| University of Nebraska Medical Center | |
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| Established | 1880 |
| Chancellor | Dr. Harold M. Maurer |
| Dean | Bradley Britigan, M.D |
| Students | 3,237 |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
| Colors | Red & White |
| Nickname | UNMC |
| Affiliations | University of Nebraska System |
| Website | http://www.unmc.edu/ |
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is a premier, nationally ranked, research and academic medical center located in Omaha, Nebraska. UNMC is part of the University of Nebraska System which includes the flagship campus--University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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The University of Nebraska College of Medicine is nationally recognized for excellence in professional medical education. The College of Medicine is currently (2011) ranked 7th in the United States US News & World Report.[1]
Other programs that also received a national ranking include: The Physician Assistant program tied for 16th; the College of Nursing's master's degree program ranked 36th; the College of Pharmacy ranked 29th; the physical therapy program ranked 33rd.
UNMC's commitment to research has resulted in the addition of the twin state-of-the-art Durham Research Towers (pictured above). Currently extramural support is above the $100 million mark and the goal of the university is to hopefully reach $200 million in funding by the year 2012.
UNMC opened the $52.7 million Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education in 2008. The Sorrell Center replaced obsolete facilities with technologically equipped classrooms and class laboratories, including clinical simulation rooms, interaction rooms, amphitheaters and a campus events center. Construction of the Sorrell Center was funded completely through private donations.
In January 2007, UNMC added a College of Public Health to its academic enterprise. This College addresses a variety of issues facing Nebraska, including health promotion and disease prevention, environmental health and safety, health care delivery, and biosecurity and biopreparedness. In 2011, the Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health opened. This 52,500-square-foot (4,880 m2) facility will house the college.
Also slated for completion over the next few years are: 1) The Home Instead Center for Successful Aging. This two-level center will increase clinical and translational research by establishing an appropriate environment for conducting clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and other geriatric-specific disorders; 2) The Center for College of Nursing Sciences. The 43,000-square-foot (4,000 m2) building will enable the college to enroll more nursing students and prepare more nurse faculty; 3) the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute due to open in 2012.[2][3]
A private medical college was established in Omaha in 1880. Renamed the Omaha Medical College the following year, it became part of the University of Nebraska system in 1902. A university hospital opened in 1917. In 1968, the University of Nebraska decided to bring all of the health sciences under one umbrella and formed the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. In 1991, a technology transfer office was created known as UNeMed. In 1997, the UNMC hospital merged with the nearby Clarkson Hospital to become what was later renamed The Nebraska Medical Center.
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