July 15, 2021 as the UME Education Program Coordinator. What made you want to join the Department of Psychiatry? I’ve been an advocate and all-around fan of mental health education and awareness for as long as I can remember, so I tried to keep up to date […]

Oct 1, 2021

Dr. Howard Liu discusses leading national organization during pandemic

Howard Liu, MD, MBA, has finished his one-year term as president of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP). This national group consists of leaders of psychiatric education for first- to fourth-year medical students. Previously, Dr. Liu, Chair of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, was the president-elect of ADMSEP as well […]

Aug 6, 2021

First-year residents get started

The Department of Psychiatry’s second residency class has arrived and begun their training. Thomas Bainter, MD; Logan Ford, MD; Max Lydiatt, MD; Bryndis Grissom, DO, and Tianqi (Nina) Luo, DO, started their internships on July 1 with their primary care rotations. Before settling into psychiatry, the residents will do one month of Family Medicine, one […]

Aug 6, 2021

Spotlight: Jhoanna Olmos

Jeysel “Jhoanna” Olmos was hired in June 2020 as the program associate for the newly created Office of Inclusion, headed by Adult Psychiatrist Dr. Sheritta Strong. What made you apply at UNMC? After graduating with my undergrad, I committed to applying only to places that allowed me to give to, or serve others. I remember […]

Aug 6, 2021

Research and Anxiety Subspeciality Treatment Clinic collaborate on project

The Department of Psychiatry’s Research Division and Anxiety Subspeciality Treatment Clinic (AnxST) will be working together on a study to help adults deal with stress. Department of Psychiatry Research Lead Brigette Vaughan, MSN, APRN-BC, NP, said the research team – headed by Lauren Edwards, MD – will start enrolling participants in late August or early […]

Aug 6, 2021

Brigette Vaughan named chair of UNMC IRB-02

Department of Psychiatry Clinical Research Manager Brigette Vaughan, MSN, APRN-BC, NP, has been named Chair of the UNMC IRB-02. UNMC’s IRB is composed of members from various scientific disciplines and the community who serve to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects in research. IRB-02 is one of two standing adult boards and meets […]

Jul 6, 2021

Spotlight: Ji-Woo Suk, PhD

Ji-Woo Suk, PhD, was born and raised in Daejeon, South Korea. She received her doctoral degree in Neuropsychology from Chungnam National University. She worked at the Korean Basic Science Institute as a researcher and Honam University as an Assistant Professor of Psychology. What are your job duties/title at UNMC? I am a postdoctoral research associate […]

Jul 6, 2021

Omaha chapter of NAMI donates books to PES

The Omaha chapter of the non-profit NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) donated dozens of books to Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES). NAMI board members delivered two full boxes of books to the PES on June 24. Last fall, the PES was opened to help treat emergency room patients with mental health and substance use issues. […]

Jul 6, 2021

Dr. Sara Zachman will join the UNMC faculty in August

Sara Zachman, MD, MPH, will return to Nebraska this summer after accepting a faculty position in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Zachman, an Omaha native, graduated from UNMC College of Medicine in 2016 before finishing her training at the University of Southern California and the Medical University of South Carolina. “I’m grateful to have been […]

Jul 6, 2021

Drs. Steven Wengel and Thomas Magnuson team with College of Public Health to promote wellness

Over the course of the 2021 winter and spring, Deborah Levy, PhD, co-director of the UNMC College of Public Health’s (CoPH) Center for Biosecurity, Bio-preparedness, & Emerging Infectious Diseases (CBBEID) invited Steven Wengel, MD, and Thomas Magnuson, MD, both Geriatric Psychiatrists from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Psychiatry Department, to collaborate with the […]

Jul 6, 2021