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UNMC History: The College of Public Health · Wigton Heritage …

WEB2007. The Board of Regents approves the Center for Reducing Health Disparities. The Center collaborates with community organizations and government agencies to improve the quality of health and wellness of racial and ethnic …

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Exhibits · Wigton Heritage Center · McGoogan Health Sciences …

WEBUNMC has been educating allied health professionals since the early 1930s. Today, the college offers 15 health profession education programs, two interprofessional master’s degree programs, and four degree-advancement programs, with an average of annual enrollment of over 750 students.

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Campus Images: 2011-Present · Wigton Heritage Center · …

WEBHarold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health Built 2011 . This 52,500 square foot building houses the College of Public Health. Approved by the Board of Regents in 2006, it was the first newly created college on UNMC’s campus since 1968.

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College of Allied Health Professions: Respiratory Therapy · Wigton

WEBThe Rise and Acceptance of Respiratory Therapists, 1955-2000. One mark of a profession is the establishment of a professional society. In 1947, the University of Chicago chartered the Inhalation Therapy Association.

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Biopreparedness in Nebraska · Wigton Heritage Center · …

WEBNebraska Biocontainment Unit. Commissioned in 2005 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU) is a collaborative project involving UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

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Home · Wigton Heritage Center · McGoogan Health Sciences …

WEBWelcome to the online exhibit gallery featuring stories of the well-known and unknown personalities from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and health sciences practitioners across the state of Nebraska. Like the physical building on UNMC’s Omaha campus, this virtual presentation serves as a catalyst for understanding

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Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte:

WEBOn October 11, 2021, a bronze sculpture of Susan La Flesche Picotte was unveiled by her descendants in Lincoln, Nebraska. It stands on the east side of Centennial Mall, between “L” and “M” streets, and opposite the state office building that houses the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Nebraska Psychiatric Institute

WEBIn 1948, the state of Nebraska authorized a partnership between state hospitals and the University of Nebraska College of Medicine for teaching and treatment purposes, creating the Nebraska Psychiatric Unit at Douglas County Hospital at 42 nd and Woolworth Streets in Omaha. Cecil L. Wittson, MD, was brought on as the director of the Nebraska …

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College of Allied Health Professions · Wigton Heritage Center

WEBThis special logo was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the College of Allied Health Professions. The facets of the diamond gemstone symbolize the multiple and unique programs that collectively make up the "gem" that is the college.

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Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte:

WEBFamily was everything to Dr. Picotte. Her father insisted she receive a good education and learn white ways while preserving her knowledge and appreciation of the Umo n ho n (Omaha Tribe) traditions. Her eldest sister mandated that only English to be spoken in the little house she and her four sisters shared, so they were sure to learn it.

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Global Learning Experiences · Wigton Heritage Center · McGoogan …

WEBIndia Elective. This four-week course is an immersion into India's health care system with onsite exposure to oncologic surgical care. UNMC signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Directorate of Medical Education in Andhra Pradesh, India in 2009.

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Department of Psychiatry · Wigton Heritage Center · McGoogan …

WEBChair, 1953-1964Department of Neurology and Psychiatry. In 1950, Cecil L. Wittson, MD, came to Nebraska as director of the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute and held the position until 1964. During this time, he joined the faculty in the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, becoming chair of the department in 1953. Dr.

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College of Allied Health Professions: Departments · Wigton …

WEBDepartment Leadership. The Radiography program was created by Howard Hunt, MA, MD, in the 1930s as an approximately 6-month internship. From the 1940s to the early 1970s there were several directors of Radiography.

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Early Rural Practitioners · Wigton Heritage Center · McGoogan …

WEBFrancis A. Long, MD A prairie doctor of the 1880s and leader in the Nebraska medical community. Francis A. Long, MD, opened his practice in Madison, Nebraska, in 1882 after two years of medical school and three years under a preceptor.

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About · Wigton Heritage Center · McGoogan Health Sciences …

WEBLarissa Krayer, MA. Darby Kurtz, MA. Brian Maass, MLIS. Emily J. McElroy, MLIS. Carrie Wieners Meyer, MA

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Infant Feeder Collection · Wigton Heritage Center · McGoogan …

WEBThe McGoogan Health Sciences Library Special Collections and Archives continues to collect and preserve infant related artifacts to maintain the historical record of infant feeding and care.

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Campus Images: 1911-1973 · Wigton Heritage Center · McGoogan …

WEBChild Saving Institute Built 1911, demolished 2006. Serving as an orphanage from 1911-1972, the Child Saving Institute was a brick structure located at 691 South 42 nd Street. Physicians and health professional students provided services and care at the facility.

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UNMC COVID-19 Response

WEBApril 26, 2021 . UNMC’s Nada Fadul, MD, works with the Coalition of Sudanese Organizations Against COVID-19 to help mitigate the devastating effects of COVID-19 in Sudan.

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