Omaha Medical College
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| Established | 1880 |
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| Endowment | $641.6 million |
| Chancellor | Jeffrey P. Gold |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jennifer Larsen |
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Administrative staff
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4,941 |
| Students | 3,790 |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Colors |
Red White |
| Nickname | UNMC |
| Affiliations | University of Nebraska System |
| Website | www |
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is a public center of health sciences research, patient care, and education located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Founded as a private medical college in 1880, UNMC became part of the University of Nebraska System in 1902. Rapidly expanding in the early 20th century, the university founded a hospital, dental college, pharmacy college, and graduate college of medicine. One of Omaha's top employers, UNMC has an endowment valued at $641 million and an economic impact of $3.8 billion.
In 2016, UNMC was ranked 5th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in the "Best Medical Schools: Primary Care" category.
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 Nebraska Medicine.
In 2015, UNMC's primary care program was ranked fourth of 153 medical schools, and its physician assistant program was ranked ninth by U.S. News & World Report. Other programs that also received a national ranking include the College of Public Health (39th); the College of Pharmacy (25th); and the physical therapy program (34th).
UNMC's commitment to research has resulted in the addition of the twin state-of-the-art Durham Research Towers and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, now under construction. Currently extramural support is above the $89 million mark.
UNMC opened the $52.7 million Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education in 2008, thrusting the college of medicine to the forefront of medical education in the United States. 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 houses the college.
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