Internal Medicine NewsletterJune 2017

From the Chair

I hope your Memorial Day weekend brought sometime for enjoying family, friends, and outsideactivities. Summer is rapidly approaching, and it isthe time of year that we say good-bye and thank youto residents and fellows finishing their programs,that we welcome a new group of first-year residentsand fellows and that we have college students jointhe department for summer research projects. Ourdepartment is enriched by the many contributions ofour trainees and students.

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Thyroid and EndocrineMultidisciplinary Clinic

The Thyroid and Endocrine Multidisciplinary Clinicat Nebraska Medicine (TEMDC) is a new multi-service clinic for patients with thyroid cancer andother endocrine tumors.

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Faculty Development

The Faculty Development Task Force continues tomeet monthly and focus on the needs of all facultyacross the Department.

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Recently Named Masters &Fellows of ACP

Both James O'Dell, MD, chief, Division ofRheumatology and Immunology and ThomasTape, MD, chief, Division of General InternalMedicine, were selected to be Masters of theAmerican College of Physicians.

Masters is the highest recognition within ACP andreserved for a very select set of physicians.

Other Internal Medicine faculty members wereselected as ACP Fellows.

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UNMC team not stumped byDoctor's Dilemma

The UNMC team of internal medicine residents, Dr.Mahabir, Alicia Mizner, M.D., and Jason Shuda,M.D., advanced into the national finals of the ACPDoctor's Dilemma competition at the 2017 AmericanCollege of Physicians (ACP) meeting. In the end,Nebraska finished second in the nation.

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Dr. Bonnema Honored by ICRE

Rachel Bonnema, MD, received the 2017 Institutefor Clinical Research Education (ICRE) MedicalEducation Distinguished Alumnus of the YearAward.

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Dr. Marco Olivera-Martinez Invited to Join Editorial Advisory Board

Marco Olivera-Martinez, MD, associate professor,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, wasappointed to the editorial advisory board for the ACPGastroenterology Monthly.

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Dr. Etherton Selected as ACOS ofPatient Safety for VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care

The VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health CareSystem welcomed Dr. Gale Etherton in her newposition as the Associate Chief of Staff for PatientSafety.

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DEM Fellows - Notable Presence at NationalMeetings

Fellows and faculty of the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (DEM) take time out of theirbusy schedules to develop projects, complete them and submit the results to national meetings.

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Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) Committee Spotlight

Three Internal Medicine members are serving on Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) nationalcommittees.

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UNMC Presence at the Millennium Conference 2017

UNMC was chosen, through a competitive application process, to participate in the Beth Israel DeaconessMedical Center/Harvard Medical School/Association of American Medical Colleges(AAMC)hosted MillenniumConference 2017.

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Medical Students Collaborate onInvited Commentary for Academic

Medicine

R. Logan Jones, fourth-year medical student atUNMC, co-authored an article titled "EngagingLearners to Advance Medical Education," publishedin Academic Medicine

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Medical Student Michael PricePresents at Gordon ResearchSeminar

Michael Price, a third-year MD/PhD student wasselected to give an oral presentation at a GordonResearch Seminar for Cilia, Mucus and MucociliaryInteractions in Galveston, Texas, earlier this year.

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Inaugural Impact in EducationAwards

The inaugural UNMC Impact in Education Awardswere given in February.

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Dr. Bennett Appointed Exe. Chair ofUNMC/UNO IACUC

Robert Bennett, PhD, professor, Division ofDiabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism wasappointed to a term as Executive Chair of theUNMC/UNO Institutional Animal Care and UseCommittee(IACUC.

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Dr. Cannella Receives Excellence inTeaching Award

Amy Cannella, MD, asociate professor, Division ofRheumatology and Immunology, was selected toreceive the Excellence in Teaching Award honoringthe Pioneering Women in Medicine.

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Caregivers Recognized by Patientsfor Going Above and Beyond

We would like to highlight the doctors and nurseswho go above and beyond their duty when we hearthat patients have recognized them for theiroutstanding care. However, in this newsletter, wedo not want to single out the patients.

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IN THE NEWS . . . When new NIH Guidelines on How to Test forPeanut Allergies in Infants were released inJanuary, Jill Poole, MD, an allergist in the Divisionof Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, wasasked to do four media interviews as a local expert.

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AOA Inductees

UNMC's Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Society announced its 2017 initiates.

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2016 Top Teachers

Each year "Top Teacher" recognition is given to approximately 40 faculty members based on data onapproximately 120-130 faculty evaluations from both students and residents.

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Gold U & Silver UMike Dierks is Gold U Winner

Mike Dierks' supervisor, Joel Hovdenes, lauded hiscreativity and work ethic in nominating him for theGold U.

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Selaba Travis is Gold U Awardee

Selaba's nomination was largely based on her workwith UNMC's Summer Undergraduate ResearchProgram (SURP) and Summer UndergraduateAlcohol Research (SUARP) programs, but alsorecognizes her accomplishment of other jobresponsibilities.

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Ana Laura Morales is Silver UAwardee

Ana Laura Ortiz Morales, a clinical studies associateIn Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (DEM),was recently honored with a Silver U.

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Student Senate Officers Elected

Among the new at-large student senators elected are Ke Arkfeld, a former Internal Medicine SUARP studentmentored by Dahn Clemens, PhD and Geoffrey E. Thiele, son of Internal Medicine faculty member, GeoffreyM. Thiele, PhD.

New Faculty

Learn a little about Internal Medicine's newest facultymember.

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Internal Medicine Research& Non Research Awards

ADIS reported funding for Internal Medicine from 01/01/2017- To 03/31/2017.

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Faculty Publications - House Officer Scholarly Works - 1st Quarter 2017

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