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UNMC Psychiatrists split time with Community Alliance
UNMC psychiatrists Riley Machal, MD, and Melissa O’Dell, MD spend much of their clinical time with the ACT team at Community Alliance. Community Alliance is a mental health agency which offers a wide array of services geared toward helping adults with serious mental illness thrive in the community, including Omaha’s only ACT team. ACT (Assertive […]
Sep 4, 2020
Nursing grant will bring mental health care to rural communities
Members of the Department of Psychiatry will use part of a $1.5 million grant, acquired by the UNMC College of Nursing, to make mental health services accessible for vulnerable adults and children in rural and urban Nebraska communities. The grant will establish partnerships with two primary care clinics to provide services to underserved populations — […]
Sep 4, 2020
Dr. DeLizza joins UNMC faculty
Child Psychologist Ali DeLizza, PhD, joined the UNMC Department of Psychiatry faculty as an assistant professor on Sept. 1, 2020. Dr. DeLizza grew up in Plano, Texas and earned her master’s degree and PhD from Western Michigan University. She moved to Omaha two years ago after accepting an internship at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. In 2019, […]
Sep 4, 2020
Ryan Cordts joins UNMC as Business Operations Manager
What are your job duties as business operations manager for the UNMC Department of Psychiatry? My current roles include managing administrative staff, creating the MD PES schedule, and managing contracts and RVU reports for all clinical providers. In addition to assisting with department financials (e.g., travel request approvals, expense approvals, budgets, salaries, billing and invoices, […]
Sep 4, 2020
Dr. Ranum set to join UNMC faculty
Erin Ranum, MD, will join the UNMC faculty as an instructor this summer in the growing geriatric division. “We’re very happy to be joined by Dr. Erin Ranum (on August 17)! She has a longstanding relationship with the geriatric psychiatry division and will bring her enthusiasm and great patient care skills to our group,” said […]
Jul 31, 2020
Dr. Sheehan named new Clinical Chair of Ethics Committee
Psychiatrist Meghan Sheehan, MD, said she’s honored to have been named Clinical Chair of the Ethics Committee at Nebraska Medicine. “Medical ethics is a longstanding passion of mine. I enjoy the collaboration of a diverse group of colleagues, including ethicists, lawyers, administrators, patient advocates, and healthcare professionals in this important and challenging work,” Dr. Sheehan […]
Jul 31, 2020
Dr. Claudia Moore begins addiction medicine fellowship
Claudia Moore, MD, has worked in emergency medicine for twenty years, and it was two decades in the ER that pushed her to apply for the UNMC addiction medicine fellowship. In July, Dr. Moore became the second addiction medicine fellow. From 2006-2020, she worked at Nebraska Medicine in emergency medicine. From 2013-2019, she was the […]
Jul 31, 2020
Gearhart accepts new role as Ambulatory Supervisor in Department of Psychiatry
Phoebe Gearhart, RN, has been named Ambulatory Supervisor for the Department of Psychiatry. In Gearhart’s new role, she will provide direct supervision to the nursing staff, primary care technicians (PCT), medical schedulers, and Behavioral Health Connection staff. “This position excited me as it is an opportunity to work with our team to help people grow […]
Jul 31, 2020
Psychiatry staff helps local charities
In May 2019, the Department of Psychiatry volunteered at three local non-profits as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic made on-site volunteering difficult, so staff members found other ways to help out. Here is a list of some of the donations of time and money from psychiatry faculty and staff: […]
Jul 31, 2020
Spotlight: Bonnie Dollen, LPN
Bonnie Dollen graduated from nursing school at Iowa Western. She has worked in cardiac care, vascular, surgery, family medicine and now psychiatry. She has been married for 28 years and has four kids, including triplets. What are your job duties? I listen and support patients in need. I do whatever I can to help […]
Jul 8, 2020
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