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Physician alum who's delivered 13,000 babies went from perfect health to heart failure overnight
One moment, Keith Vrbicky, MD’79, was in seemingly perfect health. The next, he was hooked up to a life-support system in the ICU, with his heart giving out (due to a rare, rapidly developing cardiovascular disorder) and other organs following suit.
Creighton opens new 145,000-square-foot health sciences building
The donor-driven CL and Rachel Werner Center for Health Sciences Education — which broke ground in 2021 — is student focused, with nearly every square foot of the facility dedicated to classrooms, collaboration and hands-on learning.
Creighton program fills a need in community dentistry
The School of Dentistry’s Extramural Education Program — started in 2008 — sends fourth-year dental students to 21 federally qualified health centers, tribal dental clinics and rural private practices in seven states.
New Harper family scholarship is a game changer for the College of Nursing
A new scholarship program created by one of the largest gifts ever made to Creighton’s College of Nursing will help meet a critical need for Nebraska nursing leaders.
Creighton's hearing center named after pioneering alumnus
The newly named Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center continues the legacy of its legendary namesake by building on his work and training a new generation of researchers.
District Medical Group establishes scholarship for Creighton students in Phoenix
The District Medical Group (DMG) Scholarship will support four medical students every year to strengthen Creighton’s efforts to recruit and support Latino, Latina and Latinx students — as well as other students who come from low-income or underrepresented backgrounds.
A Creighton program that's changing Omahans' lives
Creighton's Cura Project, a program for and study of Omahans with Type 2 diabetes, aims to prove that the path to better health runs right through the pocketbook.
Students changed by ILAC experience
Creighton’s ILAC Summer Health Program was among the earliest of the University’s global outreach programs through which students work together in interdisciplinary rural medical clinics in the Dominican Republic.
Creighton alumni in local fire department among first in nation to use life-saving tech
The Valley Fire Department, which includes alumni, students and/or faculty of Creighton’s paramedicine program, has brought game-changing ultrasound tech to the ambulance.
Blessing of the Builders
The construction site of the CL and Rachel Werner Center for Health Sciences Education was blessed this month at a special event honoring the donors and builders of the transformative campus project.